Grocery Shopping in Small Town Loreto, Mexico
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- We received so many requests for a grocery shopping video so here it is! We show you our favorite grocery stores in Loreto, BCS, Mexico and at the end we go through everything we bought with prices. We go to Leys Supermarket, Mercado Juarez, Bodega Aurrera, and El Pescador. Check it out and see how easy it is to retire and live in Mexico.
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I spent 3 weeks in Loreto last December and fell in love with the town.
It is a great place!
I'm impressed with the quality of the veggies in Mexico. And, the prices of most items seem quite a bit better than in the US. And, of course, again, the people are so kind and pleasant. Mexicans seem to be very proud of their country and culture. And, they have a lot to be proud of. If you attempt to speak the language they could care less if you mangle it a bit. They're happy we're trying. 🙂
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Mexicans are very kind and welcoming. I have received many comments that the prices were high? I haven't been grocery shopping back in the US for over a year, but from what I hear the prices are up there too. Maybe people expect Mexico prices to be pennies on the dollar compared to the US?
@@dooglassandesperanza I agree. Those commenting that the prices are high are simply expecting prices to be MUCH less in Mexico. Their expectations aren't meeting reality. Mexico is, in most cases, NOT pennies on the dollar compared to the US. It's cheaper for sure, but not THAT much cheaper for most things. Medication, dental services, food, haircuts...those are a lot less.....about 1/3 less to 1/2 less. Land, rent, construction costs......now those things are MUCH less. Like a 5th to a 10th less. Interestingly, I have found gasoline and massages aren't really any cheaper at all. Looks like I'll be smuggling peanut butter in once I live there full time. 🙂
@@rickvillelli4652 Agreed! Mexico has developed a lot. Prices are going up for them too. The govt is taxing restaurants & Businesses more so consequently food is going up however prices are still less than the US. Also, as someone else mentioned, our exchange rate dipped really low in July, August down to like 16 so for expats who haven't totally converted to peso bank accounts things got really expensive. Also less are municipal water and bottled water delivery. The annual water bill which in our area is paid once a year with your property taxes was last year around $150 USD TOTAL which is about a what you would pay for one month in California. We have a large property (about 15,000 sq ft) with tons of grass & mature landscape, huge pool, etc. and a separate casita. The property taxes (which of even a $600K USD value equivalent home is about $200 USD year vs. $8,000 USD a year. I have Fiberoptic high speed wifi w/ landline from Telmex for 389 pesos/month which is about $22 USD. Housekeeping wages are 60 pesos a little over $3/hr vs $20/$30 an hour you might have to pay a cleaner for an Airbnb in the US so there are distinct advantages for residential and hospitality opportunities in MX. Gasoline has never been cheap in MX because they don't have local refineries. They send it to US and then it comes back but they are working on getting refineries which would be a game changer.
@rickvillelli4652 that's 💯% right , we are Very Proud people !! Specially Now!! With the New Government of Presidente Obrador! Mexico is going Up! Check out the new Maya Train! And all he's done for Mexico 🇲🇽
@@dooglassandesperanzaThe prices are higher at tourist towns like Loreto and gonna keep going up! Specially now with the latest wave of Americans Leaving everything to Finally Start Really living in Mexico
Great grocery store tours! We love that you are sharing every day life in Loreto. We are always on the hunt for Tillamook cheese and Campbell's chicken noodle soup. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Kirkland cheddar cheese from Costco is pretty close tasting to Tillamook. Who knows it might be Tillamook. I've never looked for chicken noodle but they have Campbells in most stores here.
Love your videos guys, Plátano Chiapas (Bananas from Chiapas) Chiapas is the Mexican state located in the border with Guatemala, There's a lot of Bananas in Chiapas. Cheers!
Thanks for the info!
Maybe if I get moved down there by next Christmas I will put up a real Christmas tree in my house.😁👍
Let's go grocery shopping.😁
Good morning. Good to see you guys again.😊👍
Morning!
i spend more than that in 1 trip to Safeway. just the 2 of us also.
