The cost of food doesn't seem to be out of wack down under, most of the prices are about the same as we pay in the US. Although, 5 cent avocados would be unheard of here.
@andrewb05026 ай бұрын
I think I speak for all of your viewers and subscribers when I say - “Mate, it’s time, peel the blue plastic from the kitchen cabinets, you won’t know yourself” but make sure you film it all for KZbin 😅
@danmahon1276 ай бұрын
New Zealand prices are at least 25% more per item, except for the frozen goods and bananas which are similar prices. NZ is very expensive at the supermarkets
@JB-lx8cw6 ай бұрын
We do have bacon everywhere “with the bit at the end”. We call then rashers - or long bacon. They are found in the deli section of Coles and Woolworths.
@MychemicalHili6 ай бұрын
@thatjohnstonlife the Honey Nut cereal is not bad, just don't put it in a hot place. The "honey" melts and all the flakes form a big blob.
@MarkJessop-hq2uo6 ай бұрын
love going to farmer markets way better and cheaper then supermarkets. better quality as well
@veaton776 ай бұрын
You can get the big, stronger bags like those Sainsbury ones at Daiso or the Reject Shop. Even KMart has some now too. I love em. The fewer trips to the car the better
@Cherita-g4t6 ай бұрын
Loving the Sainsbury's bag for life 🤣🤣🤣 That's one well travelled bag
@GreenDistantStar6 ай бұрын
Yes, Aldi meat doesn't impress me, and Costco has great deals if you buy in bulk. I just have to avoid the Aldi middle aisles. I go in to buy a jar of peanut butter, and end up buying a new masonry bit kit, some odd kitchen appliance and a concrete owl as well. Nice house, good to see you're enjoying your new life in Australia.
@Aussiedave546 ай бұрын
Aldi doesn't impress me at all
@AnnWright-jb2dw5 ай бұрын
@@Aussiedave54 agree totally.
@itsamindgame919817 күн бұрын
heheh. I remember a woman I used to work with got a call on her mobile phone, it was plainly her husband and she kind of hunched over and said "I told you to stay away from the centre aisle!"
@coraliemoller38966 ай бұрын
Bega cheese is named after a town in NSW and is pronounced BEEga.
@marcinakamartin6196 ай бұрын
😂
@JoshAnderson-fn5yp6 ай бұрын
Thanks for doing these types of videos again. Love to catch up on the prices and cost of living
@hellagood676 ай бұрын
I love Aldi, especially for laundry items. Unlike yourselves, we live in regional Queensland (700km north of Brisbane) and don’t have the luxury of a Costco or a fruit market, so we generally buy our fresh F&V from Aldi (45km drive away) and the local IGA (which is 12km away from us). We do tend to avoid Coles and Woolworths though, plus our local supermarket, because they are just way too expensive and the products go off before we get to use them. Great video Ross. Have a great week and stay warm….it’s getting a bit brass monkey up here, must be chilling down a bit more down where you are 🤭🤭🤭
@TheSamleigh5 ай бұрын
LOVE THE BLUE KITCHEN! Shiny and retro. Auto paint job on the fridge? Thanks for vid - ta.
@ThatJohnstonLife5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@LlamaHannah6 ай бұрын
We love the Aldi multigrain bread it’s nicer than the ones at Coles, iga and woolies.
@elisabethdabrowski10985 ай бұрын
$3.29
@202kittykat4 ай бұрын
Love Aldi for everything. Do get meat from Costco too, along with loads of other stuff). I’d say 80% of shopping comes from Aldi over a month
@steelcrown71306 ай бұрын
If you want the tail bit of the bacon - the streaky bacon - now that we know you are a Costco member, get the Coburg streaky bacon in that huge chiller section next to that huge freezer section (I'm in Canberra but Costcos are all reassuringly the same). You'll be glad you did :-)
@Lovelifealways166 ай бұрын
Not sure if it’s as strong as the cheese you like but woollies have an English cheese by Thomas Dux which we love. 😊
@Skizm66666 ай бұрын
These prices literally give me a headache. Worth it for the weather I guess ☺
@bluedog10526 ай бұрын
I have a coles, woolies and Aldi all within a 100 metre the shopping centre, Cannon Hill, I go to. I always go to woolies because it's the closest. Perhaps, I should step outside the box and go to Aldi which is literally 50 metres further to walk and save a few bucks.
