食しょく費ひ

しょ

く

ひ

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

General term for money spent on food, whether groceries, eating out, or institutional board charges.

一人ひとり暮ぐらしだと、毎まい月つきの食しょく費ひはどれくらいかかりますか。
How much do monthly food expenses cost when living alone?
食しょく

費ひ

を

節せつ

約やく

する

ため

に

、

まとめ

買が

い

を

し

て

いる

。

I buy in bulk to save on food costs.

食しょく料りょう費ひ
More formal and often used in accounting or government statistics; 食費 is the everyday word.
生せい活かつ費ひ
Living expenses in general; 食費 is specifically the food portion.

Compound of 食 (eating, food) and 費 (expense, cost).