A month’s shopping for 4–5 people
Medium family basket
Standard essentials and vegetables. 25 lines, each the middle-priced product in its pack on today’s supermarket shelves.
Total this month
US$161.10ZiG 5,102
Staples
US$36.10ZiG 1,143
Oil, sugar and spreads
US$20.13ZiG 637
Meat, fish and beans
US$41.45ZiG 1,313
Milk and eggs
US$17.18ZiG 544
Vegetables
US$21.31ZiG 675
Cleaning and toiletries
US$24.93ZiG 789
Green bar laundry soapZimbrite Laundry Bar Soap Wrapped2 × 1 kgUS$3.00ZiG 95
Washing powderSUNLIGHT WASHING POWDER REGULAR2 kgUS$5.50ZiG 174- Bath soapPROTEX NOURISHING SOAP4 bars of 150 gUS$5.80ZiG 184
ToothpasteAQUAFRESH FRESH&MINTY T/PAST2 × 100 mlUS$3.98ZiG 126- Toilet paperDINU B/ROOM TISSU WHTE/R 200 SHTpack of 9Asked for a 10-roll pack; this is the nearestUS$6.65ZiG 211
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.