Food Cost 2023

[marshy104]

Hello All,

Previously lived in HK , left end 2020.

Looking for REAL monthly supermarket costs

We are a family of 5 (young children all under 5) , had only one child when we left HK.

What would be a reasonable supermarket cost per month. Include full house requirements for food, toiletries and child foods. (etc. going out and alcohol etc... as all subjective to person)

From looking at previous bank statements, we were around the $8k mark per month, we eat at home / home made 80-90% of the time.

Would you say 9-10k now is reasonable for a family of this size ? Mainly eating export products but simple foods.

[BCD]

This is very subjective.
I would say try filling a shopping basket with your usual order on the https://www.pns.hk/en/ website will give you a good idea.

[VillanElle]

Depends where you live, how much you’re prepared to walk and your food interests. Start price shopping online, 360, DS Groceries, 759, wet markets, Prizemart etc., before USelect, PnS, Wellcome, Jason’s.

[aquaman]

easy 20% more

[Crankshaft]

Sometimes when I walk past CitySuper I go inside just to admire their prices in disbelief, especially the meat section. Taking my parents there while they were visiting HK turned out to be a tourist attraction in itself. Why on earth people shop there I will never understand, probably 'cause I'm too god damn poor.

That said, it seems HK has had it pretty light compared to much of the rest of the world in terms of grocery inflation and just inflation in general since 2020.

[chuckster007]

From looking at previous bank statements, we were around the $8k mark per month, we eat at home / home made 80-90% of the time.

You spent 8K a month on groceries before just for 3 people??? WOWZER
If you're used to spending that kind of money on groceries then 10-12K is probably your new budget for family of 5

[james_hklocal]

According to the Consumer Council, 1.9% increase from 2020 to 2021, then 2.1% from 2021 to 2022 -

https://www.consumer.org.hk/en/press...t-price-survey

[Hkemail888]

[QUOTE=Crankshaft;3911175]Sometimes when I walk past CitySuper I go inside just to admire their prices in disbelief, especially the meat section. Taking my parents there while they were visiting HK turned out to be a tourist attraction in itself. Why on earth people shop there I will never understand,
probably 'cause I'm too god damn poor.

compare the cheese, lamb chops or strawberries from citysuper Vs unWelcome or PorkNChop and you’ll see

overpriced yes but def another type of quality

[Crankshaft]

[QUOTE=Hkemail888;3911185]

Sometimes when I walk past CitySuper I go inside just to admire their prices in disbelief, especially the meat section. Taking my parents there while they were visiting HK turned out to be a tourist attraction in itself. Why on earth people shop there I will never understand,
probably 'cause I'm too god damn poor.

compare the cheese, lamb chops or strawberries from citysuper Vs unWelcome or PorkNChop and you’ll see

overpriced yes but def another type of quality

Yeah I guess some things are significantly better quality, but that's the thing with HK - if you want quality then you have to pay through your arse.

I always wonder what these prime location big shops' rent must be and by how much it increases the actual price of the products they sell. I remember Prada paying 9 million per month in CWB in 2019. How many fkn handbags do you have to sell to cover 9 bar in rent alone?!?

[aquaman]

in the past few years,
my sausages went from $120-$150 and are now easily $200+
pauls 1l milk used to be $20 and now its almost $28
$50 block of cheddar is now $80
$30 a filet of salmon is now $50
zuchinni used to be cheap and are now $40 each

not 1-2%