Right after arriving in the US in 2016, I walked through Walmart and recorded the prices (left half of the table; has become cloudy and yellowed in places over time). The recording was poorly done, as neither brands nor quality can be seen. Well, it is what it is. Today I ended up in Walmart again, and I took pictures of the prices for the same assortment of products.
And here’s what’s interesting. For some products, like apples, bananas, milk, tomatoes, potatoes, the prices have not changed at all. Almost nothing has fallen, and where it has, I attribute it to differences in quality. For the remaining products, there’s roughly a 30 percent increase. For instance, chicken and eggs went from $2.58 to $3.98. I used the cheapest for comparison, although in fact I never bought non-organic—organic costs almost twice as much.
Comparing prices outside the US is difficult, even though I tried in 2016. For example, unwashed potatoes weren’t available for sale even then, and now they’re not even sold loose.
It’s also worth noting that the selection of products I’ve mentioned here is not at all similar to what a typical Walmart shopper takes from the grocery section of the store.
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 