Is it cheaper to eat out than cook?
I'm guessing at least someone here has done the math on this once. I recently moved to Calgary and am living on my own. If I bought food (lunch and dinner) each day of the week, would that be much greater than if I did weekly shopping? I usually have cereal or eggs for breakfast and wouldn't eat out.
Shopping would consist of things like potatoes, rice, chicken, salmon, bread, cold cuts, pasta, vegetables, etc. I've done a rough calculation and if I spent around $10 dollars a day on lunch, and bought some sort of dinner for $10 - $20, it doesn't seem that far off from if I had to do a weekly shopping trip for all those things.
The other factor is that I like to eat relatively healthy and don't know if I'd start feeling like crap eating out all the time. I wouldn't be going to places like A&W though. Probably Tim's for lunch and maybe Subway or Shawarama plate for dinner.
Thoughts? I've thought about just buying lunch every day and making dinners but every time I look at my visa bill and look at my spending, eating out always seems like something I could cut back on, but am unsure if by shopping I'd spend the same amount. Before I do the math thought someone else would have evaluated this.
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