sample food cost

Friends and family have asked about food in Mexico.  Fresh fruits and vegetables are inexpensive here and much tastier as the local produce is not picked until ripe.  Yesterday we bought all of the following at the local "fruteria" for a total of $36 pesos (about $3 Canadian):

9 oranges
2 large red grapefruit
5 limes
2 bananas
1 apple
1 onion
2 plum tomatoes
1 red pepper
1 jicama

Medium sized shrimp from the local seafood vendor cost $180 pesos (about $15) which provides enough shrimp for 5 meals for the 2 of us.  We purchased a kilo of durado (mahi mahi) for $100 pesos (about $8.50 Canadian)

Eggs are weighed to determine the price.  8 eggs usually cost us between 8 and 9 pesos (less than 80cents Canadian).

The next time we purchase meat from the butcher (carniceria), I will post the costs.  We usually purchase chicken, pork and ground beef, then freeze it in one meal portions.