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Grocery Budget Calculator

Estimate the average grocery cost per month for your household — localized to your country and shopping style.

Your household

Estimated grocery budget

Per week
$134.17
Range: $75.13$193.20
Per month
$580.94
Range: $325.33$836.56
Build a meal plan for this budget

How the grocery budget calculator works

The calculator uses regional weekly grocery bands for one adult — based on typical supermarket and market prices in Global — then scales by household size. Children count as roughly 0.6 of an adult basket. Eating out reduces the grocery need proportionally.

Average grocery cost per month varies a lot by country, shopping style, and diet. A family of four shopping at local markets in a developing region can spend a fraction of a supermarket-only household in a high-cost country. Use the controls above to match your real situation.

Want to actually hit that number? Generate a meal plan and a budget-aware grocery list with SmartBasket AI — it picks recipes and quantities that fit your weekly budget automatically.