A month’s shopping for 6–12 people
Large family basket
Bulk essentials. 27 lines, each the middle-priced product in its pack on today’s supermarket shelves.
Total this month
US$331.91ZiG 10,510
Staples
US$66.55ZiG 2,107
Oil, sugar and spreads
US$36.82ZiG 1,166
Cooking oilRAHA STAR C/OIL3 × 2 LUS$10.47ZiG 332
Brown sugarHuletts Brown Sugar3 × 2 kgUS$8.70ZiG 276- White sugarGold Star White Sugar2 kgUS$2.95ZiG 93
SaltEKONO FINE SALT2 × 1 kgUS$1.10ZiG 35
Tea leavesSTELLA TEA LEAVES2 × 250 gUS$4.00ZiG 127
MargarineButtercup Margarine Brick2 × 500 gUS$5.00ZiG 158- Peanut butterNUTRIE PEANUT BUTTER2 × 375 mlUS$4.60ZiG 146
Meat, fish and beans
US$122.85ZiG 3,890
Milk and eggs
US$29.37ZiG 930
Vegetables
US$29.95ZiG 948
Cleaning and toiletries
US$46.37ZiG 1,468
Green bar laundry soapZimbrite Laundry Bar Soap Wrapped3 × 1 kgUS$4.50ZiG 143
Washing powderSUNLIGHT WASHING POWDER REGULAR2 × 2 kgUS$11.00ZiG 348- Bath soapPROTEX NOURISHING SOAP8 bars of 150 gUS$11.60ZiG 367
ToothpasteAQUAFRESH FRESH&MINTY T/PAST3 × 100 mlUS$5.97ZiG 189- Toilet paperDINU B/ROOM TISSU WHTE/R 200 SHT2 × pack of 9Asked for a 2 × 10-roll pack; this is the nearestUS$13.30ZiG 421
Quantities are for one month. Each price is the middle of what the shops we read charge for that pack, so one shop’s mistyped price does not become the basket’s. Tap a product to compare it across shops.