Shopping trip
I am going to make gazpacho and garlic soup in the next couple of days, as well as a pasta salad. Most of these ingredients are for those dishes. All prices are in pesos. For a rough dollar equivalent, divide by 10. A kilogram is 2.2 lbs.
- Large green onions (bunch) - 6.90
- Plum Tomatoes (7.90/kg) - 10.15
- Cucumbers (8.80/kg) - 8.45
- Chile Cristal (24.00/kg) - 3.72
- Leek (19.50/kg) - 9.95
- Red Peppers (20.60/kg) - 6.90
- Serrano Chiles (16.50/kg) - .91
- Star Fruit (29.80/kg) 1.49
- Limes (4.90/kg) - 1.84
- Italian Squash (10.90/kg) 4.03 (some were already used)
- Hass Avocado (32.90/kg) - 28.46
- White Potatoes (9.90/kg) - 9.06
- Carrots (5.90/kg) - 7.26
- Total pictured: 99.12 pesos (about $9.91US)
- Milk (per box) - 2 @ 11.00 - 22.00
- Pasta - 29.20
- Chips Ahoy - 26.79
- Baguette - 7.00
- Wheat Bread - 18.75
- Sardines - 8.67
- Raisins - 20.20
- Almonds - 18.82
- Canned Soup - 19.50
- Canned Chipotles - 10.90
- Total pictured 181.83 pesos (approx 18.18 US)
- Toothbrush 1 - 32.35
- Toothbrush 2 - 34.07
- Deodorant - 31.86
- Talcum powder - 74.50 (I really wanted the powder puff applicator! Splurge!)
- Toilette water - 26.50
- Q-tips - 19.90
- Total pictured 219.18 (approx 21.92 US)
COLD CASE
- Sour cream - 5.95
- Tortillas - 4.96
- Total pictured 10.91 pesos (approx 1.09 US)
BEVERAGES
I get migranes if I have Nutrasweet, so the Naturel diet soda is a lifesaver! I love it. I have two white wines I like that are in my price range for everyday - the Gallo (don't gasp) above, and a Mexican white by Monte Xanic. Sometimes they have it, sometimes not.
- Naturel diet soda with Splenda - 15.80
- Naturel diet soda with Splenda - 15.80
- Gallo Chardonnay - 78.80
- Total pictured - 110.40 pesos (approx 11.04 US)
In summary, all the food shown above amounted to $62.15 US. If we hadn't needed toiletries this time, it would have been a lot cheaper.
7 comments:
Nancy -- Thank you for posting the prices. They have helped verify the budgeting I am going through for the trip south. I had budgeted groceries at 10% less than my current budget. I thought a further discount would be needed until I remembered you were buying vegetarian. I will need to add the cost of some meat. As for personal and household supplies, it looks as if my guess that I should budget on par with this year is a correct guess. Thank for sharing.
It wasn't a comprehensive shopping trip. No cheese or eggs, no laundry stuff. I made a mistake adding the toiletries which I noticed this morning so the total has been reduced by about $10 us. Ooops.
Nancy, your food prices are less than mine. We shop at mega too. But then again on Wednesday the veggies are usually cheaper.
regards,
Theresa
I want a powder puff too!!! I haven't been able to find one (granted, NOT a comprehensive search).
I guess there are Megas everywhere in Mx?
Okay, I have a question. How difficult is it to take your cart up and down that escalator? Really. I have never been brave enough to try it. I keep having visions of a runaway cart knocking down shoppers like bowling pins.
MCM - Powder puffs rule! I found this in the cosmetics area, way in the back. I had been looking for ages! No more slapping on a handful of powder and having most of it hit the floor!
American Mommy - I've seen Mega pretty much everywhere.
Jennifer - Funny you should ask - last time we went the magnet wasn't working too well and we had to hold on! And it wasn't too hard to do, so go ahead, try it!
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