Exactly
I’ve lived in south Mexico since 2018, not a tourist area, and we’ve had almost no inflation. The Bodega Aurrerá is a Walmart, so their prices are higher than if you shop at the local market. I can spend less than $100 usd a week on my family of 5, and we eat like kings.
Baja is very isolated and almost everything has to be brought in from the mainland or US. Local markets will have a few items that are good deals but most of the items are more expensive than Ley's or Bodega. US inflation has a large impact here.
Thank you so much for all the information you and your wife give as. I love to see your videos
We are glad it was helpful
Thanks for the several markets tour....It's good visiting many places to get low prices.....blessings❤
Thanks for watching
$9.00 is a good deal on that chair.👍
US 20 dlrs in home depot
Whenever I need a good laugh I watch your vids. Thx guys 😂
Glad we can help you with a few laughs!
Thank you for this information. Most items quite pricier than expected for Mexico, but I do understand that prices are higher in the Baja peninsula than mainland Mexico. Could you show us the outdoor market in Miramar some day ? I’m curious of the price differences. Keep up with your Spanish lessons, I’m rooting for you both. 🐡🌴
Inflation is affecting Mexico just like the rest of the world. Prices on many segments are up 25%-35% since COVID. Not sure what you mean by Miramar outdoor market? There is a farmers market at a nursery in Miramar and there prices are almost always more than the grocery store. There are lots of small vendors down on the Carretera and the few times I've shopped there they seemed very similarly priced to the grocery stores.
That’s what I meant, the farmers market 😊
@@dooglassandesperanza A big part of that is the exchange rate. At one point, it got down to 16:1, which is a 20% increase from pre-Covid when the exchange rate was 20:1 - a much easier conversion to calculate on the fly. 😂Oh, and I agree about the farmer's markets - we visited the one in Nopolo a couple of times when we first moved here and inevitably left with our heads spinning, realizing how much we had spent. Of course, again, it's one of those things where you have to have some discipline and not buy any prepared foods (e.g., chile rellenos or tamales.) But, sometimes, especially in the Summer, it's far and away the best choice on produce.
Miramar is bech city at East cost in nuevo leon state
Miramar is also a Colonia in Loreto BCS.
Darn good prices!!!😊👍❤️
Muy buen vídeo amigos 👏
Muchas Gracias!
Nice video once again thank you for sharing. Hopefully 1 day I could stay at puffer fish villas
We would love to have you!
Very nice, clean and inviting! Prices are not too bad either. I wouldn’t mind shopping hear!
I totally agree!
I just wanr to say thanks this is good ...I really can see the reality of living in Loreto...I have plan to live i8n Mexico and still do the research on where to live...
Thanks!
Mexican supermarkets are always interesting. The one in Puerto Nuevo has a fruit bar I really like.
I love to explore new stores
That's one of many things I love and miss bout Mexico, nothings the same there's tons of little stores and all offer different things
Great video ,expensive onions😉 must be pesos not dollars Good info we will be there in February and will stop in to say hi 😀
Yes, I saw that when I watched the video. Unfortunately I have been extremely sick the past few days with a stomach bug and was barely able to get the video together and out on time. Apologies for all the errors and lack of editing.
First time I saw your videos, like a Mexican just want to both of you live the life in Baja.....
Wow, thanks
Hello guys! Happy for you both! Love your resort! We want to visit Loreto in the future! We fly to the Philippines on Saturday to check on our Beach Hotel project! Excited! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Good luck. We are following your project!
@@dooglassandesperanza Thanks Team!
Nice video.. good information, guys!! Keep it up. Maybe rest scooters & go around the town?? Be well & happy holidays from AZ..🌵🤟🎄💕Glenn & Julie
We have seen way too many scooter crashes on the uneven streets filled with holes and other obstacles. Happy holidays!
