Aug 08 2009
The Price is Right - Groceries in the Philippines
Here’s a guessing game for you. I picked up a few things from the store today and thought I’d give you the chance to learn about food prices here in the Philippines. These items were bought at Cash and Carry store in Manila. I am giving a couple of pictures because I am going to ask you to line them up in what you think is the highest to lowest cost item. Add your list as a comment to this thread. I’ll come back on Monday the 17th and reveal the prices and explain some of the reasons for prices being what they are.
Picture 1: The group of items:
Picture 2: Up close of the items in the Wok
Here’s the list of the items, in no particular order:
Dole Bananas: there are 6 in the bag
A single size lays chips bag
Oreo Cookie single serving pack, has 3 cookies
Oreo Minis pack
Bag of Walnuts, 2 1/2 cups
Energizer Batteries 4 pack AA
Orchard Fresh Lean and Light Four Seasons Juice Drink, single serving plastic bottle
The Wok it all sits in
A Kilo of Medium level ground Beef (probably equates to an 80/20 in the US) and a Kilo is 2.2 lbs
1 Litre of LowFat Milk
1 Ocean Spray CranApple Juice
1 Bottle of Lemon and Lime Gin (about the size of a wine bottle and yes I bought it at the Grocery store!)
1 500 gram (100 cup serving) Coffee Mate
So there’s the list. Line them up in price order and if you want to take a guess at how much they cost, feel free to do so.
Dole Bananas: there are 6 in the bag - $0.25 USD
A single size lays chips bag - .15 USD
Oreo Cookie single serving pack, has 3 cookies - .10 USD
Oreo Minis pack - .10 USD
Bag of Walnuts, 2 1/2 cups - $1.00 USD
Energizer Batteries 4 pack AA $1.00 USD
Orchard Fresh Lean and Light Four Seasons Juice Drink, single .35 USD
A Kilo of Medium level ground Beef (probably equates to an 80/20 in the US) and a Kilo is 2.2 lbs - $1.00 USD
1 Litre of LowFat Milk $.35 USD
1 Ocean Spray CranApple Juice - .25 USD
1 Bottle of Lemon and Lime Gin (about the size of a wine bottle and yes I bought it at the Grocery store!) .75 USD
1 500 gram (100 cup serving) Coffee Mate .50 USD
These are my guesses in US dollars.
1 A Kilo of Medium level ground Beef (probably equates to an 80/20 in the US) and a Kilo is 2.2 lbs
2 Bag of Walnuts, 2 1/2 cups
3 1 Bottle of Lemon and Lime Gin (about the size of a wine bottle and yes I bought it at the Grocery store!)
4 The Wok it all sits in
5 Energizer Batteries 4 pack AA
6 1 Litre of LowFat Milk
7 1 Ocean Spray CranApple Juice
8 1 500 gram (100 cup serving) Coffee Mate
9 Oreo Cookie single serving pack, has 3 cookies
10 Orchard Fresh Lean and Light Four Seasons Juice Drink, single serving plastic bottle
11 Dole Bananas: there are 6 in the bag
12 A single size lays chips bag
13 Oreo Minis pack
Jamie’s reply received via email:
Most expensive to least expensive guess:
1 - 1 Litre of LowFat Milk
2 - A Kilo of Medium level ground Beef (probably equates to an 80/20 in the US) 2.2 lbs
3 - Energizer Batteries 4 pack AA
4 - Bag of Walnuts, 2 1/2 cups
5 - 1 Bottle of Lemon and Lime Gin (about the size of a wine bottle and
6 - 1 500 gram (100 cup serving) Coffee Mate
7 - 1 Ocean Spray CranApple Juice
8 - Orchard Fresh Lean and Light Four Seasons Juice Drink, single serving plastic bottle
9 - Oreo Minis pack
10 - Oreo Cookie single serving pack, has 3 cookies
11 - A single size lays chips bag
12 - Dole Bananas: there are 6 in the bag
1. 1 Bottle of Lemon and Lime Gin (about the size of a wine bottle and yes I bought it at the Grocery store!)
2. A Kilo of Medium level ground Beef (probably equates to an 80/20 in the US) and a Kilo is 2.2 lbs
3. The Wok it all sits in
4. Energizer Batteries 4 pack AA
5. 1 500 gram (100 cup serving) Coffee Mate
6. Bag of Walnuts, 2 1/2 cups
7. A single size lays chips bag
8. Oreo Minis pack
9. 1 Litre of LowFat Milk
10. 1 Ocean Spray CranApple Juice
11. Dole Bananas: there are 6 in the bag
12. Orchard Fresh Lean and Light Four Seasons Juice Drink, single serving plastic bottle
13. Oreo Cookie single serving pack, has 3 cookies