A month’s shopping for 1–2 people

Survival basket

The bare minimum. 14 lines, each the middle-priced product in its pack on today’s supermarket shelves.

Total this month

USDZiG

US$37.83ZiG 1,198

14 of 14 lines priced · prices to 28 September 2026

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Staples

US$8.10ZiG 257

Mealie-mealCHIBATAURA ROLLER MEAL10 kgUS$5.65ZiG 179
RiceCOOKMORE PREMIUM THAI RICE2 kgUS$2.45ZiG 78

Oil, sugar and spreads

US$9.29ZiG 294

Cooking oilRAHA STAR C/OIL2 LUS$3.49ZiG 111
Brown sugarHuletts Brown Sugar2 kgUS$2.90ZiG 92
SaltCEREBOS SALT IODATED SEA POLY500 gUS$0.90ZiG 29
Tea leavesSTELLA TEA LEAVES250 gUS$2.00ZiG 63

Meat, fish and beans

US$5.00ZiG 158

Sugar beansGRAND SUGAR BEANS500 gUS$1.40ZiG 44
Soya chunksJASBRO FOODS SOYA CHUNKS2 × 500 gUS$3.60ZiG 114

Vegetables

US$9.34ZiG 296

CabbageCabbage2 headsUS$1.70ZiG 54
TomatoesTomatoes2 × 1 kgUS$2.14ZiG 68
OnionsONIONS POCKET2 kgUS$5.50ZiG 174

Cleaning and toiletries

US$6.10ZiG 193

Green bar laundry soapZimbrite Laundry Bar Soap Wrapped1 kgUS$1.50ZiG 48
Bath soapPROTEX NOURISHING SOAP2 bars of 150 gUS$2.90ZiG 92
Toilet paperSMILEX PREMIUM TOILET ROLL 2PLYpack of 4US$1.70ZiG 54

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.