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Speaking as an Australian, I'm surprised that the average American spends as little as $7 per day on food. Do you know who compiled this statistic, and what a '
by jpau 13y ago
Speaking as an Australian, I'm surprised that the average American spends as little as $7 per day on food. Do you know who compiled this statistic, and what a 'typical' $7 day's diet might look like?
- fennecfoxen 13y agoI don't know who compiled that statistic, but I can show you the USDA statistics! * http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/usdafoodcost-home.htm http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/usdafoodcost-home.htm * http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/USDAFoodPlansCostofFood.htm http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/USDAFoodPlansCostofFood.htm
- confluence 13y agoConcurs with my calculations.
- whichdan 13y agoCost of living varies greatly around the US. In Boston, $7 for a "good" lunch is pretty average, and can easily reach $10-12 if you aren't careful. If you shop anywhere except Whole Foods and cook everything yourself, $7 a day is a little more reasonable, if not limiting.
- mjn 13y agoAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (which tracks household expenditures), the average "consumer unit" in 2012 spent $6,599/year on food for 2.5 people, of which $3,921 on groceries, and $2,678 on eating out. That works out to to about $7.25/person/day, of which $4.30 groceries and $2.95 eating out. Source: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cesan.nr0.htm http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cesan.nr0.htm