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Save up! Calimax in Zona Río is crowned as the most affordable supermarket in Baja California

No Baja Californian supermarket was ranked as one of the most expensive supermarkets

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Food is an important resource for Mexican families, which must buy what is necessary to supply themselves for a period of time and cook their food every day. However, constant price increases make this harder and harder.

With the goal of helping Mexican families know all about product prices, the head of the Federal Consumer Agency (PROFECO), Ricardo Sheffield Padilla, reveals every week which are the most expensive and least expensive supermarkets in Mexico.

During the update of Monday, May 29, it was revealed that the Calimax located in Blvd. Cuauhtémoc 1250, Col. Zona Río in Tijuana was crowned as the establishment in Baja California with the lowest prices, offering the basic basket at a price of $877.60 pesos.

Supermarkets in Baja California are ranked as part of the country’s northern zone, alongside states Coahuila, Chihuahua, Nuevo León, Sonora, and Tamaulipas. It should be noted that on this occasion, no Baja Californian establishment was on the list of the most expensive supermarkets.

According to PROFECO, the basic basket has a total of 24 products which are considered necessary to provide for a family of four people during a period of one week and it is composed of the following products:

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

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