Cost of food where I live in Canada can be obscene. But that's why you shop for things that are in season or are locally sourced. For example, chicken and beef here are reasonably priced whereas fish and other seafood is insanely expensive and is a special treat for me and the husband. It's easy to rack up a $200 bill if you're not aware of what you're buying.  And you are right with regards to processed snack shit, that crap is expensive, empty calories. Edit: I'm thinking $200 for a couple weeks of food... if you meant  $200/week then good god that's alot.... Hubby and I average $250-300/month for the two of us.