Rip off New Zealand looks forward to Rugby World cup
By William Knight on Aug 10, 2011 in Cost of living.
WITH only a month to go before fans pour into New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup, retailers are making sure they make as much profit as they can. Including from Kiwis themselves. Our basket this week shows prices 40% higher in NZ than in the UK.
Basket updated: Wednesday, 10 August 2011
| Butter |  anchor butter salted 500g | NZD 5.99 |
 Anchor Butter 500G | NZD 5.47 | |
| Carrots | fresh produce carrots loose 1kg | NZD 2.59 |
| Loose Carrots Class 1 | NZD 1.37 | |
| Sugar | home brand white sugar 3kg | NZD 5.98 |
| Miscellaneous Granulated Sugar 1Kg Packet (x3) | NZD 4.81 | |
| Cheese | mainland cheese block epicure cheddar 200g | NZD 5.99 |
| Cathedral City Mature Cheddar 200G | NZD 4.26 | |
| Coffee | nescafe instant coffee classic value pack refill 220g | NZD 12.64 |
| Nescafe Original Coffee 200G | NZD 7.82 | |
| Tea | twinings breakfast tea bags english 60pk | NZD 6.99 |
| Twinings English Breakfast 50 Teabags 125G | NZD 4.63 | |
| Eggs | home brand eggs dozen mixed grade 12pk | NZD 3.06 |
| Tesco Value Eggs Minimum Weight Box Of 6 (x2) | NZD 2.70 | |
| Bread | signature range sandwich bread wheatmeal 700g | NZD 2.39 |
| Bakers Soft Wholemeal Medium 800G | NZD 1.95 | |
| Milk | meadow fresh milk trim plastic 1l | NZD 2.45 |
| Tesco Semi- Skimmed Milk 1.136Ltr/2 Pints | NZD 1.74 | |
| Baked Beans | watties baked beans in tomato sce 420g | NZD 2.09 |
| Heinz Baked Bean In Tomato Sauce 415G | NZD 1.35 |
UK Shopping Basket Total = UKP 18.47
NZ Shopping Basket Total = UKP 25.67
UK Shopping Basket Total = NZD 36.09
NZ Shopping Basket Total = NZD 50.17
Grocery basket is 39.00 percent higher in New Zealand
Baskets compared using today's exchange rate: 1 NZD is worth 0.5117 pence.
The All Blacks will be a favorite in the club. But their road is littered with fierce opposition.
Posted by: afl shop | Dec 06, 2011 at 06:10 PM