A month’s shopping for 4–5 people
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Essentials, pantry extras and more meat. 28 lines, each the middle-priced product in its pack on today’s supermarket shelves.
Total this month
US$240.88ZiG 7,628
Staples
US$58.60ZiG 1,856
Oil, sugar and spreads
US$32.73ZiG 1,036
Cooking oilRAHA STAR C/OIL2 × 2 LUS$6.98ZiG 221
Brown sugarHuletts Brown Sugar2 × 2 kgUS$5.80ZiG 184
SaltEKONO FINE SALT1 kgUS$0.55ZiG 17
Tea leavesSTELLA TEA LEAVES250 gUS$2.00ZiG 63
MargarineButtercup Margarine Brick2 × 500 gUS$5.00ZiG 158- Peanut butterNUTRIE PEANUT BUTTER2 × 375 mlUS$4.60ZiG 146
Mazoe Orange CrushMazoe Orange Crush Juice2 × 2 LUS$7.80ZiG 247
Meat, fish and beans
US$79.48ZiG 2,517
Milk and eggs
US$17.18ZiG 544
Vegetables
US$21.31ZiG 675
Cleaning and toiletries
US$31.58ZiG 1,000
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 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.