Move to Playa del Carmen Mexico

Since we have several large food markets here in Playa del Carmen, not to mention a super WalMart and a Sam’s Club, we find almost everything we would like to eat and to make our favorite recipes. Recently, I bought a large bag of frozen cooked jumbo shrimp at Sam’s Club. Mmmmmm…..I was thinking shrimp with cocktail sauce and a glass of vino, but then looked all over town and no shrimp cocktail sauce. I remembered I made a very good cocktail sauce when we lived in Florida with  Hot and Spicy Ketchup and tablespoon of horseradish.  I found Heinz Kick’rs Hot & Spicy Ketchup  at WalMart, but there was no horseradish to be found at any of the stores. I began to ask around where one might find horseradish in this town and was told that Pacsadeli carries it. I hadn’t heard of this place before, so I did a little research and found out it is a restaurant supply company, but is open to the public. It has a good variety of high quality red meats, cheeses and import items . It is located on Constituyentes between 85th and 85th diagonal street (Ejido).

I also found some real American sour cream – a rare find in Playa del Carmen.

We enjoyed looking around, and when we asked for horseradish, a man went back to the refrigerated area and got a jar for us. Here’s some of the items we saw.

We’ve started compiling a list of what things cost here in Playa del Carmen Mexico. This list was not taken from a proper price survey, but from receipts and notes we’ve kept. We’ll update this from time to time. Prices fluctuate here just like they do in the United States, Canada or Europe. We shop mostly at Walmart, Mega and Sam’s Club. If you shop at a local tienda, your prices may be different.

We’ve found the cost of groceries and househould consumables very similar to United States. Some items cost more, some cost less, but overall it’s about the same probably due to the influence of Walmart, Sam’s Club and Costco.

Note: Prices are in pesos and weight is in kilograms. For a rough conversion to US dollars, divide by ten. For a rough conversion from kilograms to pounds, divide kilograms by two.

Food

1 Doz. Eggs    13.90
Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice 1 Liter  15.55
Herdez Salsa    11.55
Package of 6 Bagels   29.95
1 Small Can Tuna   7.5
bananas per killigram   10.50 (varies with sales)
turkey bacon 227 g   46.20
pepper jack Cheese 227 g  24.70
white flour small pkg   23.80
Green Tea bags (25 1-gram bags)  17.20
Limes per killigram    5.90
Can of Seasoned Pinto Beans   7.30 
Cardinis Italian Dressing 354 g  38.50
Crema (like sour cream but not as sour) 31.48
Fat-free Frozen Fudge Bars (box of 6) 47.20
Milk (1 Liter Box)    12.00
Orange juice (1 Liter Box)  12.00
Small loaf of Wonder wheat bread   16.04
Avacadoes per killigram    34.85
Head of iceberg lettuce   10.30
Margarine (heart healthy variety in tub) 23.35
Onions per killigram   11.85
Papaya per killigram   14.45
Potatoes per killigram    9.80
Serano chilis per killigram  22.80
Pepsi 2 liter    14.90
Poblano Chili peppers per killigram 19.45
Rice large bag     9.90
Whole wheat tortillas (10 pieces)  7.90 (packaged bake good)
Carlo Rossi White Wine (4 liters)      158.00
Green peppers per killigram   17.95
Roma tomatoes per killigram  23.90
Paper towels (1 roll)   35.90 (Duramax High Quality)
Box of chocolate chip cookies  29.90
zuchinni squash per killigram  13.70
Cottage cheese    25.20
Turkey breast lunch meat 1/2 killigram  56.18
Quaker Oatmeal    16.50
Quaker Oatmeal Squares cereal  
Grape jelly small jar   24.80
chocolate cup cakes (360 grams)  27.98
Sprite Zero – 1 can    6.00
Tortilla chips 500 grams  16.97
Brocolli (3 med heads)    15.80
Chetos Cheese Puffs 380 grams  20.00
Salmon fillets     72.93

Household Miscellaneous

10 plastic clothes hangars  17.20
Charmin Toilet Tissue    11.45 (4 regular roll pack)
Caprice Hair Spray 285 g.   21.00
Toothbrush    19.40
Old Spice Deoderant 60 g.  28.48
Centrum Silver 1/day Vitamins  79.00
Colgate Whitening Toothpaste (100 ml)  44.40
Hair Gel (32 oz)   22.85
Aspirin for heart health 100 mil 33.00
Super glue    12.90
Insecticide Spray   37.30
Pyrex casserole dish w/lid  73.50
Tums (small)    23.00

Home Office Items

HP 1012 Toner Cartridge from Office Depot $85.00 (Store brand) 

Essentials for our Son

McDonald’s Malt – Med.    25.00