Monthly Grocery Budget

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My personal grocery budget is mostly just for me and the Diz-cat, although I do contribute to family meals.
And I know prices are higher over here.
Approx $150 keeps him in food and litter and me in ingredients, my share of the household purchases (washing stuff etc), lunches and staples like fizzy water. What? It's 10p for 2 litres!

I'd spend about the same if I wasn't living here, but I wouldn't eat as much or as varied a diet. I'd probably eat more healthily, but it wouldn't be anywhere near as interestingly. So I often chip in to buy bits and pieces of evening meals, but generally Dad does not like my style of cooking, and Mum defers to him. So instead of making vegetable casserole, Mum will buy a meat pie and I'll supply potatoes and veg for it. Or Dad will want shop-bought curry and I'll supply naan breads and bhajis (for the same price as I'd have paid to whip up a lovely vegetarian Balti).

I probably throw out the demographic though, given my unusual circumstances.