Week calculator · 13 services · prices read Oct 17–19
Meal delivery comparison: the real price of a week
EveryPlate totals $52.93 with shipping for two people and three dinners, by this site's math on its prices read October 17–19, 2026. Change people, dinners or diet in the calculator to compare your week.
- $52.93 EveryPlate, 2 people × 3 dinners
- $11.82 HelloFresh per serving with shipping
- $65.94 Factor, 6 ready meals
10 of 13 services fit 2 × 3 · cheapest week first · tap a strip to pin it to the note
- 1 EveryPlate Meal kit · full price · as listed on Oct 17 First box$28.93 $52.93 $8.82 a serving Review
- 2 Home Chef Meal kit · average · shipping not published · as listed on Oct 17 First box$41.96 $59.94 $9.99 a serving See plans Ad
- 3 Tovala Ready-made · from · as listed on Oct 17 First box— $64.93 $10.82 a meal Review
- 4 Factor Ready-made · range low · shipping not published · as listed on Oct 17 First box— $65.94 $10.99 a meal Review
- 5 HelloFresh Meal kit · range low · as listed on Oct 17 First box— $70.93 $11.82 a serving Review
- 6 Dinnerly Meal kit · box price · as listed on Oct 19 First box— $71.93 $11.99 a serving See plans Ad
- 7 CookUnity Ready-made · plan grid · as listed on Oct 17 First box— $83.73 $13.96 a meal Review
- 8 Blue Apron Meal kit · menu median · as listed on Oct 17 First box— $84.93 $14.16 a serving See plans Ad
- 9 Tempo Ready-made · plan grid · as listed on Oct 17 First box$67.61 $91.87 $15.31 a meal See plans Ad
- 10 Marley Spoon Meal kit · box price · as listed on Oct 19 First box— $93.93 $15.66 a serving See plans Ad
Can’t be priced for your week: Green Chef — no price on the open pages read; plan prices appear after a ZIP code and plan choice; Trifecta — 7 weekly plans $104.93–$119.00; meals per week not stated; Daily Harvest — priced per item and per bundle, not as a weekly meal plan.
A week for two
What does a week for two cost?
For two people and three dinners, EveryPlate is lowest at $52.93 including shipping, using its prices read October 17–19, 2026. Marley Spoon is highest in the table at $93.93, listed on its plan page on October 19, 2026.
By this site's math, the weekly total divided by six gives the per-serving cost with shipping. Home Chef's shipping is not published and is left out; Green Chef and Purple Carrot have no weekly total. “From” totals are lower bounds.
Bottom lineCompare the weekly total and its shipping note before comparing the serving price.
| Service | Per serving | Shipping | Week | Per serving with shipping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EveryPlate | $6.99 | $10.99 | $52.93 | $8.82 |
| Home Chef | $9.99 | not published | $59.94 | $9.99 |
| HelloFresh | $9.99 | $10.99 | $70.93 | $11.82 |
| Dinnerly | $9.99 | $11.99 | $71.93 | $11.99 |
| Blue Apron | $12.49 | $9.99 | $84.93 | $14.16 |
| Marley Spoon | $13.49 | $12.99 | $93.93 | $15.66 |
| Green Chef | not published | not published | — | — |
| Purple Carrot | not published | not published | — | — |
Shipping marked “not published” is not in the week. “From” prices are lower bounds. Sales tax not included.
Shipping changes the math
How much does shipping add?
A HelloFresh article read October 17, 2026 lists prices from $9.99 a serving plus $10.99 shipping. For two people and three dinners, that becomes $11.82 a serving with shipping, by this site's math.
The ring shows why the headline price falls short of the weekly cost: shipping accounts for 15.5% of this lower-bound week. The same box fee is spread across every serving.
Bottom lineUse the price with shipping to budget for the week.
- Food$59.94
- Shipping$10.99
HelloFresh, 2 people, 3 dinners: $9.99 a serving becomes $11.82 with shipping.
Ready meals for one
What do six ready meals cost?
Using brand pages and articles read October 17, 2026, this site's math puts Factor at a lower-bound $65.94 for six meals, with shipping not published and excluded. CookUnity totals $83.73 using its six-meal price and lower shipping fee.
CookUnity and Tempo publish meal-count price grids. Factor and Tovala totals use “from” prices. CookUnity also says shipping depends on ZIP code, so its checkout total can differ.
Bottom lineFactor’s food-only total and CookUnity’s shipping-inclusive total cover different costs.
After the discount
What happens after the first five boxes?
Home Chef's home page, read October 17, 2026, lists 30% off boxes 1–3, capped at $30.00 each; 45% off boxes 4–5, capped at $45.00 each; and free shipping on box 1.
At its $9.99 average for two people and three dinners, this site's math totals five boxes at $191.82 instead of $299.70. Week 6 costs $59.94 before shipping. Later shipping is not published and is excluded. See first-box offers.
Bottom lineBudget for the regular food price plus shipping once the offer ends.
