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$60? Wow, happy to not be in the US.

I'd say I spend <$10 a day on food with good quality organic local ingredients.

Not everyone spends that much. If have to guess that most people don't. I'm in the US, and spend less than half that much to feed a family and we don't eat cheap, boxed junk.

> If have to guess that most people don't

Most people definitely don't, at $1825 a month that's already more than the median cost of rent in the U.S.

Food and rent are separate markets.

And spending more in the food market than the rent market is definitely unusual.

Thanks for the insight!

That $60 is assuming that you're in an expensive area and are eating out three meals a day. You don't need to spend that much, even in NYC.

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