We would go to Juarez market occasionally when we first moved here; however, I think we've pared it off the list of stops because we could usually satisfy all our needs with the big 3. Still, it does have things, along with Pedro's Delicatessen that are hard (or impossible) to find elsewhere.
Only place I can find Kirkland Cheddar Cheese!
@@dooglassandesperanza Oh, and I also meant to comment on that - I don't know if you've seen it, but Pescador has a really nice selection of cheeses behind the meat counter in back. It's where I get my "queso cheddar fuerte." (Sharp cheddar.) It seems like a very good cheese to me and is quite a bit less expensive than the Kirkland. But, I'm not necessarily the most picky about cheeses... 🤣
We usually just pop in to El Pescador once in a while to get US items we can't find elsewhere so I didn't know they had cheddar cheese there. We will definitely check it out.
Oh that's reduced fat..."gross!" 😅😅😅 My sentiments exactly! 😂😂
Haha! Thanks!
Some stuff is 50% off.😊👍
We shop all the time for the last 15years. It's now the same as the USA.
Not at this Bodega. I just bought captain Morgan rum for 147 pesos a bottle which is $7.96. A couple months ago I was in El Centro, CA and it was $15.99 a bottle at Walmart. Some stuff is similar price but much is less expensive.
Hello Dooglass and Esperanza thanks for the good info I have learn a alot .I have seen other people that travel to Loreto also in their RV and have seen that you have space in the back and my question why you don't rent RV space in the back and supplement income that way and complete the other two villas quicker just a thought .
We have thought about the possibility but it just doesn't pencil out. The break even on RV sites is 10 years. The Villas break even is 3.2 years and they generate 12x the income of a RV site.
@@dooglassandesperanza Interesting! I was thinking the same thing. ;)
If they have Oreo's there we are all good.😊❤️
You guys are living my dream. I too hope to retire one day and move to either a small city or beach town in Mexico. I have heard wonders about Merida, Oaxaca or Querétaro but those are more like mid-size cities. And when it comes to beach towns there’s quite a few that I would choose from.. like playa del Carmen, puerto Vallarta, mazatlan or Los cabos.
You should put La Paz on your list too. It would be our first choice if we wanted to go to a mid size city by the water.
@@dooglassandesperanzagreat option.
Se escucha bien tu español amigo . Saludos
Gracias! Trato de aprender más cada día
All those vegetables look good.😊👍
So good
Look locally grown
We actually have some big farming areas within an hour of our town. We get lots of locally grown vegetables and fruits like oranges, strawberries, and watermelons. Some stuff, especially in the big chain stores still is imported, and some fruits like apples always come from the US
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Thanks
You have to try going to the local traditional outside markets. They are much cheaper than the grocery store you went to. Almost every town has one.
We have three outside markets and most of the produce there is from the supermarket and is higher price. We are in the desert and have very little water so very little produce is grown in our area. We do go to the outside markets to buy baked goods and goat cheese.
@@dooglassandesperanza it’s funny you say that because just across the sea of Cortez there is Sinaloa the richest all year grown fruits and vegetables state which by the way they export to many parts of the world. I just would not think produce in Loreto would be that high. With the exception of imported products. Also you must go to Playa Baja super nice and Isla Coronado ooo it’s very very nice Cheers!
Almost all of the produce in the supermarkets here come from the US. It all has the "product of USA" stickers. In fact I noticed the other day that our strawberries and blueberries say on the package that they are a product of Mexico and packaged in Salinas, California, USA. So they get picked in Mexico, shipped to California to be packaged, and then shipped back to Mexico to Loreto. Crazy. But in reality it is probably cheaper to buy all of the produce from Southern Cali because it is half the trucking distance as coming from Sinaloa and fuel is expensive. It costs me $400 in fuel to drive to San Diego and back in my truck.
when you talk about pesos please mention the median income or the minimum wage in the place you're in. we know that the US has inflation so the dollar does not stretch far but do the pesos stretch in Mexico; i bet it does.