@queenslanddiva6 ай бұрын
I would
@leed2066 ай бұрын
Yup Audi's first then if you need anything they don't have. Your other.
@jamesherman37506 ай бұрын
Did costco last week, was sooo much cheaper and better quality than the supermarkets in terms of meat packs. We also do a monthly butcher shop "Narangba Select Meats" next to Narangba Station. They have a $170 pack where you can get 10 items of meat, including steak, chicken, mince etc and its all very good quality. That lasts us (Family of 8 with teens and adults) a month.
@itsamindgame919817 күн бұрын
There are plenty of sharp cheeses about. Mersey Valley has quite a few. Cracker Barrel does "Old Bitey" which is kind of sharp. Lots of varieties of aged cheddar, smoked cheeses, parmigiano reggiano, etc.
@jackiestewart50626 ай бұрын
Enjoyed this video, you make me laugh.
@michaeldalessandro30206 ай бұрын
Awesome video I love the cap you are wearing where can I get one from?
@arokh726 ай бұрын
I've noticed that over the last several years, Aldi has become less value for money than it once was, and is just as much as Woolies, who I shop with. For me, based on where I live, Aldi, and Woolies, is a 100km round trip, so any possible savings are lost in fuel costs, especially as Woolies does home delivery to my little town, for less than my fuel, which Aldi doesn't offer. As for frozen veges, you'll find they can be better for you in that as the frozen veges are snap frozen soon after picking on the farm, thus they are fresher than 'fresh' veges as you don't know how long it's been between picking and getting to the store.
@peterosy6 ай бұрын
FYI. Woolies still have a 4 X 1 litre box pack of coconut water for $10.
@sueg71745 ай бұрын
New Zealand remains stubbornly high. We need an Aldi. Countdown is now Woollies it always was just a different name. Our cheapest is Pak n Save but only on some items.
@berniebne82436 ай бұрын
ALDI coffee beans $12.xx make a decent flat white and a third the price.
@graw98336 ай бұрын
Awesome video mate
@joannereadman27356 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip with the cheese.. i find the rip off pringles taste sooo much better.. i do miss the sausages/bacon we have in the uk. washing power yep doesn't smell the same..we have a store near us that sells persil but very expensive. thanks for an awesome video
@paulafowler50995 ай бұрын
Your food prices are fairly similar to those here in Western Canada. Actually, the second batch of dry goods was overall way cheaper than what we would pay here. I'm jealous!!
@ThatJohnstonLife5 ай бұрын
And it's warmer
@paulafowler50995 ай бұрын
@@ThatJohnstonLife 😂😂😂 Don't remind me!!!
@MummyJo16 ай бұрын
I find that most of the time the price at Aldi is the same as Woollies or Coles
@Aussiedave546 ай бұрын
Rosso, OMO, or. FAB in the laundry, mate. Not the ALDI crap 😂
@paulfromperth57136 ай бұрын
Wow, you really eat like POMS…just like my parents did. 😊
@jamesherman37506 ай бұрын
Costco has fresh salmon for $27 a kg that you can bag up and freeze if thats more your thing Edit: I should watch the video before I comment haha
@ProcyonAlpha6 ай бұрын
I just eat chicken, brocolli, oats, eggs and some fruit. Keep it simple.
@202kittykat4 ай бұрын
The passata is awful, trimat 9.99 had that fresh smell that lingers. Love the fish fingers. Pesto is good. The nut bars can be cheaper in Woolworths if on special. Chicken crispy is better than the original. The sweeteners are good value. The noodles and gnocchi is great value. The cereal is on par with Kellogg’s. The porridge is delish. Most products come from Aussie big brands anyway
@Christoffason325 ай бұрын
Hope you didn’t walk past the British hob nobs currently in aldi 😅😅
@ThatJohnstonLife5 ай бұрын
Haven't had a hob nob in years
@kevape6 ай бұрын
@thatjohnstonlife we’re just going through the visa application process. Brisbane looks amazing, but we’ve always had an eye on Melbourne. I’m torn about which state to nominate. Any advice? We’re a family of 3.
