Some of you have asked me about the cost of things here so I thought I would dig out one of the grocery dockets (bill/ticket) and let you know!!! Today is education day on the blog!
Of course I still have not figured out the whole metric conversion thing and neither has Aaron as he picked up a Kilo of lunchmeat for me and was amazed how much it was!!! Here is the basic conversion stuff:
liter = about a quart
kilo (kilogram) = 2.2 pounds so a pound is roughly 1/2 kilo
22 C = 70 F
27 C = 80 F
So from the grocery side of it:
Frosties (Frosted Flakes) 430 g $5.06
Sour Cream (comes in little school milk cartons!) 300 ml $1.69
Premium Mince (ground beef) kilo $6.21
Light Milk 2 L $2.79
Peanut M & M’s 250 g $4.55
Button Mushrooms $9.99 kilo
Kiwi fruit .49 cents each
Peanut Butter 780 grams $7.98
Granny Smith Apples $3.99 kilograms
Eggs 18 pack large $3.99
Bananas $4.45 kilogram
Box of Brownie Mix $4.93
Campbells Soup 300 g $1.91
On the one hand some things are more expensive but a lot is basically the same as what we are used to. There has also been a huge fluctuation in the dollar (today it is way down—right around 80 cents ) so it is good to remember that as long as we are using Australian money to buy Australian products it is okay but once we have to convert to American money we lose…..bummer, huh? So anyway, that is the scoop Hope you enjoyed the prices—now figure out what is a good deal and what isn’t!!!!
