Bill Gates has
no idea what groceries cost. The world’s second richest person can’t
correctly guess the price of Tide Pods or Rice-a-Roni.
Unfortunately, not all of us are rich enough to have others
do our grocery shopping for us. That said, it’s pretty important to know what your
bank account is in for when hitting the supermarket.
According
to a 2017 survey by Gallup, the weekly median spending on food for American
families is $130 — that’s roughly $520 a month. Specifically, 24% spend less
than $100 a week, 42% spend $100 to $199 a week, 18% spend $200 to $299 a week,
and 12% spend $300 or more.
But that amount of money could go a little or a long way
depending on where you live. Groceries are notoriously more expensive in
certain cities (looking at you, New York and San Francisco).
From Atlanta to Los Angeles, we took a look across 25 major U.S. cities using NerdWallet’s Cost of Living Calculator to
get a better picture of just how much money three basic food staples
— bread, a dozen eggs, and a gallon of milk — will take out of your grocery budget.
Maybe Bill could learn a thing or two.
Atlanta, GA
Bread: $4.14
Dozen eggs: $1.89
Gallon of milk: $1.95
Baltimore, MD
Bread: $3.66
Dozen eggs: $2.80
Gallon of milk: $2.39
Boston, MA
Bread: $4.09
Dozen eggs: $1.75
Gallon of milk: $1.95
Charlotte, NC
Bread: $3.09
Dozen eggs: $1.65
Gallon of milk: $1.81
Chicago, IL
Bread: $2.89
Dozen eggs: $1.64
Gallon of milk: $1.89
Columbus, OH
Bread: $3.55
Dozen eggs: $1.87
Gallon of milk: $1.71
Dallas, TX
Bread: $2.79
Dozen eggs: $1.89
Gallon of milk: $1.85
Denver, CO
Bread: $1.73
Dozen eggs: $2.95
Gallon of milk: $1.83
Detroit, MI
Bread: $3.40
Dozen eggs: $2.09
Gallon of milk: $1.55
Honolulu, HI
Bread: $6.55
Dozen eggs: $3.23
Gallon of milk: $3.76
Houston, TX
Bread: $2.68
Dozen eggs: $2.19
Gallon of milk: $1.57
Indianapolis, IN
Bread: $3.32
Dozen eggs: $1.56
Gallon of milk: $1.50
Las Vegas, NV
Bread: $3.79
Dozen eggs: $2.51
Gallon of milk: $1.69
Los Angeles, CA
Bread: $2.99
Dozen eggs: $2.19
Gallon of milk: $2.12
Miami, FL
Bread: $2.27
Dozen eggs: $1.67
Gallon of milk: $2.51
Bread: $3.21
Dozen eggs: $1.43
Gallon of milk: $2.08
New Orleans, LA
Bread: $3.11
Dozen eggs: $1.76
Gallon of milk: $2.39
New York City, NY
Bread: $3.35
Dozen eggs: $3.14
Gallon of milk: $2.39
Oklahoma City, OK
Bread: $3.01
Dozen eggs: $1.62
Gallon of milk: $1.97
Philadelphia, PA
Bread: $3.99
Dozen eggs: $2.12
Gallon of milk: $1.94
Phoenix, AZ
Bread: $2.99
Dozen eggs: $2.20
Gallon of milk: $1.64
Portland, OR
Bread: $3.45
Dozen eggs: $2.25
Gallon of milk: $2.09
San Francisco, CA
Bread: $3.41
Dozen eggs: $3.81
Gallon of milk: $2.83
Seattle, WA
Bread: $4.37
Dozen eggs: $2.05
Gallon of milk: $2.25
Washington D.C.
Bread: $4.34
Dozen eggs: $2.99
Gallon of milk: $2.39
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