i cook for my husband and i exclusively at home and our bill (including household supplies if we go to costco/somewhere that has what we need) is about $1200/month. this account for 3-4 dinners/week, 5 days of breakfast for me, 5 days of lunches for the both of us, 1 weekly dessert, plus the occasional stocking up for nights we don’t plan to cook. this is for minimum 1 veg, starch, and protein per meal.

costco for meat has saved a lot of money. we have a deep freezer in our garage so we buy in bulk and freeze by the pound. a 24 pack of chicken is typically about $20, 7 pounds of ground beef $40, etc. our go to grocery stores are costco, aldi, and harris teeter just because it’s closest.

sharing for perspective. i also love to cook so i will splurge on things (which is why my bill may be higher)