Costa Rica With Highest
Food Prices In Central
America
A study by the Consejo
Centroamericano de
Protección al Consumidor
(Concadeco) - Central
American consumer
protection agency - has
found that Costa Rican
has the highest "canasta
básica" (basic food
basket) in the region.
The poll compared food
prices in Costa Rica,
Nicaragua, El Salvador
and Panama, taking into
account 15 basic food
products of the same
brand and size.
The food items included
rice, sugar, black and
red beans, ground
coffee, corn meal,
flour, white sandwich
bread, pasta, vegetable
oil, pasteurized milk,
fresh cheese, large
eggs, whole chicken and
soda drink.
The average price of the
items in Costa Rica came
to us$33.15, while the
average price in the
region was us$30.33.
Nicaragua had the lowest
prices at us$26.64, in
El Salvador the cost was
us$31.19 and in Panama
us$30.34.
The study found that in
Costa Rica items like
beans, corn meal, white
sandwich bread, pasta,
fresh cheese, large
eggs, whole chicken and
soda was the highest
price.
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