I live in the Metro Denver area and I pay
$1.53 for a loaf of bread
$3.29 for a gallon of milk
$2.49 for a pound of butter
What do you pay for these items?
I live in the Metro Denver area and I pay
$1.53 for a loaf of bread
$3.29 for a gallon of milk
$2.49 for a pound of butter
What do you pay for these items?
I have no idea. I buy what I need and I grab what’s on sale of what I need. I don’t have a clue what anything costs. I know meat shopping days and bathroom shopping days cost more than vegetable shopping days, but that’s all I know.
Looks pretty comprable with Boston:
$2.89 for the multigrain bread I like, $0.99 for the el-cheapo store brand fiber-free white bread
$3.39 for a gallon of skim milk
$2.99 for a pound of store brand butter, $3.99 for Land O’ Lakes
Knoxville, TN - I look for the cheaper stuff, and I only buy for one, so the quantity of milk I purchase is less - I have no idea how much a gallon is.
$0.88 for a loaf of store-brand white bread
$1.59 for a half-gallon of store-brand 2% milk
$1.80 (or so) for 1 lb. store-brand butter
Edmonton, AB
$1.19 for a loaf of plain white, store-brand bread
(around) $3.50 for a 4-litre milk
And I don’t buy a pound of butter often enough to even guess
about R5 for regular white bread
almost R7 a litre of milk
dunno, don’t buy butter (or margarine :p)
for interest’s sake:
a can of coke - R3.50 is about the cheapest you’ll find it
1l of petrol (unleaded) - R3.88
McD’s cheeseburger - was around R5.50 last time I was at a McD, which was a while ago
(current exchange rate is about R7.40 to $1, but that’s kind of useless as R1 has nowhere near the buying power of $1)
Out of curiosity, Leifsmama, have you joined a Costco or Sam’s Club or equivalent? They can dramatically reduce the amount you spend, especially for a large family. If we hadn’t had Costco when I was younger, my family would have been much, much harder hit by our financial situation.
I only ask because I know money is an issue with your family right now. Don’t mean to pry.
Richmond, VA.
I go to the Wonder Bread thrift store and get my bread 3 loaves/$2.
I go to Costco for milk and butter. 2% milk is $2.09/gallon; butter is around $6 for three pounds. I also buy half and half there. At the store it’s $1.75; at costco it’s $1.25/quart.
At the regular grocery store, a gallon of 2% milk is $2.89 and a pound of butter is 2.99. Bread is .99.
I’m pretty good at cooking poverty food.
I used to shop at Sam’s when I was listed on my mother’s account, but then for some reason that I still don’t fully understand I was no longer allowed to be on that account. I haven’t tried to get one on my own yet.
I pay about $3.00 or so for a loaf of bread. Now that the farmers’ market is back in season, I purchase bread from there so it tends to run a bit higher than a loaf of bread at the market.
I think I pay about $3.00 for four sticks of butter (is that a pound?). When Land O’ Lakes or Cabots goes on sale (anywhere from $2 - 2.50 for four sticks), though, I stock up.
Milk, now that’s another story. We’re lactose intolerant so I pay about $3.50 for a half gallon of milk!
I try to stock up on stuff when it’s on sale (not milk, of course, but butter freezes really well). I’m probably not quite as budget-conscious as you in a certain sense – if I see something I like, I’m not going to mind a few extra cents, but I hate to pay $4 for a pound of butter (it can cost that here, in a supermarket, full-price, but that’s rarely how and where I buy it) if I know I can wait until it’s on sale for half that.
General costs, where I shop (produce stand much more often than full-size supermarket):
$2.39 for gallon of milk (although I don’t buy gallons; it’s too much milk for just me)
$2 or so for a pound of butter on sale
$2.29 for 1.5-pound loaf of bread (I don’t bother with store-brand white bread, since it basically has no nutritional value anyway; only whole-grain for me!)
Ideas for saving grocery money (I’m not so squeezed for cash now, but I sure grew up in a household that was!):
Shop at produce stands rather than supermarkets; there is one across the street from the supermarket near my house, and food costs about half of what it does at the supermarket, plus the quality is way better!
Eat legumes rather than meat; jazz them up with onions, garlic, chili peppers, and spices. If you get sick of eating the same thing all the time, try a good vegetarian cookbook; I like Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian.* If there are ethnic markets near you, try them; they tend to have less prepackaged foods, which eat your budget, and are geared toward people who cook from scratch for their families.
Make lots of soup!
If bread is a big chunk of your budget, consider making it yourself at home. If you are long on time but short on money, do you have anywhere to grow a small vegetable/herb garden?
