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Hello, I live in a small town in a food cost here is pretty cheap, I was talking to some of my internet friends and they were complaining that it is too expensive to cook a home meal and it didn't dawn on me until way too late that prices are different in different parts of the USA, and also the rest of the world.
I am pretty sure that there are dollar menus worldwide from fast food joints. so for the sake of ease, lets compare to that.
in my town:
1 head of lettuce (romaine of course), $1
2 8-pack of buns, $2
1 3lb bag of skinless boneless chicken breasts, $6
1 block of cheese $3
(Prices are rounded to nearest dollar, nearly all the prices are rounded up.)
so for $12 I can make (at least) 12 chicken sandwiches, that is $1 per sandwich, better and healthier than a McChicken (as they don't come with cheese).
P.S. I know it is cheaper to use fresh chicken and break it down yourself and I used to do that but then I would do all the work and my room mates would eat all the chicken so I settled for buying frozen.
TL;DR Pick a popular fast food item and see if you could make it cheaper, try to make as many as you can from single units of items (1 package of frozen chicken, or one block of cheese, etc etc).
Jesus christ man, did you make 8 tacos for yourself?
>>7380130
yeah i normally make 6 but i wanted to use up the last of the shells in the package.
more veggies please
>>7380203
hard to see in the image but they had lettuce, onions, bell peppers, and celantro. I don't really like tomatos so I didn't use them.
or do you mean on the chicken sandwich? i was trying to emulate the dollar menu version from McDonalds so I only used lettuce.
Throw those sunglasses away
>>7380214
they are saftey glasses not sun glasses they are scratched up because they do their job lol
in Japan
it costs 1.5 times to your recipe
approx total $19
food costs are so high in Japan (`A')
>>7380264
that is quite interesting, thank you for your reply.
>>7380103
but how much is your time worth, the time investment is much higher on homemade
do you work a physically demanding job or a late one that leaves you dead tired when youre home
whats your mental state
>>7380279
This.
When I lived in college , i leased the house for a year. I didnt have a job from June-September, and thus my schedule was
>eggs n milk n protein breakfast
>go to gym
>come back for snack of grapes or yogurt
>dinner time
>chicken and veggies most days
>strictly water
>turns out it was very cheap, like $25 a week or less
Dream scenario desu, since i needed to save as much money. Then school started
>wake up early for class
>3 classes in a row
>need to sneak in dunkin donuts coffee and a bagel
>$5 combo
>get home
>study or homework
>dinner time
>but i have exam tomorrow
>grab 5, $1 items from wendys
>it was more expensive and less healthy
>>7380279
>but how much is your time worth, the time investment is much higher on homemade
those tacos took about 30-40 mins to make they are shredded chicken, which is much more time consuming than other meats, and that is just the total cook time not actual time spent on the food while cooking, only took about 10 mins of actual involvement.
do you do your own laundry? what about house cleaning? that all takes your time too . most people don't really consider the value of their time when doing those chores, I consider cooking the same way, however some people do that's why they hire cleaners or take their clothes to laundry places.
>do you work a physically demanding job or a late one that leaves you dead tired when youre home
I work dock repair (construction) sometimes 10 hour shifts without lunch on days like that will probably get fast food yeah.
>whats your mental state
I may not understand what you meant by this I can only assume you mean a disability. People who cannot cook due to mental state are outliers and shouldn't be used as a reason for the general population to not cook.
all of this is strayed away from my original question which is about the prices of food in other areas of the country or the world and not trying to say that all people should home cook every meal.
>>7380358
I lived on an extreme budget for a time and the price of milk was prohibitive. If you were buying milk on the reg, you weren't too bad off.
>>7380598
>whats your mental state
>I may not understand what you meant by this I can only assume you mean a disability. People who cannot cook due to mental state are outliers and shouldn't be used as a reason for the general population to not cook.
He meant are you tired all the time, depressed, stressed etc. Nothing to do with disability, don't be retarded.
>>7380103
Eastern canada here. Food is incredibly expensive. I've never seen cheese for less than 7$ a block. Even the cheapest, formaldehyde buns are about 4-5$. Chicken varies, last time I got some was around 18$ for some boneless skinless. Lettuce and generally all fruit and vegetables are very costly. I rarely keep track because its depressing. I got 2 grapefruits today for 2$ each piece...
