How to Split Groceries Fairly in a Shared Home
Groceries are where fairness is hardest to measure: one person eats more, another buys the expensive olive oil, and a third is away every weekend.
Separate what is shared from what is personal
Agree on a short list of shared basics — salt, oil, cleaning supplies, coffee — and split those. Everything else stays personal and is paid by whoever eats it.
Use one shared list and let the shopper pay
Keep a single shopping list for the shared items, and whoever shops pays and logs it. Over a month, the person who shops more also gets paid back more.
Do not itemise what is not worth it
If two people eat roughly the same, a fixed monthly contribution to the shared basics is simpler than splitting every receipt line by line.
General, practical tips — not financial or legal advice.
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