Economy

Walmart in Tijuana becomes the most expensive supermarket in northern Mexico

Take care of your wallet and don't spend more than you have to

By Sonia Zavala2023-10-02T21:29:00+00:00

The economy of Mexican families is being affected by constant price increases of daily products such as food and groceries that are purchased weekly, biweekly, or monthly.

Due to this, the head of the Federal Consumer Agency (PROFECO), Ricardo Sheffield Padilla, reveals every week a list of the most expensive and cheapest supermarkets while dividing the country in zones (North, Central North, Central, and South).

Walmart in Tijuana, the most expensive supermarket in northern Mexico

According to this weekly data, the Walmart supermarket located in Plaza Galerías Hipódromo in Tijuana is the most expensive supermarket in the northern zone (Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon) as it offers the basic basket at a price of $1,012.30 pesos.

What is the basic basket?

According to PROFECO, the basic basket consists of 24 products that can provide a family of four people during a period of one week and they are the most purchased items by Mexican families. 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 grams
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 grams
18. Potato 1 kg
19. Toilet paper 1 bag of 4 rolls
20. Pasta for soup 1 package of 220 grams
21. Chicken meat 1 kg
22. Sardines with tomato 1 can of 425g
23. Corn tortilla 4kg
24. Carrots 1 kg

Which supermarket has the cheapest prices in Tijuana?

On the cheapest supermarkets' list, the 2nd place went to the supermarket Soriana Híper, located in Plaza Río, as it offers its basic basket at a price of $866.90 pesos.

This information is shared by PROFECO so that Mexican families can decide which establishments are more convenient to them so they can buy groceries at cheaper prices.