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Supermarket prices
Because most hostels in Australia have good cooking facilities, the cheapest and healthiest way of eating is by buying your food at a local supermarket and cooking it yourself. Backpacking in Australia will give you a general guide of the price of common food items that are purchased from day to day. The cost of supermarket food in Australia is very reasonable. The two biggest supermarket chains in Australia are Woolworths and Coles. Woolworths is called Safeway in some states of Australia. Both of these food chains can be found at nearly any shopping centre or suburb in Australia. Backpacking in Australia will give you an average price of what supermarket food costs in Australia. The price of food at a supermarket in Australia does not differ that greatly from one State to another. Loaf of 650g bread $2.05
1 litre of milk $1.70
2 litres of milk $2.90
Fresh chicken breast $10/kg
Large cooked BBQ chicken $10
Bananas $4/kg
Apples $6/kg
Oranges $5/kg
Potatoes $2.40/kg
Lettuce $1.22 each
Tomato $6/kg
Onions $4/kg
500g Corn flakes $2.90
1.25 litre of coke (hot) $1.77
2 litre of coke (hot) $3.06
Carton of Beer 24 x 375ml $40
500g Pasta 90cents
1kg Rice $2
Mince meat low fat (10%) $12/kg
85g two minute maggi noodles 80cents
500g Cheese $6
1kg Yogurt $5
Rump steak $17kg
550g Dominoes Spaghetti Sauce $2.30
Bag of 1kg Ice $3
Prices updated 16/04/08
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