The Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (PROFECO), or Office of the Federal Prosecutor for the Consumer, continually monitors the price fluctuations and variations of the Mexican basic food basket, which includes 24 different products that are considered basic for every household.
As of January 2024, the lowest prices for the basic basket were found predominantly in Walmart and Walmart-owned supermarkets, with the two cheapest ones being in the states of Chihuahua and Puebla. The lowest price of $745 Mexican pesos was at the Walmart Sector Reloj, Chihuahua, followed by $776.2 Mexican pesos at Bodega Aurrera (Walmart's discount chain) in Puebla.
At the other end of the spectrum, Mexican supermarket chain Chedraui operated the top two most expensive stores for the basic food basket.
Most affordable stores for the basic food basket in Mexico as of January 2024
(in Mexican pesos)
Characteristic
Price of the basic food basket in Mexican pesos
Walmart Sector Reloj, ciudad de Chihuahua
745
Bodega Aurrera Insurgentes Chulavista, ciudad de Puebla
776.2
Chedraui colonia Centro, Solidaridad, Quintana Roo
780
Chedraui colonia Terán, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
793.21
Bodega Aurrera San Pedro de los Hernández, León
797.4
Soriana Híper ExHacienda Candiani, ciudad de Oaxaca
801.4
Chedraui La Ciénega, Apizaco, Tlaxcala
806.1
Soriana Híper colonia ARCIM, Tampico
808
Bodega Aurrera colonia Centro, Orizaba, Veracruz
815
Mega Soriana Farallón, Acapulco
819.1
Bodega Aurrera Bosque de la Victoria, Guadalajara
829.5
Soriana Híper Zona Río, Tijuana
830.9
Soriana Híper Proyecto Río Sonora, Hermosillo
832.1
Mega Soriana Chapultepec Oriente, Morelia
843.8
Walmart La Concepción, ciudad de Aguascalientes
855.1
Bodega Aurrera Reforma Agraria, ciudad de Querétaro
Contents of the food basket:
Vegetable oil 1 bottle of 946 ml.
Rice in grain 1 kg.
Tuna in flake oil (max. 5% soy) 2 cans of 140 grs.
Standard sugar 1 kg.
Beef steak 1 kg.
White onions 1 kg.
Jalapeno peppers 1 kg.
Pork chops 1 kg.
Black beans in grain 1 package of 900 grs.
White eggs 1 package of 18 pieces.
Soap 1 piece.
Tomatoes 1 kg.
Cow's milk 5 pieces 1 liter each.
Lemons 1 kg.
Apples 1 kg.
Pineapple 1 kg.
Boxed white bread 1 package 680 grs.
Potatoes 1 kg.
Toilet paper 1 bag of 4 pieces.
Pasta for soup 1 package 220 grs.
Whole chicken 1 kg.
Canned sardines in tomato 1 can of 425 grs.
Supermarket corn tortillas 4 kg.
Carrots 1 kg.
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PROFECO. (January 8, 2024). Most affordable stores for the basic food basket in Mexico as of January 2024 (in Mexican pesos) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404951/mexico-most-affordable-food-stores/
PROFECO. "Most affordable stores for the basic food basket in Mexico as of January 2024 (in Mexican pesos)." Chart. January 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404951/mexico-most-affordable-food-stores/
PROFECO. (2024). Most affordable stores for the basic food basket in Mexico as of January 2024 (in Mexican pesos). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404951/mexico-most-affordable-food-stores/
PROFECO. "Most Affordable Stores for The Basic Food Basket in Mexico as of January 2024 (in Mexican Pesos)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404951/mexico-most-affordable-food-stores/
PROFECO, Most affordable stores for the basic food basket in Mexico as of January 2024 (in Mexican pesos) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404951/mexico-most-affordable-food-stores/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
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