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created by Growling_Dragon on 09/03/2025 at 16:09 UTC
1706 upvotes, 135 top-level comments (showing 25)
As someone who used to pay $150-300 CAD for weekly/biweekly groceries...this is beautiful. I will always defend UK grocery prices like I'm originally from here. I probably could have gotten away with all of it for 40£ but I splurged on some spices and what not to fill my pantry since I've just moved.
Obviously the appliances aren't including that price
Comment by IsWasMaybeAMefi at 09/03/2025 at 16:12 UTC
840 upvotes, 6 direct replies
Is that a rubber chicken wedged over the cupboard handles (top right)?
Comment by PattyMcChatty at 09/03/2025 at 16:15 UTC
851 upvotes, 16 direct replies
UK fruit and veg is insanely cheap compared to every other country ive ever been to / lived in.
Comment by [deleted] at 09/03/2025 at 16:17 UTC*
117 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I see you’ve bought Graham’s milk, I prefer cows’ myself.
Comment by Sezzik at 09/03/2025 at 16:32 UTC
160 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Fair play! I never get my shop under £80 because I’m a sucker for treats and the bakery
Comment by SamPlinth at 09/03/2025 at 16:37 UTC
42 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Toiletries and washing products are the items that really bump up the cost. So can chocolate - but luckily I quite like Tesco's own-brand chocolate.
Comment by Meet-me-behind-bins at 09/03/2025 at 16:11 UTC
239 upvotes, 5 direct replies
You got a microwave, air fryer, toaster and all those groceries for £50?
Comment by KingOfHanksHill at 09/03/2025 at 16:37 UTC
24 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I went to get groceries yesterday. I didn’t pick up any meat or eggs (the new luxury item in the USA). I got less than 20 items - milk, butter, frozen fruit. It was over $70. SEVENTY!!!!!!!
Comment by BookLearning13 at 09/03/2025 at 16:24 UTC
42 upvotes, 3 direct replies
You've got some nice ingredients there. You go careful there now my love.
Comment by bluemoon191 at 09/03/2025 at 16:15 UTC
102 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Comment by schofield101 at 09/03/2025 at 16:18 UTC
24 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Still looks like £50 can go further in some places but it's a healthy start based on your Canadian example!
Comment by Forward_Promise2121 at 09/03/2025 at 16:14 UTC
67 upvotes, 5 direct replies
If you know how to cook a few basic meals, it's very cheap to feed yourself in this country (assuming you live near a decent supermarket).
It's only if you get lots of ready meals etc. that things can get expensive.
Comment by mattamz at 09/03/2025 at 18:01 UTC
8 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Where did you shop?
I go to Lidl and it'll be about the same but best thing is bakery and now they have Lidl plus where it you spend over like £250 a month you get 10% off.
Comment by ListNeat8210 at 09/03/2025 at 16:27 UTC
22 upvotes, 1 direct replies
we dont know how good we have it in so many ways to be honest, not that theres no issues with the uk, its just compared to other countries we have so much on easy mode.
Comment by ikilledtupac at 09/03/2025 at 16:39 UTC
23 upvotes, 3 direct replies
When I visited UK from America is was SHOCKED at how inexpensive your food is, and how much better it is too. Our food here is mostly chemicals.
Comment by UncleJimsStoryCorner at 09/03/2025 at 16:23 UTC
18 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I get worried when I spend more than £30 on weekly groceries
Comment by JoinMyPestoCult at 09/03/2025 at 16:24 UTC
9 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Out of curiosity, triggered by this post, which currencies have their symbol after the number? And I don’t mean things like pence and cents. Just interested where people’s confusion comes from.
Comment by ejac7 at 09/03/2025 at 16:46 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Not bad most air fryers are at least £50 on there own
Comment by Wild_Obligation at 09/03/2025 at 18:16 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Was £45 of that just the Boursin cheese
Comment by Chris-TT at 09/03/2025 at 18:20 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
After visiting supermarkets in the states and seeing things like Avocados for $5 when they are grown fairly close by, compared to the uk price of about £0.75p (sometimes as low at £0.45p if its on a deal), we definitely have it good when it comes to veg.
Comment by crumble-bee at 09/03/2025 at 17:49 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I'm having to budget like crazy right now (lost my job) and just did a months worth of shopping at Asda for £100. Had to mostly buy frozen veg and meat so it would last, but I'm very impressed - big bags of chicken thighs, breasts, low fat beef mince, kg bags of broccoli and cauliflower, sprouts, low fat dairy and peanut butter by the kg - very good! Came £95
Comment by shellyturnwarm at 09/03/2025 at 18:00 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I just moved to Vancouver and the prices are insane. To get a good deal you have to go to the local high street and shop around each local grocery shop for different items. The difference in price between bananas or peppers for example can be close to 100% from shop to shop.
On the plus side, shopping local helps give a community feel but it’s much more time consuming and still more expensive. I bought a carton of oat milk yesterday and it cost me $6!
Comment by mcnelson373 at 09/03/2025 at 18:24 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I'm floored every time I shop with my parents when I go back home to the US. We might not always have the variety that the US has but I sure as heck can actually afford to eat here.
Comment by _-_GJS_-_ at 09/03/2025 at 16:28 UTC
8 upvotes, 0 direct replies
That's a bargain...I'd have thought the air fryer alone was worth that!!
Comment by Poo_Poo_La_Foo at 09/03/2025 at 17:39 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Crikey. My shopping is regularly muchuch more than this, and I don't really buy much meat.
Comment by TedsterTheSecond at 09/03/2025 at 18:17 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Iceland Freezer Centres are the best. My healthy weekly shop comes in at £25. No avocados though sadly.
