Savings Calculator
Roughly what growing or keeping your own is worth, compared to buying it.
We looked into a live pricing feed for this and couldn't find a free, reliable public source for Australian retail produce prices — the real options are paid commercial data services. These are general 2026 market estimates, refreshed manually rather than live. Treat this as a rough planning figure, not an exact one.
Potato
~$3.00–$4.50/kg bought · ~2.2 kg/unit grown
~$3.00–$4.50/kg bought · ~2.2 kg/unit grown
$0
Sweet Potato
~$4.00–$5.50/kg bought · ~0.5 kg/unit grown
~$4.00–$5.50/kg bought · ~0.5 kg/unit grown
$0
Onion
~$3.00–$4.50/kg bought · ~0.15 kg/unit grown
~$3.00–$4.50/kg bought · ~0.15 kg/unit grown
$0
Garlic
~$22.00–$32.00/kg bought · ~0.05 kg/unit grown
~$22.00–$32.00/kg bought · ~0.05 kg/unit grown
$0
Carrot
~$2.00–$3.50/kg bought · ~0.1 kg/unit grown
~$2.00–$3.50/kg bought · ~0.1 kg/unit grown
$0
Tomato
~$6.00–$10.00/kg bought · ~4.5 kg/unit grown
~$6.00–$10.00/kg bought · ~4.5 kg/unit grown
$0
Pumpkin
~$2.00–$3.50/kg bought · ~7 kg/unit grown
~$2.00–$3.50/kg bought · ~7 kg/unit grown
$0
Zucchini
~$5.00–$8.00/kg bought · ~5 kg/unit grown
~$5.00–$8.00/kg bought · ~5 kg/unit grown
$0
Capsicum
~$8.00–$13.00/kg bought · ~1.2 kg/unit grown
~$8.00–$13.00/kg bought · ~1.2 kg/unit grown
$0
Cucumber
~$4.50–$7.00/kg bought · ~3 kg/unit grown
~$4.50–$7.00/kg bought · ~3 kg/unit grown
$0
Apple
~$4.00–$6.50/kg bought · ~25 kg/unit grown
~$4.00–$6.50/kg bought · ~25 kg/unit grown
$0
Lemon
~$6.00–$9.00/kg bought · ~15 kg/unit grown
~$6.00–$9.00/kg bought · ~15 kg/unit grown
$0
Eggs (per dozen, from your hens)
~$5.50–$8.00/dozen bought · ~18 dozen/unit grown
~$5.50–$8.00/dozen bought · ~18 dozen/unit grown
$0
Chicken meat
~$10.00–$14.00/kg bought · ~1.8 kg/unit grown
~$10.00–$14.00/kg bought · ~1.8 kg/unit grown
$0
Pork
~$15.00–$22.00/kg bought · ~60 kg/unit grown
~$15.00–$22.00/kg bought · ~60 kg/unit grown
$0
Honey
~$16.00–$24.00/kg bought · ~20 kg/unit grown
~$16.00–$24.00/kg bought · ~20 kg/unit grown
$0