Cheap Indian Grocerry store in New york???

HI all

I Just moved to new york with my hubby & 2 kids & my inlaws.For us we required more grocerry & my grocerry bill is around 450-550 per month.I heard that in newyork I will get a cheap grocerry as compared to texas & other state . Is it write? If yes , plz suggest me cheap indian grocerry stores so that i can visit there.

thanks in advance

Hi,

Where exactly are you in NY. Check for Patel store(india grocery) or Bhavani Cash and carry store near your address. They always have good quality and the price is also OK.

Regarding the budget for grocery, it costs around 200-225 per month in my home. We are two people and we regularly buy meat and seafood.

When we were in California we were 6 adults and 1 kid @ home, then we had nearly 400-450$ per month as grocery expense including produce, grocery, meat and seafood.

We used to sort out stores for each and every category.

In Costco we used to get the following every 15 days:

Milk
Egg
Bread
Pastries like muffins/cakes
Fruits - Apples/Melons/Honey Dews/Bananas
Chicken
Onions-Red/Yellow

The following also we get in costco but not frequently since it is a big pack:

Basmati Rice
Kellogs
Sugar
Jam
Butter - Cooking butter for ghee and sweets
Mazola Oil - nearly 10 litres in a can
Olive Oil
Detergent liquid
Dish washing liquid
Softners
Dates
Coffee powder

You can save a lot by getting all the above in costco/sams club like wholesale stores.

In indian stores we used to get our regular spices, rice, dhals and stuff once in a month

Whereas the regular vegetables for daily use we get in indian stores and nearby shops once/twice in a week depending on the freshness and nature of veggie.

Say in indian stores i get veggies like :

Tomato
Ginger
Ladies finger
Brinjal
Drumsticks
Tindora
Green chillies
Root veggies
Methi leaves
Coriander leaves
Curry leaves
Mint leaves
And other South indian veggies

In other mexican or american produce section i get veggies like:

Garlic
Spinach
Cabbage
Cucumber
Carrot
Beetroot
Cauliflower
Brocoli
Corn kernels
Can veggies like garbanzo and kidney beans
Mushroom
Turnip/Radish etc

I never get curd or idli/dosai batter from stores ; always go for homemade.


Frame your budget separately for groceries alone. Closely anlyse for 2 months, automatically you can avoid unwanted and plan accordingly.

I agree with Cindhuja, I am just starting to run a home slowly and I try to break things apart by store and it works out to cheaper I noticed.