Which cities feed a foodie’s budget?
Can you be a true foodie while living on a budget?
According to a study by GoBankingRates.com, the answer depends upon where you live.
If you are looking for affordable food options, Las Vegas and Long Beach, Calif., are the best cities in which to live. Seattle, with the cost of a three-course meal running $65 per person, topped the list of worst cities for foodies on a budget.
Check out the list below to see if your city made the top three list of the most or least affordable cities for foodies.
Best Cities
- Las Vegas
- Average monthly cost of groceries: $284.56
- Average cost of a meal at a cheap restaurant: $15
- Average cost of a three-course meal at a mid-range restaurant: $50
- Percent population with low access to grocery stores: 10.57%
- Long Beach, Calif.
- Average monthly cost of groceries: $355.60
- Average cost of a meal at a cheap restaurant: $15
- Average cost of a three-course meal at a mid-range restaurant: $50
- Percent population with low access to grocery stores: 6.34%
- Phoenix
- Average monthly cost of groceries: $264.23
- Average cost of a meal at a cheap restaurant: $13.50
- Average cost of a three-course meal at a mid-range restaurant: $50
- Percent population with low access to grocery stores: 13.39% percent
Worst Cities
- Seattle
- Average monthly cost of groceries: $393.76
- Average cost of a meal at a cheap restaurant: $15
- Average cost of a three-course meal at a mid-range restaurant: $65
- Percent population with low access to grocery stores: 16.45%
- New Orleans
- Average monthly cost of groceries: $338.69
- Average cost of a meal at a cheap restaurant: $18
- Average cost of a three-course meal at a mid-range restaurant: $59
- Percent population with low access to grocery stores: 16.8%
- Minneapolis
- Average monthly cost of groceries: $388.40
- Average cost of a meal at a cheap restaurant: $15
- Average cost of a three-course meal at a mid-range restaurant: $50
- Percent population with low access to grocery stores: 26.62%
