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Meal prep savings calculator

Cooking versus buying lunch.

Built and reviewed by Dovanic, Founder and editor, FreeByteLast reviewed: 2026-08-18
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Yearly saving

$2,418

Weekly saving

$46.5

With these inputs, yearly saving comes to $2,418. Weekly saving works out to $46.5.

Bought lunches per year
$3,510
Over five years
$12,090

What moves the number · Yearly saving

Input−10%Now+10%
Bought lunch$2,067$2,418$2,769
Homemade cost$2,527.2$2,418$2,308.8
Days per week$2,176.2$2,418$2,659.8

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Cooking versus buying lunch.

A worked example

Starting figures

Bought lunch
$13.50
Homemade cost
$4.20
Days per week
5

What it returns

Yearly saving
$2,418
Weekly saving
$46.5
Bought lunches per year
$3,510
Over five years
$12,090

How to read the results

With the defaults above, yearly saving works out at $2,418.

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