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What does Livin cost?

Livin starts at about $26 a plate, groceries included. Your price depends on who's eating, how many dinners you want, and how often your chef comes. The builder below turns your household into a real number.

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What households like yours actually pay.

Real configurations, real math. Start from the one that looks like you.

  1. The busy coupleThree dinners, one visit a week. Nobody opens a delivery app at 7pm anymore.2 adults3 dinnersweekly$156per visit · 6 platesStart here
  2. The family of fourFour dinners, four different opinions, one stove. The kid who won't eat sauce still eats.2 adults2 kids4 dinnersweekly$312per visit · 12 platesStart here
  3. The high-protein weekFive dinners with the macros visible on every dish. Depth when you want it.2 adults5 dinnersweekly$260per visit · 10 platesStart here
  4. The monthly resetOne visit a month. The fridge is full for the week that was going to be the worst one.2 adults1 kid4 dinnersmonthly$312per visit · 12 platesStart here

Every household pays the same per plate, about $26, groceries included. Adults count as one plate a dinner, and every two kids count as one.

Your household

Build your price.

Adults
2
Kids
2
Dinners per visit
4
How often

Allergies and foods you won’t eat are handled. No extra charge.

$312

per visit, for 12 plates

Per plate
$26
Per month
$1,351
Includes
Groceries, cooking, portioning, cleanup

if you go every week · Skip any week. Pause anytime. No contract.

How we count plates

Adults count as one plate each. Every two kids count as one. 2 adults and 2 kids works out to 3 plates a dinner, across 4 dinners, so 12 plates a visit.

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Every Livin chef is background-checked, insured, and vetted. We don’t play about who’s in your home.

$312 / visit

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What moves the price.

Household size
More people means more plates from the same visit. Adults count as one plate each, and every two kids count as one.
Dinners per visit
Two to ten. More dinners spread one visit across more of your week, and the per-plate price doesn't change.
How often the chef comes
Weekly, every other week, and monthly are all real configurations. Cadence changes what a month costs, not what a plate costs.
Your grocery tier
Standard groceries sit in the base price. Organic adjusts it, and custom requests can carry a premium service charge. Dietary needs do not move the price.

How this compares.

Livin prices per plate, with groceries, shopping, cooking, and cleanup inside that one number. You choose the meals, filtered to your household profile. Hiring your own chef is usually hourly or a flat fee with groceries billed separately. Meal delivery ships cooked food from a fixed menu, and meal kits ship ingredients you still cook and clean up after.

Livin

Price model
Per plate, groceries in
Shopping
Included
Cooking
In your kitchen
Cleanup
Included
Personalization
Built on your household profile

Hiring your own chef

Price model
Hourly or flat fee, plus groceries
Shopping
Varies
Cooking
Usually in-home
Cleanup
Usually
Personalization
Varies

Meal delivery

Price model
Per meal
Shopping
Not applicable
Cooking
Off-site
Cleanup
Not applicable
Personalization
Fixed menu

Meal kits

Price model
Per serving
Shopping
Ingredients shipped
Cooking
You cook
Cleanup
You clean
Personalization
Limited

Category descriptions only. Competitor pricing is not quoted here until it carries a verification date.

The money questions.

How much does a personal chef cost?

About $26 per plate with Livin, groceries included. The number moves with household size, dinners per visit, and how often the chef comes.

How much does a private chef cost?

Private chef and personal chef get used for the same service. Livin's version is about $26 per plate, groceries included, with a chef cooking a week of dinners in your kitchen. A chef hired full time onto a household staff is a different arrangement, priced by salary rather than by plate.

Are groceries included?

Yes. The run and the groceries. Standard groceries sit in the base price, organic adjusts it, and custom requests can carry a premium service charge.

Is Livin a subscription?

Livin is an ongoing service. Skip a week or pause when you need a break. Cancel by contacting Livin directly.

Is a personal chef worth it?

Depends what your week costs now. Add up groceries, delivery, takeout, and the hours you spend on the whole food job. The builder above does the math with your numbers.

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