We always talk in pesos since not many people use dollar here. The minimum wage in Mexico is 277 pesos per day. Right now 277 pesos = $16.48 USD. Employees cannot be hired by the hour, only by the day. But that doesn't tell you alot because many people make more. There is a rising middle class in our town,and several wealthy millionaire (in USD) Mexicans who run many big businesses in town.
I remember when they were opening that Subway store during my last visit in September. Not a big fan, personally. I'll be sure to hit up *Waicura* instead when I arrive soon. It's a vegetarian place right across the street from the *El Pescador* grocery store. 🎉
Nice *Vans* btw
Definitely have mixed feelings about US chain food outlets coming into Loreto. We don't want it changed but for those of us who live here full time and rarely go back to the US it is a little taste of home once in a while.
@@dooglassandesperanza Agreed. I'm speaking from a pure palate perspective. Nevertheless, I'm presuming that one wouldn't want a Marriott or a McDonald's parked next to your villa just because a few expats are homesick for fast food.
Agreed! But I fear the floodgates have been opened. There are rumors that Walmart, Chedraui, Little Caesar's, and more have already purchased land and been approved for construction next year. Loreto is changing fast.
@@dooglassandesperanza Tijuana has already been impacted by the development that you mentioned such as real estate and corporate properties. It looks like San Diego 2.0 now. It's fair to mention that these companies, not only produce waste that has to be dumped *somewhere* but operate in metrics that may be contrary to the community.
Buyer beware.
This is interesting lol.
Thanks
Any advice? 😊
Is it very hard to find organic produce around there?
I don't know of anyone selling organic produce here in Loreto. There may be someone but I've never looked since we don't buy organic. There are a very few things that are available locally here at certain times of the year like oranges, corn, and strawberries but I doubt that it is organic and honestly the quality of the local produce is usually low. Almost all other produce comes from the US.
i like the fact theres no steroids or growth hormones on anything ...all natural....
Exactly!
Well usa is mad because mexico won't buy GMO corn for human consumption
Ley Supermarkets are not very good nor Bodega Aurrerá although bodega is quoted cheap
Some Leys are pretty good. The one in Ciudad Constitucion is nice
Is there a separate sales tax or is that included in the price of everything? I spent a summer living in Cuernavaca going to a language school there. It’s an hour south of Mexico City on the road to Acapulco. Great times!
Mexico charges a 16% IVA or sales tax on almost every good and service in the country. The tax is required to be already included in the price displayed so what you see is what you pay.
@@dooglassandesperanza I went to school in Cuernavaca in the 1980s. I spent a summer at a language school. I can’t remember if it was included then or not? Fuzzy memory… But good to know the information, thanks.
Is common to shop at multiple stores to complete your shopping?
No. Usually lazy and just go to one store but we wanted to show the major stores in town.
What do you do for medical coverage?
Pay out of pocket. It's only a fraction the cost of medical in the US. You can get full coverage insurance with a couple hundred dollar deductible for $300-$400 a month. If you are a permanent resident most emergency care is free.
Do they sell 18 percent cream in Mexico?
Not sure. They have several different types of cream and one is thick like a milkshake.
I wonder if they do gringo pricing here.
Not at the grocery stores since all of the prices are clearly marked on the products as required by Mexican consumer protection laws (PROSECO). Sometimes smaller stores will not have prices on the items and then you could get gringo prices.
Why you don't go to local farmers market, too expensive for all American brands
We are very isolated here in Baja in the middle of the desert. We are over an hour away from any other small town and 4 hours away from any City. We get very little rain so there is very little of anything grown in Baja. That means that almost everything has to be imported in and most of it comes from the US because it is half as far as shipping it from mainland Mexico by truck. So even the farmers markets have to buy all their stuff at the grocery store and then resell it for a higher price. That's why all of the farmers markets here are way higher than just buying it at the mercado or the supermercado
whewre is the beef steak
There is beef available in most stores, we just don't eat it or much meat at all.