For 12 chicken breasts frozen it'd be about $18 dollars in England +the other stuff probably $9-11 for the other stuff depending if you buy cheddar or cheaper cheese off a counter in tesco or something
You Americans got such cheap food if your everything else including wages weren't so shit I'd move there asap
>>7380803
>if your everything else including wages weren't so shit I'd move there asap
if we get cheaper food, cheaper gas, cheaper rent, etc, are the wages really that shit? I live quite comfortably with my own large apt off a part time job and im an uneducated retard
>>7380103
>I was talking to some of my internet friends and they were complaining that it is too expensive to cook a home
homemade food is never expensier then fastfod shizzle
>>7382117
actually quality food with quality ingredients aint cheap son, step your shit up son
>>7381820
>accidentally get injured whilst walking to work
>ambulance bill: $39,024
>hospital admission fee: $42,723
>initial exam fee: $678,871
>x-ray: $329,564
>x-ray analyst surcharge: $91,193
>MRI: $92,342
>MRI analyst surcharge: $10,490
>specialist referral fee: $11,000
>specialist initial exam fee: $21,329
>surgeon referral fee: $19,301
>surgeon initial exam fee: $649,382
>pre-surgery fee: $183,001
>surgical fee: $991,034
>anaesthesiology fee: $329,000 per hour
>general aneaestheseology lung delivery surcharge: $392,100
>oops the drugs were owned by Shrkeli the turbo-kike, add an extra $1,091,382,283 per gasp
>premium surgery special surcharge (surgeon washes his hands first): $3,910,381,450
>oops the hospital was owned by Sheldon Adelson, pay an extra $120,382,824,023 per day because we said so. if you protest it's antisemitic and you go on a permanent government watch list
in europe these costs are paid by taxes and ridiculous surcharges are not allowed because lobbyists don't own the government
>>7382124
and you think that the quality incredients for your quality restaurant-food is cheaper? c'mon. you have to compare always the same products and qualities. homemade IS cheaper
>>7382127
This is one of the most retarded posts I've seen on this board.
Good job anon.
>>7382129
no i cook, im saying its going to cost more than fast food to actually make a good dish, i dont eat rice and beans or ramen, its worth it to cook but to say its always cheap is a lie but it is worth it
>>7382127
lol my part time job comes with really nice health care actually, your super great pre paid health care is why all your teeth are jacked up and it takes you a week+ to get a dr visit, good job on knowing how shit works in murica tho you get an upboat from me for sure
>>7382137
what cost a normal fast-food burger in the us? 6$? what can you buy for 6$ in a store? sure a super good burger, with nice fresh meat, delicious cheese and pancetta will cost you more - b but you cant compare these two burgers. you have to compare yoor great-homade burger with a great restaurant burger. and then yopu wont pay 6$, you pay maybe 16.
>>7382136
Shut up, it is in no way exaggerated
>>7382151
You've never been in the hospital have you? If those are your numbers, you need to stop working fast food and get a job that gives you real health insurance.
>>7382144
really not even arguing bro, id always rather spend more and make 2 or 3 good ass burgers, if i were to go get a burger fast food would cost 3-6 bucks and a good burger 6-12.
>>7380103
BCfag here. Lettuce is probably a similar price here maybe a dollar more, buns possibly as well depending on the type, but 3lbs chicken breast for 6 bucks here would be insanely cheap, it's probably more like 15-20 bucks. And that also sounds crazy cheap for cheese, although you don't say how big a block is. I'd guess we'd pay 6 or 7 bucks at least though.
>>7382153
>it's ok to inflate healthcare costs as long as the recipient is poor
This is what clappyfats actually believe
>>7382322
>healthcare costs are inflated because the patients do not pay them directly and therefore have no relationship with the patients' ABILITY to pay for them, such as food, gasoline, and other services that are commonly paid for with cash
tl;dr healthcare is expensive because the government is willing to pay for it
>>7380103
Central Virginia, USA here. Posted in another thread referring to high cost of chicken.
Sandwich bread here can be had for a dollar a loaf, but I like Nature's Own butterbread which is about $3 at food lion and $2 at Sam's club. Fresh bread from store bakeries is cheap. I can buy a dozen hoagie rolls baked at Sam's club for $5. Baguettes from food lion are $1.50-2.
Chicken is really cheap lately. I can get boneless breasts for $1.99/lb everywhere, thighs and legs are less than $2/lb. The 10lb bag of quarters is $7.90. At Sam's I can get tenders for about $2/lb but they're over 3 everywhere else. Sam's club is hands down the best place to purchase meats in my area, and food lion only matches them occasionally.
Recently there's been some really good buys on ribeye and I've been able to pick up steaks for the freezer for $5.99/lb. I buy chuck roasts when they're on sale and other cuts like chuck eye. 90/10 ground beef is $3/lb at Sam's and I buy it there.
I don't buy a whole lot of pork. Typically just the whole loin for less than $2/lb at Sam's or boston butts and spiral hams when they're well priced. I like ribs and such, but rarely cook them.
>>7380103
I'm in a decent sized city in Southwestern Ontario. Those ingredients would cost:
3$ for the lettuce(cheaper in season)
6$ for the buns
18$ for 3 lbs of chicken
7$~ for the cheese(450g, used to be 500g but they made them smaller to keep the price the same)
so 34$..yeah
That would be with decent brands for the buns and cheese, though even shitty cheese is comparably priced here due to food regulations.
>>7382997
I should have mentioned that those are regular, non sale prices.
>>7382366
The government is allowed to enforce limits on how much it costs, though. In Australia it's almost fully paid for by the government, and since parliament isn't entirely jews and lobbyists they regulate the industry
>>7383123
And when you force companies to only charge a certain amount they are going to make cuts and quality of care will likely decline. It's MUCH more efficient to let market factors determine price.
>>7383123
thats why the best doctors work in america, follow the money sonny stay mad
>>7383258
Except you can enforce standards on that as well. With subsidized healthcare, you can have your cake and eat it, too.
The system does fail if the government's standards are too harsh, or not enough money is going to the doctors, etc. But that doesn't mean you can't find a good balance.
>>7383282
Or if you let prices compete on a market you'll end up with prices that consumers are willing to pay and companies (firms) are willing to work for. One of the problems in America is that there is no consequence for not paying your bills.
