Around $12.50 per meal
Average American spends $1,200 a year on fast food-that's burgers and fried chicken twice EVERY week. 1  A study of 1,000 adults found typically they will tuck into fast food on two occasions every week-shelling out around $12.50 per meal. 51. View. comments. The average American spends more than $1,200 on fast food every year, research has shown. A study carried out among 1,000 adults found typically they will tuck into fast food on two occasions every week-shelling out around $12.50 per meal-with burgers, pizza and fried chicken the most common meals. But constantly getting takeout food means spending lots of money. Molina and her husband, Nick, spend about $300 a week on fast food. In fact, according to the new World News Real Money poll, two out of three people believe that they are spending too much on food.  % of your total monthly budget spent on food: I spend about 10% of my take-home income on food. How much you spend on groceries versus takeout/eating out: I try to keep it about 50/50, but usually spend a little more on eating out. Your household size: I’m living on my own in the SF Bay Area. % of your total monthly budget spent on food: Just shy of 10% (of our gross income). How much you spend on groceries versus takeout/eating out: Out of the $900 pm food expense, $150 of that is dining out. Your household size: Two adults (including a pregnant wife! :-P) and twin two-year olds. Interestingly enough, Americans used to spend more on food in the 1960s, with an all-time high at $234 in 1966 and 1967. The chart below illustrates that spending does vary significantly among respondents, with eight percent of the respondents spending less than $50 per week on food and 10 percent spending $300 or more. The last time Gallup asked this question was 1987, in which the average amount spent per week on food was $108. Over 20 years later, that number has climbed to $151. To give some perspective, in 1943 an average of $15 was spent on food per week (not adjusted for inflation). WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans report spending $151 on food per week on average. One in 10 Americans say they spend $300 or more per week and, at the other extreme, 8% spend less than $50. Gallup has asked a version of this question as far back as 1943, but has not asked it since 1987. In 1943, an average of $15 per week was spent on food. The final 1987 estimate was $106. Gallup has released new poll results on how much Americans spend on food per week. The last time Gallup asked this question was 1987, in which the average amount spent per week on food was $108. Over 20 years later, that number has climbed to $151. To give some perspective, in 1943 an average of $15 was spent on food per week (not adjusted for inflation). % of your total monthly budget spent on food: I spend 9% of my monthly budget on food. Total of $160; in Seattle. How much you spend on groceries versus takeout/eating out: 93% is spent on groceries, while 7% is budgeted towards restaurants. % of your total monthly budget spent on food: Just shy of 10% (of our gross income). How much you spend on groceries versus takeout/eating out: Out of the $900 pm food expense, $150 of that is dining out. Your household size: Two adults (including a pregnant wife! :-P) and twin two-year olds. Young adults' average weekly food spending is $173, more than what older Americans say they spend. Those with incomes of $75,000 or more per year are averaging $180 per week, compared with $144 for those with incomes of $30,000 to $74,999, and $127 for the lowest income group. One in 10 Americans say they spend $300 or more per week and, at the other extreme, 8% spend less than $50. Gallup has asked a version of this question as far back as 1943, but has not asked it since 1987. In 1943, an average of $15 per week was spent on food. The final 1987 estimate was $106. In 1970, Americans spent about $6 billion on fast food; in 2000, they spent more than $110 billion. Americans now spend more money on fast food than on higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars. 
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