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German Households Spent €335 a Month on Food in 2023, Destatis Reports

The figures come from a 14‑day diary of about 10,000 households and may understate today’s costs because they exclude out‑of‑home spending and were collected in 2023.

Die Deutschen geben laut Statistischem Bundesamt in Wiesbaden durchschnittlich 335 Euro pro Monat für Lebensmittel aus, wobei Fleisch und Wurst den größten Kostenanteil darstellen.
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Die Privathaushalte in Deutschland haben im Jahr 2023 rund 335 Euro monatlich für Nahrungsmittel ausgegeben. Auf Fleisch und Wurst, Fisch und Meeresfrüchte entfielen durchschnittlich rund ein Fünftel Ausgaben, wie das Statistische Bundesamt mitteilte.

Overview

  • Destatis published the under‑sample results on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, showing private households spent an average of €335 per month on food in 2023.
  • About 22 percent of food spending went to meat, sausage, fish and seafood, while cereals and dairy each accounted for roughly 17 percent and vegetables 14 percent.
  • Households also spent about €75 per month on beverages in 2023, with roughly 55 percent for non‑alcoholic drinks and 45 percent for alcoholic drinks and the largest single drink share for mineral water and soft drinks at 24 percent.
  • The numbers come from the EVS 2023 under‑sample where 9,965 households recorded purchases for 14 days; the survey moved to the SEA 2021 system and added digital reporting, which improves detail but limits direct comparison with earlier waves.
  • Analysts warn the 2023 figures omit restaurants and cafés and may understate current pressures because food prices continued to rise after data collection, a trend that hits lower‑income households hardest and could push more household budgets toward cutbacks on other items.