Average Cost of Food Per Month for 1 Person How much should a single person spend on groceries? According to the latest USDA report the average adult male spends between $193 – $358 on groceries per month. The average adult female spends between $174 – $315.

In 2020, we spent an average of $777.75 on groceries a month, and our total grocery spend was 50.2 percent higher than in 2019. (But in 2019, we spent an average of $418.68 a month eating out, and that wasn’t really happening in 2020, so the money was reallocated.)

Monthly Grocery Budget

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans report spending $151 on food per week on average. One in 10 Americans say they spend $300 or more per week and, at the other extreme, 8% spend less than $50.

That’s roughly $2,641 annually per person (based on the average 2.5 people in each household). The average cost of food per month for the typical American household is about $550….Average U.S. Household Food Budget of $6,602.

Average Food Costs. The average annual food cost for a typical UK household was around £5,028 in 2020 (based on the average 2.4 people per household), including £276 spent on non-alcoholic drinks. The average weekly food cost for the typical UK household is £97, up around 3% from 2019.