Food,LifestyleMAR 22, 2026

99 People Show How Much Groceries Cost Where They Live And It’s Pretty Bad (New Pics)

Evelina Šiukšterytė, Indrė Lukošiūtė, Oleksandra Kyryliuk and Rugilė Žemaitytė

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We need food to sustain ourselves every single day. Without it, we quite literally could not survive. Even so, being a basic necessity doesn’t make it cheap. Lately, even tossing cherry tomatoes into your cart or daring to grab two avocados instead of one can feel like a real splurge.

That frustration is pretty much universal at this point. But what you actually end up paying depends on where you live. To see it for yourself, we’ve rounded up posts from r/whatsinyourcart where shoppers from around the world share their hauls and totals—scroll down to compare.

#21 Ashamed To Admint It Was An Amazon Order $109.98

Various groceries including fruits, bread, dairy, and snacks displayed on a kitchen counter showing grocery costs.

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#22 My Produce For The Week - $7.67

Various fresh groceries including apples, limes, zucchini, peppers, and cauliflower displayed showing grocery costs where they live.

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#23 Pretty Proud Of This Haul - Cost Less $29.77

Assortment of groceries including meat, milk, vegetables, and packaged noodles showing grocery costs where they live.

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#24 $66 In Los Angeles - Grocery Outlet

Groceries including fruits, vegetables, pasta, dairy, and beverages displayed on a kitchen counter showing local grocery costs.

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#25 $62. Aldi And Publix. In College On A Tight Budget While Trying To Stay Healthy

Groceries including milk, bananas, meat, and juice displayed on a white freezer showing grocery cost comparison.

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#26 30£ At Lidl, England

Groceries laid out on a table showing cost and variety of food items where they live in the UK.

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#27 18,760 Won ($12.78) Busan, Korea

Various groceries including meat, vegetables, and tofu displayed on a table showing grocery cost differences.

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#28 $243 At Winco

Groceries spread on a kitchen counter showing a variety of food items depicting grocery costs where people live.

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#29 $7.92 In Sacramento CA

Eight cartons of organic pasture-raised eggs on a wooden surface showing grocery costs where they live.

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#30 $95 At Aldi In Atlanta

Assorted groceries including produce, canned goods, dairy, and snacks displayed on a counter showing grocery cost impact.

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#31 What $9.00 Can Get You At A Chinatown Supermarket In Oakland, CA

Various groceries including garlic, eggplant, green onions, oranges, sweet potatoes, and a potato showing cost differences locally.

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#32 $56 Aldi And Walmart, Week Of Food For One

Various groceries including eggs, fruits, vegetables, cheese, and pantry items displayed on a wooden table showing grocery costs.

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#33 $20.71 At Super King Market In Socal

Groceries on a table showing vegetables, bread, and meat illustrating how much groceries cost where people live.

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#34 $50.26 Safeway In The Bay Area ($7.50 Saving With Membership)

Groceries including bread, granola, pasta, cheese, yogurt, sauce, and beef showing grocery cost variations where people live.

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#35 $150 From Aldi In Mid Michigan

A wide variety of groceries including produce, meat, snacks, and dairy displayed on a kitchen table showing cost differences.

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#36 Roughly $120 At Whole Foods

Groceries haul on wooden table showing various packaged food items illustrating grocery cost where they live.

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#37 $106 Worth Of Groceries From A Supermarket In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Variety of groceries including fruits, meat, beverages, and dairy displayed to showcase grocery cost differences.

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#38 $162.47 (Northern California)

Assorted groceries including fruits, vegetables, dairy, and pantry items showing cost differences where people live

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#39 Whole Foods $258.85

Two sets of groceries displayed on a kitchen counter illustrating grocery costs where people live with organic and packaged items.

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#40 $101.74 At Whole Foods In Va

Assortment of groceries including fresh produce, meat, and pantry items displayed on a kitchen counter showing grocery costs.

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