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Groceries in Belize (Feb
2007)
This week we got a note from Mary Toy, who lives in
Placentia. (Probably more expensive than Corozal)
I just spent BZ$58 at the grocery store and here's what I got:
--3 rolls of toilet paper
--1 tomato (BZ$2.70!!!! - Belizean grown)
--1 head leaf lettuce (Belizean grown)
--1 small eggplant
--3 small yellow summer squashes
--lemon pepper (BZ$2.25, so it wasn't some fancy brand)
--1 loaf of bread
--1 bag of sandwich buns
--1 bag of Fritos
--4 pounds of chicken
Mary
OK: I went out shopping using the same list, here in Heartland West,
and here was the result.
Item
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Safeway
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King
Soopers
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Wal-Mart
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Save-Alot
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3
rolls of toilet paper
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4
Rolls 1.19
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`4
Rolls 1.19
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1.16
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1.12
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1
tomato
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$2.70
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$1.40
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$1.43
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1.59
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1
head leaf lettuce
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$1.49
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$.99
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.88
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`1.19
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1
small eggplant
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$1.49
(Large)
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`$1.99
(Medium)
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1.54
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1.49
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3
small yellow summer squashes
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$2
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$1.25
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1.06
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.62
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Lemon
Pepper
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$3.11
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1.99
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.50
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.89
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1
loaf of bread
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$.89
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$.89
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1.14
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.89
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1
bag of sandwich buns
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$.79
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$1
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1.02
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.99
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1
bag of Fritos
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3.49
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$1.66
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3.00
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3.00
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4
pounds of chicken
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$4.00
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$4.00
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$4.00
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4.36
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Total
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$15.77
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$12.78
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$15.73
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13.43
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Notes:
1. King Soopers is a Kroger subsidiary Save-alot
is an another independent chain.
2. $58bz is $29US.
So much for Belize being a cheaper place to live...
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