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I don't know what it's like where you are, but 1Kg Coffee beans is now AU$58, and the humble 180g Chocolate bar AU$8.
Just as well petrol just dipped below AU$1.70/L, which is cheaper than milk now (AU$4.60 for 2L) :agree:

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So, nobody has any local comparisons to share?

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Need a jar of coffee myself so seeing the Bank manager on Monday..

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Brian Franklin wrote:
17 May 2025, 08:57
Need a jar of coffee myself so seeing the Bank manager on Monday..
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I just purchased a 32 oz of Peet's Organic French Roast from Costco, it cost me about 21$US (tax included). So convert pounds to KG and then USD to AU and that's about 35.9AU/KG.

Cheapest gas (petrol) around me is also at Costco at 4.59$US a gallon. So doing a similar conversion its about 1.88AU/L, but then gas prices in California are usually higher than the rest of the country.
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blanston12 wrote:
18 May 2025, 16:45
I just purchased a 32 oz of Peet's Organic French Roast from Costco, it cost me about 21$US (tax included). So convert pounds to KG and then USD to AU and that's about 35.9AU/KG.

Cheapest gas (petrol) around me is also at Costco at 4.59$US a gallon. So doing a similar conversion its about 1.88AU/L, but then gas prices in California are usually higher than the rest of the country.
Hi Joe,
That petrol price surprised me; I thought that they just about gave it away in the US. I guess the global giants have it all under control.

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Here in my city in SW Ontario, Canada we currently pay $1.25 CAD per litre for gasoline/petrol (but it can vary daily) which works out to $1.39 AUD per litre (I don't know if that's good or bad).

We usually buy Folgers filter coffee when it is on sale and that costs $15.00 CAD for a 816 gm drum so that would be $16.69 AUD per drum (again I don't know if that's good or bad).

https://www.folgers.ca/En/Our-Coffee/Ground-Coffee
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Tako_Kichi wrote:
19 May 2025, 13:25
Here in my city in SW Ontario, Canada we currently pay $1.25 CAD per litre for gasoline/petrol (but it can vary daily) which works out to $1.39 AUD per litre (I don't know if that's good or bad).

We usually buy Folgers filter coffee when it is on sale and that costs $15.00 CAD for a 816 gm drum so that would be $16.69 AUD per drum (again I don't know if that's good or bad).

https://www.folgers.ca/En/Our-Coffee/Ground-Coffee
Both would be regarded as cheap here, Larry :agree:
Petrol AU$1.70, Coffee beans AU$58 Kg

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Costco in Abbotsford (1127 Sumas Way)
Costco
1127 Sumas Way
Abbotsford, BC
Station Prices
Reported Gas Price
Regular 158.9¢
Premium 172.9¢

4-10 cents more elsewhere

Costco (Kirkland) coffee is great I have no idea what it costs.
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To keep things constant, I looked up the price of Folgers Coffee from our local Safeway Grocery store,

25.9-oz. canister of Folgers Classic Roast ground coffee (734g) is on sale for 13.19USD after tax. Doing the math that would be 28.07AU/kg.
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