[rlkf]

The average expenditure on food and staples of a Norwegian household is according to national statistics €235/month/person (not including dining out); based on the general cost difference between Norway and Sweden, this should translate into €210/month/person.

[throwaway290]

Some people on HN when they talk average mean average for HN crowd... and it is very different from overall average

[snordgren]

That's very likely. If you eat for €2k in Sweden you're not eating out at any time during the month. You can add at least another €2k to that if you want to go out to eat every workday lunch, which many high-income people do.

Speaking from personal experience, its mostly younger workers who eat yesterday's leftovers in the cafeteria.