Here is a table listing some common ingredients and their prices per several different measurements. Your cost per serving will vary widely depending on many factors, but here are some numbers to start with.
Ingredient prices per measurement
| Price |
Item |
Size |
lb |
$/lb |
C |
$/C |
oz |
$/oz |
T |
$/T |
t |
$/t |
Qty |
$/Qty |
| $0.98 |
Baking Powder |
7 oz |
7 oz |
$0.14/oz |
126 T |
$0.01/T |
378 t |
$0.00/t |
| $2.00 |
Beef, ground |
1 lb |
1 lb |
$2.00/lb |
16 oz |
$0.13/oz |
| $1.14 |
Black beans, dry |
1 lb |
1 lb |
$1.14/lb |
2.30 c |
$0.50/c |
| $2.00 |
Bouillon Cubes |
25 cubes |
25 Cubes |
$0.08/cube |
| $2.79 |
Bread |
loaf = slices |
4 C |
$0.70/C |
24 Q |
$0.12/Q |
| $1.50 |
Bread crumbs |
15 oz |
1.80 C |
$0.83/C |
15 oz |
$0.10/oz |
| $2.50 |
Butter |
16 oz |
4 C |
$0.63/C |
16 oz |
$0.16/oz |
32 T |
$0.08/T |
96 T |
$0.03/t |
| $2.04 |
Cabbage |
3 lb head |
3 lb |
$0.68/lb |
12 C |
$0.17/C |
| $4.13 |
Carrots |
5 lb |
5 lb |
$0.83/lb |
15 C |
$0.28/C |
20 Q |
$0.21/Q |
| $0.99 |
Celery |
10 stalks |
10/Q |
$0.10/Q |
| $2.50 |
Cheese |
10 oz |
2.50 C |
$1.00/C |
10 oz |
$0.25/oz |
| $1.00 |
Chili Powder |
2.5 oz |
2.50 oz |
$0.40/oz |
10 T |
$0.10/T |
30 T |
$0.03/t |
| $1.00 |
Cinnamon |
2.5 oz |
2.50 oz |
$0.40/oz |
10 T |
$0.10/T |
30 T |
$0.03/t |
| $0.56 |
Corn, Can (veg) |
15 oz |
2 C |
$0.28/C |
15 oz |
$0.04/oz |
| $1.55 |
Cornmeal |
2 lb |
2 lb |
$0.78/lb |
6 C |
$0.26/C |
96 T |
$0.02/T |
288 T |
$0.01/t |
| $6.99 |
Dry milk, Instant nonfat |
25.6 oz dry |
6 C |
$1.17/C |
25.60 oz |
$0.27/oz |
| $2.50 |
Egg noodles |
12 oz |
0.75 lb |
$3.33/lb |
3.75 C |
$0.67/C |
12 oz |
$0.21/oz |
| $2.99 |
Eggs |
1 dozen |
12 |
$0.25 |
| $2.45 |
Flour, All purp. |
5 lb |
5 lb |
$0.49/lb |
20 C |
$0.12/C |
| 80 oz |
$0.03/oz |
640 T |
$0.00/T |
1920 T |
$0.00/t |
|
| $5.00 |
Flour, Wheat |
5 lb |
5 lb |
$1.00/lb |
19 C |
$0.26/C |
| 80 oz |
$0.06/oz |
304 T |
$0.02/T |
912 T |
$0.01/t |
|
| $1.00 |
Garlic Powder |
2.5 oz |
2.50 oz |
$0.40/oz |
10 T |
$0.10/T |
30 T |
$0.03/t |
| $0.98 |
Green peas, Can (veg) |
15 oz |
2 C |
$0.49/C |
15 oz |
$0.07/oz |
| $0.58 |
Greens, Can |
15 oz |
2 C |
$0.29/C |
15 oz |
$0.04/oz |
| $2.74 |
Hot dogs |
1 lb = 8 hot dogs |
8 Q |
$0.34/Q |
| $1.48 |
Jelly |
32 oz |
4 C |
$0.37/C |
32 oz |
$0.05/oz |
| $1.52 |
Juice, Frozen orange conc. |
1 can = juice |
6 C |
$0.25/C |
48 oz |
$0.03/oz |
| $1.00 |
Kidney beans, dry |
1 lb |
1 lb |
$1.00/lb |
2.30 C |
$0.43/C |
| $2.00 |
Lemon juice |
2 oz |
0.25 C |
$8.00/C |
2 oz |
$1.00/oz |
4 T |
$0.50/T |
12 T |
$0.17/t |
| $0.94 |
Lentils |
1 lb |
1 lb |
$0.94/lb |
2.25 C |
$0.42/C |
| $1.24 |
Lima beans |
1 lb |
1 lb |
$1.24/lb |
2.60 C |
$0.48/C |
| $1.50 |
Macaroni & Cheese |
3 boxes |