Where does all the plastic from those single-use coffee pods go? Nowhere ... they never completely degrade or go away. Microplastics are in our bodies, the water and the soil. Just say "NO" to single use plastics.
There are more plastics in Mexico than I've ever seen in the US. Plastic is a way of life here
@@dooglassandesperanza The prevalence of plastic doesn't justify the continued use of single-use plastics. If anything, all the plastics you see in Mexico call for us to stop our use of single-use plastics even more
I agree. What I was trying to say is that there are no other options here. They don't sell paper plates. All of the takeout is in Styrofoam containers put into plastic bags. We buy all of our soda in cans but there's not that many cans available and most Mexicans buy plastic bottles because they're cheaper. Only plastic bags at the stores. We use reusable bags but most Mexicans don't. So we try to do what we can but we can't change the entire country.
Why are diet sodas hard to find in Mexico?
I don't know.
Ok
Because most Mexicans are not on a diet
There’s no mercado in town? Probably cheaper and fresher
There is a mercado in town and we actually visited it towards the end of the video. Unlike mainland Mexico, we are extremely isolated here in Baja in the middle of the desert. We are over an hour from any other town and over 3 and 1/2 hours from the nearest city. Everything in Baja including all the food has to be trucked in over 600 mi to our location. There are a very few farms that grow a very limited number of products nearby . Most Mercado's in town have to ship in everything including all the produce and meat and dairy from either the US or mainland Mexico. We are so far from mainland Mexico production that usually the majority of our produce comes from the US because it's cheaper to ship it in to Mexico and bring it down Baja. Definitely a unique situation in Mexico
Okay good to know we’ve traveled through out various parts of Mexico my husband is from there and I’ve always been impressed with the variety of fresh foods in the mercados. Love to have found your channel 👏
Are the locals pretty friendly with your broken Spanish??
Locals are the most friendly people you will ever meet. They appreciate it when anyone tries to speak Spanish.
How many min drive was that?
Leys is 3 min from our resort. Farthest store is Mercado Juarez and that is about 5 min.
@@dooglassandesperanza awesome! Thanks! :)
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Is it easy to get a taxi?
Yes. Several taxi stands around town and you can call and have one at our resort to pick up in 5 min
Why os the chicken in Mexico so yellow?
That is what fresh chicken looks like. I worked in the meat department at a store in the US in high school and they said the chickens were bleached before we got them so we always had to wash the fresh raw chicken.
@@dooglassandesperanza u have got to be kidding. I had no idea! Thanks for the info. :)
Because that's how real chicken looks like
Corn fed
@isay207 wow. I looked it up. U r right!! Thanks
Very expensive.
Last time we were in the US things were very high. Mexico experiences inflation also, especially on goods imported from the US.
Los Méx comemos diferente a los gringos, frijoles, sopa de arroz, pollo, nopales, tortillas, salsa , saludos desde el área noreste de Méx
Si, nos gusta la comida Mexicana y Americana.
Edmaar the way I see it Americans like the foods you mentioned! But obviously every race have their own main foods, i love beans 🫘 and love hamburger 🍔 too
@@felipearroyo9502 Es igual en Méx, en el norte se acostumbra desayunar carne seca con huevo y tortillas de harina con frijoles refritos, en el centro del país Chilaquiles, saludos desde el área noreste de Méx
Inflation is not just a US thing like the GOP would have you believe. I like this couple.
The economies of Mexico and the US are heavily linked. Historicaly the Mexican economy tends to trail about 6 months behind the US economy.
I have lived in Mexico for 15 years and you fail to understand is that the mexican economy is dependent on the US economy. And the Baja also has to import most of it's products from the mainland. The GOP has does not even enter the equation.
Inflation was only 1.36 on Trump's last day in office. Facts matter
Caused by the Democrats