The basic basket is a list of the most consumed products by Mexican families who are looking to save money every day when buying their groceries and home items.

As such, the Federal Consumer Agency (PROFECO) reveals every week the establishments in Mexico with the highest and lowest prices. The president of PROFECO, Ricardo Sheffield Padilla, is the one in charge of revealing this information.

For this week, Ley supermarket located at Lázaro Cárdenas Boulevard and Calzada Tecnológico was rated as the establishment with the lowest prices in Baja California as it offers its basic basket at a price of $919.98 pesos.

The basic basket consists of a total of 24 products which are meant to supply a family of 4 members for a week. These products are:

1. Edible vegetable oil 1 piece of 946 ml
2. Grains of rice 1 kg
3. Tuna flakes in oil (maximum 5% of soy) 2 cans of 140 g
4. Standard sugar 1 kg
5. Beef 1 kg
6. White onion 1 kg
7. Jalapeño pepper 1 kg
8. Pork 1 kg
9. Black beans 900 grs
10. Chicken eggs, 1 package of 18 eggs
11. Bar of soap 1 piece
12. Tomato 1 kg
13. Dairy milk 5 liters
14. Lime 1 kg
15. Apple 1 kg
16. Banana 1 kg
17. White bread 1 package of 680 grs
18. Potato 1 kg
19. Toilet paper 1 bag of 4 rolls
20. Pasta for soup 1 package of 220 grs
21. Chicken meat 1 kg
22. Sardines with tomato 1 can of 425g
23. Corn tortilla 4kg
24. Carrots 1 kg

It should be noted that the Walmart supermarket located at Plaza Galerías Hipódromo in Tijuana was also mentioned in this report. However, it appeared as one of the most expensive supermarkets in northern Mexico as it offers its basic basket at a price of $1,010.70 pesos.