Plan B Forum

Back in this thread here, Sue put out a basket of average shopping. For comparison stakes I just took it around the local supermarket, Coles, and did a reccy.

Sue's prices ($US) are on the left, ours ($Au) on the right, at present $1.00 AUD = 0.994189 USD

Asparagus: ................................. 1.99/lb ................................. $4.20 lb
Green beans:................................. 1.99/lb ................................. $4.71 lb
Broccoli crowns:............................... .99/lb ............................ $3.17 lb
Eggplant:.................................... 1.29/lb................................. $3.18 lb
Green cabbage:................................. .17/lb................................. $3.18 lb
Grape tomatoes: ................................. 1.50/pt................................. $2.22 pt
Avocados (Haas, small):................................. .75 ea................................. $1.68 ea
Bananas: ....... .......................... .49/lb................................. $4.50 lb*
Strawberries:................................. 1.99/lb................................. $9.05 lb
Potatoes (red):................................. 1.29/5 lb bag................................. $6.77 5lb bag
Olive oil (ex virgin):................................. 4.40/litre................................. $4.00 litre
Canned crushed tomatoes................................. .66/each................................. $1.00 ea
Microwave popcorn:................................. 1.00/................................. $1.65
Milk (1%):................................. 2.32/gal................................. $4.98 gall
Orange juice................................. 1.99/half gal................................. $5.67 half gal
Butter: ................................. 2.99/lb................................. $4.27 lb
Eggs (large): ................................. 1.89/doz ................................. $5.99 doz
Pita:................................. .99/5 loaves................................. $1.90/ 5 loaves
French baguette: ................................. 1.89/loaf................................. $2.00
Pasta (assorted varieties):................................. .75................................. $2.7 lb
Split chicken breast:................................. 1.49/lb................................. $1.67 lb
Chicken leg quarters: ................................. .69/lb ................................. $2.09 lb.
80% lean ground beef:................................. 1.99/lb................................. $2.07 lb

I think you get a bargain Sue


*Bananas are twice the normal price due to the Queensland floods and tornado

LMAO - You have waaaaay too much time on your hands...

lmao....No Sean am guessing Gob does the groceries in his house! When you do them on a regular basis you learn prices!

You on the other hand are on a learning curve about furniture prices!

I guess I wouldn't eat many greens, reds and yellows in Ausland! In college, I had a roommate from New Zealand who refused to buy cheese it was so expensive. But peanut butter was cheap so he ate a lot of that. A specialized theory of relativity.

As fuel goes up in price so will our cost on groceries and it will be equal eventually.

SisterMaryFellatio wrote:lmao....No Sean am guessing Gob does the groceries in his house! When you do them on a regular basis you learn prices!

Grocery shopping is normally a joint responsibility, but Hen is incapacitated at the moment.

I love grocery shopping, though having Hen about to curb my extravagance is a very good thing.

I do all the grocery shopping and without going into specifics with Strop and Sue's comparisions just from my experiences, in my area, I see several of the prices from Sue to be remarkably lower. However, the price difference between the the US and AUS quite a difference. I would be interested in knowing what the wage scale difference is between the two countries to give an evaluation of the actually cost of living differential.

Sean, he has too much time on his hands because he is meant to be looking after me!

However it is gone past midday and I still haven't had a cuppa tea.

Anyone would think I was being demanding or summat.

Hen I am shocked,stunned and not a little amazed you don't have a bell to summon your serf with!


Get one immediatly or better still send said serf out to get one!!

Heh. I AM being totally unfair. He is doing a good / excellent job, albeit with a "pain in the arse" for a patient.

PS on the a the actual OP - We are currently heading into out autum crops and a number of those items would NOT be considered by us at this time of year. The produce that is in season is far cheaper.