Recipe cost calculator
Work out what a recipe costs per batch and per serving from the prices you pay, and see your grocery budget per month and per person per day.
Meal Planner & Grocery Budget 2027
Plan the whole week, get the shopping list automatically and track your grocery budget.
Also in the Fresh Start Home 2027 Bundle (US$ 16).
How the math works
Each ingredient costs amount used ÷ package size × package price. Overnight oats for 2: 0.25 lb of a $1.60 1-lb bag of oats ($0.40) + half a $4.90 tub of yogurt ($2.45) + a quarter of a $4.50 bag of berries ($1.13) + 0.1 of a $3.80 gallon of milk ($0.38) = $4.36 a batch, $2.18 a serving, $8.71 for 4 people. A $180 weekly budget is $780 a month (× 52 ÷ 12) and $6.43 per person per day for 4.
How do you calculate the cost of a recipe?
Add the cost of the part of each package you use: amount used ÷ package size × price. Divide by the servings to get the cost per serving.
Why multiply the weekly budget by 52 and divide by 12?
A month has about 4.33 weeks, not 4. Multiplying by 4 would leave about a month a year out of the budget.
What is a good grocery budget per person?
It depends on where you live, ages and diets. Start from what your receipts say you spend, then set a target a little lower.
Organizing tool, not financial advice. Prices vary by store and region: use your own receipts. Examples use made-up numbers.