@aishaabdullah69936 ай бұрын
If you like hot weather= Brisbane if you like cold winters= Melbourne.
@kevape6 ай бұрын
@@aishaabdullah6993 thanks for coming back, does Melbourne have good springs and summers? Thing is, brits have a different opinion on what’s cold. Keeping an eye on the weather apps, I can see Melbourne is around 16 degrees Celsius during the Autumn which is like spring in the UK 😀 I’ve seen the average temp in winter is 14 degrees. Which to us is almost shorts weather 😂
@aishaabdullah69936 ай бұрын
@kevape oh no worries mate, I'm originally from Tassie so our winters were on average 2°c and sometimes lower. Melbourne has similar for winter but being from the UK dealing with snow and rain I think you'd find it a breeze. I won't lie, I'm on the Gold Coast and have lived here for 8 years and the summers can be brutal like the air is so humid you could drink the air and it feels suffocating. Melbourne is good if your big into fashion and food. Qld is good for well.. not wearing clothes 😆 and living by the beach. I really love QLD but I find it a bit more unaffordable compared to Melbourne. Just make sure you have a house lined up, I'd hate to see you competing against 100 other people. How exciting for your visa application! We pretty welcoming here, you'd be welcomed with open arms, just remember when your here, if you have questions or need help do not hesitate to ask us Aussie's enjoy helping.
@kevape6 ай бұрын
@@aishaabdullah6993 that’s great pal! Yeh I think the humidity would kill me to be fair if it was for months on end, I don’t know how I would deal with it. Yeh it’s exciting and scary obviously. The market for housing in Melbourne looks like the UK’s to be fair. Expensive and in short supply. We’re not looking for inner city living, suburb within 30 ish mins to CBD is ideal. Looks like you get more for your dollar though for housing in Brisbane they seem to be on a bigger plot of land with swimming pools whereas in Melbourne the plots even in the suburbs look smaller for the same money. Gold Coast looks lush!! We’ve also been looking at Newcastle, seems like a half way house weather wise.
@coraliemoller38966 ай бұрын
If you like weather that is not too hot and not too cold, then New South Wales is goldilocks. You don’t have to choose Sydney, which is very expensive. There are smaller cities in the Central Coast area, north of Sydney, then a bit further north is Newcastle, and to the south there is Wollongong. All of these are coastal cities with nearby beaches and city amenities. You just have to find a job in your field that is on the migration list. But need to be quick as pressure is on to close the immigration program for now, until housing catches up with demand. Same all around Australia.
@aishaabdullah69936 ай бұрын
I can't do Aldi meat it sickens me 🤢
@steelcrown71306 ай бұрын
Really? I buy it all the time. Especially their whole beef fillets. But then again, I buy tons of meat at Costco, so what would I know?
@aishaabdullah69936 ай бұрын
@@steelcrown7130 I'd rather eat lentils than Aldi meat. Don't get me started on their chicken 🤮
@steelcrown71306 ай бұрын
@@aishaabdullah6993 Hahaha, fair enough.
@TheAbeKane6 ай бұрын
Bakery bread bro. Best bread. Good haul otherwise! Well done
@fuxzor6 ай бұрын
I fear we are heading for even higher grocery prices. Look at Canada. 🧐
@ChiVegas20116 ай бұрын
Between the growing popularity of Aldi and the inflation, Aldi is no longer the " budget friendly" grocery store as it used to be. At least here in Florida, USA.
@jdb93884 ай бұрын
Guys pro tip get your meat from Halal butcher, its free from chemicals and hormones and crazy cheap, lamb and beef $10 per kilo
@bargeonline6 ай бұрын
Jack Purcell can be good for milk meat
@AnnWright-jb2dw5 ай бұрын
It is a NO for Aldi meat and cheese.
@swagman686 ай бұрын
This just a poor mans add for Aldi and Costco😐
@tjcole62492 ай бұрын
you shouldnt eat sausages, very unhealthy
@ellie-jo30256 ай бұрын
I remember people saying Australian groceries are so expensive ages ago, but now that’s basically the same as my UK shop, if not better 🥲