- You pay
- Offer discount
- Shipping not published: boxes 2–5 and week 6 on
Five boxes: $191.82 instead of $299.70. 30% off boxes 1–3 (up to $30 each), 45% off boxes 4–5 (up to $45 each), free shipping on box 1.
| Box 1 | $41.96, $17.98 off (free shipping) |
|---|---|
| Box 2 | $41.96, $17.98 off (shipping not published) |
| Box 3 | $41.96, $17.98 off (shipping not published) |
| Box 4 | $32.97, $26.97 off (shipping not published) |
| Box 5 | $32.97, $26.97 off (shipping not published) |
| Week 6+ | $59.94 (shipping not published) |
Not in the totals
Why are some weekly totals missing?
Green Chef shows plan prices after a ZIP code and plan choice. Purple Carrot publishes a “from” price without the matching plan size or shipping. Trifecta publishes weekly prices without meal counts.
Daily Harvest prices items and bundles. Splendid Spoon's total depends on the category mix and shipping threshold. Epicured's meal prices are not published on the pages read. These services stay listed so readers can see why a comparable total is missing.
Bottom lineA missing total means the calculator cannot price the same week without guessing.
- No price
no price on the open pages read; plan prices appear after a ZIP code and plan choice
- No price
Purple Carrot
a “from” price per serving without the plan size or shipping, so no weekly total
- No price
Trifecta
weekly plan prices are published, the number of meals in them is not
- No price
priced per item and per bundle, not as a weekly meal plan
- No price
Splendid Spoon
prices by category and plans of 6 to 28 meals; shipping is free from 10 units, so the weekly total depends on the mix
- No price
Epicured
no meal prices on the pages read
How prices are checked
How are prices checked?
Each price comes from a dated brand page or article, with published shipping added; unpublished amounts are marked “not published” and excluded.
No ZIP code is entered, sales tax is excluded, and weekly price determines the order regardless of partner links; read how prices are checked for the full method.
Bottom lineThe comparison uses published prices and terms, with gaps left visible.
Brand pages only
Each price comes from the brand’s own page or article, with the date.
Shipping included when published
Otherwise marked “not published” and left out.
No ZIP code, no tax
Prices as shown before a ZIP code is entered; sales tax not included.
Sorted by the week
Partner links never change the order.
Partner brands
Where to order
Buttons open the brand’s own site in a new tab. Prices are the brand’s, read on the date shown.
- Home ChefMeal kit · from $7.99, average $9.99 a servingRead Oct 17, 2026
Home Chef reviewSee Home Chef plans Ad - TempoPrepared meals · $15.98 (4 meals) → $10.98 (16+) a meal · shipping $10.99Read Oct 17, 2026
Tempo reviewSee Tempo plans Ad - DinnerlyMeal kit · $5.99–$11.49 a serving by box size · shipping $11.99Read Oct 19, 2026
Dinnerly reviewSee Dinnerly plans Ad - Marley SpoonMeal kit · $9.99–$13.99 a serving by box size · shipping $12.99Read Oct 19, 2026
Marley Spoon reviewSee Marley Spoon plans Ad - Blue ApronMeal kit · $6.50–$14.99 a dish, median $12.49 · shipping $9.99New customers: $25 off the first 2 orders
Blue Apron reviewSee Blue Apron plans Ad
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Quick questions, short answers
People also search for “meal kit comparison”, “meal kit price comparison”. Answers use the prices on this page, read Oct 17–19, 2026.
Which meal kit has the lowest weekly price?
For two people and three dinners in this comparison, EveryPlate has the lowest total with published shipping: $52.93. That is this site's arithmetic on EveryPlate's prices read October 17, 2026.
How do you make a meal kit price comparison?
Multiply the serving price by the number of servings, then add shipping. Compare matching household sizes and dinner counts, and check whether the result uses a regular price, an average or a lower-bound “from” price.
Does meal delivery pricing include shipping?
Not always. This comparison adds shipping when the brand publishes it. Home Chef and Factor shipping amounts are not published on the pages read, so their totals leave shipping out.
Are meal delivery intro prices the regular price?
Intro prices apply only under the brand's offer terms. Home Chef's home page, read October 17, 2026, limits its listed discounts to the first five boxes, with different percentages and caps across those boxes.
Sources
- 1EveryPlate: Affordable Meal Delivery for Budget-Savvy Cookseveryplate.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 2Home Chef: Meal Delivery Servicehomechef.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 3HelloFresh: Best Meal Kits 2026: Expert Reviews & Rankingshellofresh.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 4Marley Spoon: Our Plans & Pricingmarleyspoon.com · checked Oct 19, 2026
- 5Factor: Best ready to eat meal delivery reviewsfactor75.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 6CookUnity cost: How much are chef-made meals & what you getcookunity.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 7Tempo: Home pagetempomeals.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 8Tovala: Home pagetovala.com · checked Oct 17, 2026