3 Q |
$0.50/Q |
| $1.36 |
Margarine |
2 lb |
2 lb |
$0.68/lb |
4 C |
$0.34/C |
64 T |
$0.02/T |
192 T |
$0.01/t |
| $3.29 |
Mayonnaise |
30 oz |
3.75 C |
$0.88/C |
60 T |
$0.05/T |
180 T |
$0.02/t |
| $3.50 |
Milk |
Gallon |
128 C |
$0.03/C |
2048 T |
$0.00/T |
6144 T |
$0.00/t |
| $2.50 |
Molasses |
12 oz |
1.50 C |
1.67/C |
12 oz |
$0.21/oz |
24 T |
$0.10/T |
72 T |
$0.03/t |
| $2.50 |
Oatmeal |
2 lb 10 oz |
2.60 lb |
$0.96/lb |
7.80 C |
$0.32/C |
| $4.29 |
Oil, Vegetable |
48 oz |
6 C |
$0.72/C |
48 oz |
$0.09/oz |
96 T |
$0.04/T |
288 T |
$0.01/t |
| $2.00 |
Onions |
3 lb |
3 lb |
$0.67/lb |
15 Q |
$0.13/Q |
| $1.00 |
Pasta |
1 lb dry |
1 lb |
$1.00/lb |
4 C |
$0.25/C |
| $1.99 |
Peanut butter |
18 oz |
2.25 C |
$0.88/C |
18 oz |
$0.11/oz |
36 T |
$0.06/T |
108 T |
$0.02/t |
| $2.50 |
Peanuts |
16 oz |
2 C |
$1.25/C |
16 oz |
$0.16/oz |
32 T |
$0.08/T |
96 T |
$0.03/t |
| $1.00 |
Pepper |
8 oz |
8 oz |
$0.13/oz |
32 T |
$0.03/T |
96 T |
$0.01/t |
| $0.70 |
Pepper, Green |
1 |
1 Q |
$0.70/Q |
| $1.15 |
Pinto beans, dry |
1 lb |
1 lb |
$1.15/lb |
2.30 C |
$0.50/C |
| $1.99 |
Potatoes |
5 lb |
5 lb |
$0.40/lb |
2 C |
$1.00/C |
15 oz |
$0.13/oz |
15 Q |
$0.13/Q |
| $2.55 |
Potato, Mashed flakes |
15 oz |
2 C |
$1.28/C |
15 oz |
$0.17/oz |
| $2.55 |
Raisins |
9 oz |
1.50 C |
$1.70/C |
9 oz |
$0.28/oz |
| $1.00 |
Ramen Noodles |
12 packs |
12 Q |
$0.08/Q |
| $3.50 |
Rice, Long grain white |
5 lb |
5 lb |
$0.20/lb |
4 C |
$0.88/C |
| $0.80 |
Salmon, Can |
6 oz |
6 oz |
$0.13/oz |
0.75 T |
$1.07/T |
2.25 t |
$0.36/t |
| $0.50 |
Salt |
8 oz |
8 oz |
$0.06/oz |
32 T |
$0.02/T |
96 T |
$0.01/t |
| $3.85 |
Shortening |
16 oz |
4 C |
$0.96/C |
16 oz |
$0.24/oz |
32 T |
$0.12/T |
96 T |
$0.04/t |
| $0.58 |
Spinach, Can |
15 oz |
2 C |
$0.29/C |
15 oz |
$0.04/oz |
| $1.29 16 oz |
Sugar, Brown |
16 oz |
1 lb |
$1.29/lb |
2.25 C |
$0.57/C |
| 16 oz |
$0.08/oz |
36 T |
$0.04/T |
108 T |
$0.01/t |
|
| $3.59 |
Sugar |
5 lb |
5 lb |
0.72/lb |
11.25 C |
$0.32/C |
180 T |
$0.02/T |
540 T |
$0.01/t |
| $2.00 |
Syrup, Pancake |
32 oz |
4 C |
$0.50/C |
32 oz |
$0.06/oz |
64 T |
$0.03/T |
192 T |
$0.01/t |
| $1.99 |
Tea Bags |
100 ct |
100 Q |
$0.02/Q |
| $0.87 |
Tomato |
1 |
0.33 lb |
$2.64/lb |
1 Q |
$0.87/Q |
| $0.87 |
Tomatoes, Can |
28 oz |
3 C |
$0.29/C |
28 oz |
$0.03/oz |
| $0.82 |
Tuna, Can |
6 oz |
6 oz |
$0.14/oz |
| $1.19 |
Vanilla |
8 oz |
8 oz |
$0.15/oz |
16 T |
$0.07/T |
48 T |
$0.02/t |
| $0.74 |
Vinegar |
16 oz |
2 C |
$0.37/C |
16 oz |
$0.05/oz |
32 T |
$0.02/T |
96 T |
$0.01/t |
| $1.06 |
Yeast |
3 packs |
0.25 oz |
$4.24/oz |
2.25 t |
$0.47/t |
3 Q |
$0.35/Q |
| $1.67 |
Yogurt |
quart |
4 C |
$0.42/C |
24 oz |
$0.07/oz |
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