Me, Memphis (TN) area:
$0.99 for a loaf of bread (or less: I hit the bakery outlets for the bread, stocking up and putting a lot in the freezer when it’s on sale. Hmmmm. Potato Bread.)
$2.19 for a gallon of milk (Whole milk. Costco, Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart. Price varies highly however, Schnucks has had a gallon for 1.99 lately.)
?.?? for a pound of butter (Get it from Costco, but can’t remember how much I pay for 4 pounds worth off the top of my head.)
Odd money saving thing I’ve found… check the prices of the cans/bottles of soda/juice/etc. from machines, and compare them to the cost of buying them in the store. Example: buying cans of Vanilla Coke at Costco comes out to about $0.60 per can, but I know a machine where I can get them for $0.40 per can. (This works out well, since I don’t drink a lot of soda, and can buy only what I need instead of an entire pack.)
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In San Francisco:
I’m paying typically between $3-4 for a loaf of bread. I’m allergic to the yeast in regular bread, so I’m stuck with sourdough. Oh, how will I cope? ;p
Milk is $3.29 for one gallon or $3.75 for two.
Butter is $4 per pound for store brand, or $4.50 for the good stuff. I’ve compared, and the brand stuff (Challenge unsalted) really is worth the extra cost. Costco’s butter doesn’t come close, especially if I’m baking or otherwise doing something where the flavor of butter is important.
me too. Although, until I saw this thread, I didn’t realize that I had no Idea what these items cost. I do my own grocery shopping and all, but I guess I just don’t pay attention to the prices.
I thought I had this nailed, too. But as soon as I started to really think about it, all I am sure of is how much I pay for certain cuts of meat! The store I shop at uses those stupid “club cards” and have sales and markdowns on shit constantly, so they have managed to keep me pretty confused!
My best guesses: Milk is normally $2.99/gal, but frequently marked down to $1.89 w/card
Butter- $1.99?
Bread- Wife likes a certain kind and I think its about $2.89 as I recall.
Heres what I know: Pork chops, London Broil and hamburger (the good stuff) is a deal at $2.49 or less a pound.
New Yorks, T-bones and Porterhouse are a deal at $3 or less a pound.
You can get Corned beef at .49/pound if you wait and are lucky. Buy a bunch and freeze it.
Newcastle Brown Ale goes for $1.99/bottle on sale. Grab a few everytime its on sale.
Never kiss an animal that can lick its own butt.
Northwest Ohio here
Milk–just found a store that consistently has gallons for 3/5$–that’s only 1.67$ each! Before, I was paying around $2.75
Bread–$1.49 a loaf–that’s for jumbo white bread.
Butter–don’t buy it. But I pay $0.79 for a pound of margarine.
and other stuff I buy most often at the store…
Bananas–$0.49 a pound
Ground Beef–$1.69 a pound
Yogurt–$2.50 for a six pack of kid-sized cups of the super-creamy stuff
Eggs–$1.19 a dozen
Bagels–$1.99 for eight jumbo cinna-raisins
Cheese–$2.50 for an 8oz block of cheddar
I know that my flat mate and I split our grocery bill between us each week and that it usually comes to about 40 euros.
On average we buy:
500g mince
2 chicken breasts
packet of ham
packet of bacon
200g cheese
jar of pasta sauce
2 litres of milk
2 cans of tomatos
box of breakfast cereal
box of mushrooms
5 small onions
2 red peppers
2 courgettes
a melon
3 apples
4 bananas
2 bars of chocolate
a loaf of bread
a packet of pasta or rice
6 eggs
But this is Dublin, and things are expensive.
irishgirl what’s a courgette?
Courgette = zucchini
I actually keep track of prices (have to since I’m on such a tight budget) so I’ll tell you about what Irishgirl pays. If she buys the cheap stuff, that is.
(skipping the meat, since I don’t eat it)
200g cheese - €1.89
jar of pasta sauce - €1.26
2 litres of milk - erm never buy 2 litres, 1 litre is 70c
2 cans of tomatos - 80c
box of breakfast cereal - don’t buy
box of mushrooms - they come in a box here? lordy
5 small onions - 90c
2 red peppers - €1 on Moore Street, €2 in ripoff Tescos :mad:
2 courgettes - €1.50
a melon - dunno
3 apples - €1.14
4 bananas - 75c
2 bars of chocolate - €1.10
a loaf of bread - €1.19
a packet of pasta or rice - define “packet”
6 eggs - 85c in Cabra greengrocers, €1.26 in ripoff Tescos
Apparently we pay the highest prices in the EU … I read that the other day somewhere.