My monthly living expenses are a mess. I tend to overeat, so my food costs are a real burden, and my allowance disappears almost immediately.
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How much do you usually spend on food per day?
I’d like to use everyone’s average as a target.
I want to do my best to keep it to at least ¥100,000 a month…
Thank you in advance.
I’m Dai, a male member.
I’m not sure asking wealthy men would really help keep costs down…
I mostly cook for myself and keep a household budget, but last month I spent around ¥70,000, including eating out.
You can lower the cost by buying cheaper ingredients and eating more carbohydrates.
But your health is more important, so I wouldn’t recommend it…
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I’m Aya, a female member.
I’m not particularly interested in food, so I’m perfectly fine having rice with natto and miso soup every day. There are many days when I spend nothing at all. My monthly food expenses are usually around ¥10,000 since I mostly eat with my papa (a male supporter), but I can’t exactly say this too loudly—that ¥10,000 is also paid with my papa’s card, so it ends up costing me nothing.
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It’s Joe.
I feel like it may be about more than just food expenses, but for now, try keeping track of your food costs alone. I use Zaim.
By the way, my food expenses last month came to ¥487,180. That was exceptionally high because I went around Shizuoka with a friend, visiting high-end—or so-called high-end?—sushi restaurants and fish shops (six places in four days), so the total ended up looking awful. Normally, I’m much more frugal.
I’m currently living away from home for work due to personal circumstances, and I basically cook for myself. It’s not exactly economical, since I keep buying more cooking utensils to match whatever I’m making, though. Last month, I bought a paella pan and a donabe clay pot. I’ll follow your example too.
The seafood in Shizuoka is delicious. Highly recommended, haha.
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I’m Flag Maker, a column writer.
On days when I don’t meet anyone, I try to keep my calorie intake to 1,000, so my total food expenses naturally stay under 1,000 yen a day.
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I’m Kazu, a male member.
It varies quite a bit from day to day, so this may not be very helpful, but on days when I don’t dine with anyone, I’d say I spend around 3,000–8,000 yen.
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