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Insights from data: 47 ingredients × 12 supermarkets × 4 countries.
deep-dive · 2026-05-03
Why Carbonara costs 5× more in Korea than in Italy
Same 4 ingredients, completely different price. Breakdown of why Korean Carbonara is the world's most expensive — and how to get it under $5/serving.
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data · 2026-05-03
Cost per gram of protein: 2026 ranking by source & country
We computed cost-per-1g-protein for chicken, beef, eggs, tofu, fish, beans across 4 countries. The 2x cheapest source is also the most ignored.
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guide · 2026-05-03
The hidden gas cost: how much does cooking actually add to your bill?
Most cost calculators ignore the gas, water, and oil. We didn't. Here's the math — and why fried food is silently expensive.
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guide · 2026-05-03
7 dishes where ordering delivery is actually cheaper than cooking
Most delivery vs home-cook articles lie. We ran the numbers honestly. These 7 dishes lose to delivery 9 times out of 10.
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data · 2026-05-03
Why Whole Foods is 60% pricier than Walmart for the same eggs
We measured 47 ingredients across 12 supermarkets in 4 countries. The spread is wilder than you think — and predictably wild.
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deep-dive · 2026-05-04
Tonkotsu Ramen: 18 hours of broth, 3 dollars of pork bones
We costed real tonkotsu ramen across 7 countries. The bones cost almost nothing — your time is the entire bill.
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data · 2026-05-04
Bibimbap is the world's most cost-efficient protein bowl. Here's the data.
Six vegetables + beef + egg + rice + gochujang for under $4 in Korea, $7 in US, $9 in Australia. The macro math is unbeatable.
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deep-dive · 2026-05-04
Pho Bo at home vs at the Vietnamese spot: 3 hours of broth, decoded
Beef brisket + bones + 5 spices simmered 3 hours = pho. We costed it across 7 countries — the gap to delivery is wider than ramen.
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data · 2026-05-04
Tesco vs Sainsbury's vs Waitrose: 47-ingredient price audit (2026)
We measured every CostMyMeal ingredient across the UK's big 3. Waitrose is 35% pricier than Tesco — but for which items does that gap actually matter?
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data · 2026-05-04
Why Australian groceries cost 30% more than US — and what to actually buy
We compared identical recipes across Sydney's Coles vs Walmart USA. Median Aussie premium: 31%. The categories where the gap explodes.
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