10 cities where Americans spend the most on food

If you hope not to spend more than planned, it is worth making a list of planned purchases. This is especially important when you go to the grocery store, living in a big city.

According to a new study conducted by SmartAsset, residents of some major cities in America may spend more than 10 percent of their income on food. The financial group analyzed how many people spend on food in large cities in 22.

Expensive food is not the only thing that empty wallets: in the top ten cities that spend the most on food, five also spend the most on transport.

“There is not a single city that dominates the top ten. Representatives are distributed fairly evenly: the top four of the ten applicants are states in the western region of the country, three are states in the South and three are states in the Midwest,” SmarAsset said.

The findings of the group were based on how much the average family spends on food per year.

If you hope not to spend more than planned, it is worth making a list of planned purchases. This is especially important when you go to the grocery store, living in a big city.

According to a new study conducted by SmartAsset, residents of some major cities in America may spend more than 10 percent of their income on food. The financial group analyzed how many people spend on food in large cities in 22.

Expensive food is not the only thing that empty wallets: in the top ten cities that spend the most on food, five also spend the most on transport.

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“There is no single region that dominates the top ten. Representatives are distributed fairly evenly: the top four of the ten applicants are states in the western region of the country, three are states in the South and three are states in the Midwest,” SmarAsset said.

The findings of the group were based on how much the average family spends on food per year.

1. Los Angeles and Houston: 11,41%

According to a study in Los Angeles and Houston, family spend around 11,41% of their annual income on food. In addition, residents of these two cities spend the most on transport, according to SmartAsset.

The average annual income in Los Angeles is $ 76 471, and residents spend on food $ 8 727 per year. However, families in Houston earn an average of $ 80 250, while they spend $ 9 153 a year on food.

3. Honolulu: 10,71%

In Honolulu, the family spends about 10,71% of their income on food, which costs more because of the cost of their delivery, according to a SmartAsset study.

With an average household income in Honolulu $ 93 672, the average meal expenses reach $ 10 036 per year.

4. Chicago: 10,66%

The average Chicago household spends 10,66% of their income—or $8—on food, according to the study.

5. Tampa: 10,42%

The fifth largest amount of income spent on food in the study was Tampa, Florida, with 10,42%. The average family income is $ 60 340, while $ 6 289 is spent on food every year.

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Tampa is also on the list of SmartAsset cities that spend the most on transportation.

6. San Diego: 9,99%

In San Diego, the average family spends about 9,99% of their income on food—an average of $99. That amounts to $931 in food costs per year.

7. Baltimore: 9,74%

The average family in Baltimore, Maryland, spends about 9,74% of their income on food, which is about $ 8 964 per year, a study showed. The average income in the city is $ 91 988.

Baltimore is another of the cities that spend the most on transportation.

8. St. Louis: 9,59%

According to the study, St. Louis, Missouri, has the third largest income in 22 big cities, but is in eighth place, with food expenditure of 9.59% per year.

The average income in this city is $ 76 108 per year, and on average $ 7300 per year is spent on food.

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St. Louis is also one of the cities whose residents spend the most on transportation.

9. Minneapolis / St. Paul: 9,39%

The average family in Minneapolis, Minnesota, spend 9,39% of their income on food every year, with an average income of $ 91 298. As a result, the food takes $ 8 571 per year.

10. Seattle: 9,30%

Among the 10 cities, Seattle spends the least on food at 9,30%. The average family spends $10 on food annually, and the city's median income is $958.

Other cities on the list:

• Phoenix arizona
• Philadelphia, PA
• Detroit, Michigan
• New York, NY
• Boston, Massachusetts
• Anchorage, Alabama
• Denver, Colorado
• Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
• Miami, FL
• Washington, DC
• Atlanta, GA
• San Francisco, California.

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