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Family grocery budget, priced weekly

Can a family of four eat on A$20 a day? Not this week: about A$31.19 a day.

We price one example week of breakfasts, lunches and dinners for four from this week's Coles and Woolworths prices and compare the daily cost with A$20. Over or under, the figure is shown as it is.

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Can a family of four eat on A$20 a day? recipe example

This catalogue week

3 meals a day for four: about A$31.19 a day

A full week of breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for a family of four costs about A$218.36 of ingredients right now — A$31.19 a day — using curated Coles and Woolworths product matches and buying each ingredient wherever it is cheaper that week. That is A$11.19 a day over the A$20 line this week. Swapping in cheaper meals in the planner is how a household gets back under it. Prices checked 12 Aug–11 Nov. Some of these prices have not been verified recently and may be out of date. Always check shelf prices before you buy.

Curated from 103 recipes

The seven dinners in this example week

Per-serve prices use curated product matches and split-shop basket estimates for Sydney. Prices checked 2 Nov–11 Nov. Some of these prices have not been verified recently and may be out of date. Some price verification dates are unknown. Always check live retailer prices before purchase.

How Weekly Shop helps lower the basket

Plan around cheap staples, discounts, and reusable ingredients

Use bulk staples twice

Rice, pasta, oats, potatoes, lentils, chickpeas, eggs, tuna, yoghurt, and frozen vegetables can appear across several meals so the shop is less wasteful.

Compare the basket

A recipe can be cheaper at one retailer, but the weekly basket may be cheaper when split or when a staple is already in the trolley.

Start with low-cost recipes

Sort by per-serve estimate first, then add higher-cost meals intentionally instead of letting expensive proteins dominate the week.

Share the plan

Once the week works, share it with the household so everyone sees the recipes, the plan, and the grocery list before shopping.

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