I got these prices snooping around a local grocery store in the Quito area in 2010.
butter (2 sticks)= $1.40
cheese 250g= $1.50
Mango (peeled, ready to eat) = .50
Grapefruit= .60/k
Limes= .75/k
Red delicious apples= $3.03/k
Bag of lettice= $1-1.50
Vegetable oil= $1.93/2L
Rice= $2/2k bag
Pasta= $.75/400g bag
Heinz Ketchup= $2/400g
Olive oil= $3.60/250g
Fresh Coconut= $.80
Strawberries= $1.50/500g
Chilean Wine= From $5.76/bottle
Sugar= $1.36/2k bag
Oatmeal= $.63/500g
Tea= .75/box
Nescafe Coffee= $2.01/50g
Bread= $1/loaf
eggs= $1.80/12pack
milk= $1.01/1L
fresh squeezed orange juice= $1/1cup
Absolute Vodka= $19.33/750ML
Jose Cuervo Tequila= $24.83/750ML
Corn Flakes= $4.13/500g box
Full Chicken= $4.31
Ground Beef= $3.03/.481kg
Pilsener(local) Beer= $2.87/6pck
Heineken= $1.19/1can
Budweiser= $.91/1can
OFF bug spray= $4.39/250cm3
Colgate toothpaste= $1.35/75ml
Listerine= $3.61/360ML
Mineral Water= From $.30/250ml bottle
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