All along I have known that fruit and veggies were really expensive here and thought I was well prepared for it. After all, I checked out all the prices in the supermarkets here when I came for my interview. I have been reading the paper on-line and check in regularly with Bermuda-online.org which has the latest cost of living data. Thing is its one thing to know how much its going to cost but another thing completely when you actually really want to buy the stuff and have to pay for it. Some examples of prices I saw today- of course all are quoted to you in USD.
Strawberries- 1 pound = 12.99
Peaches- $3.25 per peach
Bananas 1.39 a pound ( that was at the cheaper supermarket)
Green peppers 11.99 a pound
Iceberg lettuce 6.00 a pound ( not sure about that one, might have been less)
Apparently apples were on sale today as you could get 6 apples for 5.69- normally they go for 1.50 each.
Bread- A loaf of bread runs between 2.85-6 bucks.
There were some bargains in other areas like Presidents Choice diet coke for 6 bucks a case vs 12 for a case for Diet Coke- its really weird to see Presidents Choice brands here but they are definitely less. Bought some PC "Woolite" to do some laundry in the tub- It was 6.71 Vs 9.75 for Woolite. Bleach (small, small container) was 3.79- the big jugs are over 11 bucks. Some things like cheese and coldcuts are actually cheaper here and today we just went to get a few things to eat in the room as we are sick of eating out.
