Thank You. It gives you a good idea of what you would be looking at for grocery costs. Some of the similar stores, Auchan, Continente, and Lidl, have pricing that is consistent with Pingo Doce.
These prices are remarkably low by the dreadfully high criteria of Australian grocery shopping, and although gasoline is probably cheaper in Australia than in Portugal, Joric seems to be doing very well without owning a car at all. (I cannot drive, so the high quality of Portuguese train services would be a vital factor for me.)
The food prices have not gone up as much as what I have heard it has in other countries. I have noticed fish and shellfish prices have gone up the most at the local grocery. Lisbon is pretty walkable We are 1 block from several bus lines, and 4 blocks from train service. We do not have a metro(subway) line near us, but in 2-3 years, we will have one about a 10-minute walk from our flat.
Ola Joric. Great video. I was wondering if you could make a video on what needs to be done if a person becomes deceased in Portugal and the details to get the person back to their home country. I know this is a delicate subject. I do think expats should know. Obrigado.
@Luis Rivas Ola Luis. I can share my personal experience when my Mom passed a few years ago in the US and she wanted her ashes to be buried in Italy. Assuming your faith doesn’t have a heavy say in this matter, we’re not dealing with a very specific burial site (e.g., Arlington National Cemetery) and we’re only dealing with ashes; I strongly recommend anyone deal with a mortuary in PT that has had previous experience in dealing with requirements of the consulate/embassy of the country where the ashes are being sent to. In my case, I was fortunate that a nearby mortuary had significant experience with sending ashes to many countries outside the US-which at times included being a personal escort of the ashes. Since specific rules will vary (at a minimum) by the country involved, I recommend dealing with a mortuary in PT that has done this before. Hope this helps a little.
Very informative - do they notate where the product is from? In Los Angeles, they’ll often display the country of origin. I’ll always buy California garlic over China imports, even if more expensive. Of course, we get a lot of imports from Mexico (avocados, in particular).
It is hit or miss on produce. If it is bagged (apples, onions, etc.) you see the origin country on the bag. Sometimes they list the country on the price tags, sometimes not. After shopping at local grocery stores, it seems like we get most food from Portugal, Spain, France, or Brazil.
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Great video!
Most of the items are cheaper than in America. Thank you for the video
Thank you Joric. I didn’t see my pastel de nada 6-pack. Must have been sold out when you passed by. 😋 👍🏻
Oddly, this Pingo we frequent does not sell 4 or 6 packs of the tasty things. Otherwise, they would end up in our grocery bags!
Good job on showing all the variety of products. 👍
Thank You. It gives you a good idea of what you would be looking at for grocery costs. Some of the similar stores, Auchan, Continente, and Lidl, have pricing that is consistent with Pingo Doce.
These prices are remarkably low by the dreadfully high criteria of Australian grocery shopping, and although gasoline is probably cheaper in Australia than in Portugal, Joric seems to be doing very well without owning a car at all. (I cannot drive, so the high quality of Portuguese train services would be a vital factor for me.)
The food prices have not gone up as much as what I have heard it has in other countries. I have noticed fish and shellfish prices have gone up the most at the local grocery. Lisbon is pretty walkable We are 1 block from several bus lines, and 4 blocks from train service. We do not have a metro(subway) line near us, but in 2-3 years, we will have one about a 10-minute walk from our flat.
Ola Joric. Great video. I was wondering if you could make a video on what needs to be done if a person becomes deceased in Portugal and the details to get the person back to their home country. I know this is a delicate subject. I do think expats should know.
Obrigado.
Not sure where to start, but I could do some research.
@@traveltidbitsrus Obrigado 😀
@Luis Rivas Ola Luis. I can share my personal experience when my Mom passed a few years ago in the US and she wanted her ashes to be buried in Italy. Assuming your faith doesn’t have a heavy say in this matter, we’re not dealing with a very specific burial site (e.g., Arlington National Cemetery) and we’re only dealing with ashes; I strongly recommend anyone deal with a mortuary in PT that has had previous experience in dealing with requirements of the consulate/embassy of the country where the ashes are being sent to. In my case, I was fortunate that a nearby mortuary had significant experience with sending ashes to many countries outside the US-which at times included being a personal escort of the ashes. Since specific rules will vary (at a minimum) by the country involved, I recommend dealing with a mortuary in PT that has done this before. Hope this helps a little.
@@lucchese20 Thank you so very much.
@@luisrivas3509 Glad I could assist.
Very informative - do they notate where the product is from? In Los Angeles, they’ll often display the country of origin. I’ll always buy California garlic over China imports, even if more expensive. Of course, we get a lot of imports from Mexico (avocados, in particular).
It is hit or miss on produce. If it is bagged (apples, onions, etc.) you see the origin country on the bag. Sometimes they list the country on the price tags, sometimes not. After shopping at local grocery stores, it seems like we get most food from Portugal, Spain, France, or Brazil.
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