What You Get When You Spend $50 In A Grocery Store In Zimbabwe-Is Cost Of Living Too High?

[@MShine1444]

We just need to ride this wave , the real issue is that our system is ignorant of what needs to be prioritized, agriculture is our economy , yet we are destroying the eco-systems . the drought is southern Africa is largely man-made , we are not planting trees , instead we are cutting down trees , mining and producing a lot of toxic waste that will render the average person helpless, imagine we can cut down the luxury , what about the average person without an oversees pension . its really about fixing the economy from the very bottom . its painful to watch things slide down and the average person is struggling big time , yet there are solutions . Some of us are agricultural experts and can make input in Rural business and Agronomy but ideas fall on deaf ears , we can make things but without good rainfall its a disaster . There are solutions and the people need to act now , the cost of living is rising everywhere so we need to get smarter and go past these challenges , Zimbabwe is still the best option and turning back is not the solution . We stand with you so just keep your head above the water!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rumbidzaimanditereza5187]

When I visited Zim my sis in law took me kuma tuckshop, really helped coz I couldn't afford the traditional shops. Its ridiculously expesive

[@ethos289]

Yes, I was going to say that too. I recently went to Zim and we avoided pick and pay. Tuckshops were cheaper than pick and pay

[@viviciousvee]

If there are tuck shops like Harare rather buy there. It’s half the price and for 50bucks you buy a lot . The prices in the shops are killing us. It’s bad.

[@JosephBlack-bg2lz]

WONDERFUL SISTER : I am watching from Silicon Valley, California, USA. Thank you for sharing your interesting MAZOE experience. The whole world is currently in the midst of a STORM. Do not give up. Keep moving forward. You can do it! REAPING IS RESERVED FOR THE PLANTERS . There is no security in a 9to5 JOB. There is no safety in using outdated retirement plans. A better, beautiful life; a life worth living awaits you. Free yourself from the CHAINS of fear, criticism and unnecessary worries about what others think or what others can do for you. The only CHAIN that can truly stop you is your own mind. Soar above the storm clouds, so that you can SEE AND KNOW .

[@elphasdube]

I like your channel because you are genuine and upfront about things. It informs us who are keen to be in Zim to plan and ensure we sort alternative forms of income. Thank you

[@KayasGogo]

Thanks a ton

[@fungaichiganangana9208]

I think it's the choice of the stuff and where you got them, that's the problem here.If I get back to Zimbabwe, I will focus on the very traditional lifestyle of going tuckshops and vending markets. If I want meat, I can buy a goat for about less than $50. Thanks for your program.

[@Kron8094]

A ordinary goat you can get it for $30 or less

[@heatherheather6127]

Diaspora is rent bills etc you can’t have borehole . I tell you home is much better

[@LawrenceZinyurugwi]

.kaya's gogo..i live here in south Africa ..and I can tell this..,food is very expensive and talking to a friend in 🇬🇧 UK and they are crying..actually, it's more expensive in UK 🇬🇧..at least in Zimbabwe you can have your own garden which really helps

[@Hurtymore]

The only difference here is how deep is the pocket. Money circulates in SA and UK than Zim.

[@LawrenceZinyurugwi]

@Hurtymore true that..I concur

[@IndigoBay_3]

Sis, a little venting is healthy part of how we process things. As you already stated, we're experiencing economic stress here in the States too. Keep pushing on and keep the faith. We'll get through this :)

[@TembaNcube]

That’s so little for 50 USD . It’s like Mazoe is now a luxury for sure . It’s better to have a side hustle in order to survive . This is quite distressing . Thank you Kayas Gogo as always be strong ❤️🙏🏾

[@silverback1tv]

Tuc shops are also a good place to do some groceries, things like toilet paper, shower gels , soaps , toothpaste etc, got that tip from our maid when we traveled to zim a lot of savings to be made ., we also relocating back home next year so I’ve been doing my homework. Invest in some goats too .

[@itaimubaiwa8612]

We are coming to join you in Zim gogo! Things are crazy in most places in the world prices have gone made!

[@thoesibanda7769]

I'm telling you Zimbabwe is still affordable

[@noelorraine]

Hey there 👋👋 I totally get your frustrations The prices of things is crazy especially in the big supermarkets. My advice is try your small shops prices there are a little better but otherwise Zim prices are a BIG SCAM.

[@Rumbie87]

@noelorraine matiregerera mai Issa where are you hamuko kuKZbin are you taking a break

[@thoesibanda7769]

Wholesalers re cheaper

[@KayasGogo]

Thanks for the tips!

[@More2001-c9s]

Vatenga kupi

[@Alfredkandengwa]

I been following you for some time and I really feel your frustration especially a person like you who is passionate and has love for your country thank you for exposing the other side of home not just the good projects people do after diaspora. The quality of life is very important too. That amount in groceries is way too unsustainable

[@KayasGogo]

Thanks for the support. I'm hanging in there

[@heatherheather6127]

That is very reasonable. IN SA and also States you can’t buy lots of stuff like that for 50$. UK worse

[@diasporanbuildingahomeinzi9622]

In the UK there are options, you can go to Aldi, Lidl and buy groceries nedecent price

[@heatherheather6127]

@ .Yes but to get 50$ every week to buy groceries hazvibude . So in Zim most people is just buying food hapana ma mortgages and rent.

[@fhatuwanimasindi]

@@heatherheather6127 SA is very cheap, deodorant cost around R30 nothing compared to that one that cost almost R200

[@heatherheather6127]

@ ya but don’t calculate like that. Ku SA unotoshaya 30rand yacho to buy.

[@jamromia]

I totally hear you, I was in Zim a couple of weeks ago from the UK and realised that grocery costs have gone up significantly and are now almost on par and in some instances even more than the UK. This is ridiculous considering that the earnings of the two countries are nowhere near the same but I guess that is what you get when you base everything on the USD. Irrespective of whether things are imported or manufactured locally they are all not realistic compared to the population's earnings. There is too much profiteering going on in Zim and sanity has to prevail.

[@heatherheather6127]

It’s world wide my friend! Grocery is now expensive everywhere even in SA hazvichaiite

[@CookingwithPauline]

I still remember ndakambopinda ma Ok ndichida chingwa.so chaive chakanyorwa nema bond so ndakazobvunza kut how much in USD $ ndokut $2,50 a loaf of bread,just imagine.mashops amakatenga are very costly.tengai kuma tuckshops

[@KayasGogo]

I'm going straight kuma tuck shop

[@readytoprogressinmaths-res209]

Kayas Gogo thank you for an honest reflection and appreciation of the situation in Zim. I am also retired having been in the uk for 25 years. I like your resolve to ride the wave. We are in this together my dear sister. Am not going anywhere staying put

[@KayasGogo]

I am staying put ❤️👏🏾

[@heatherheather6127]

@@readytoprogressinmaths-res209 All the best- Home is best.

[@regissanyamandwe5590]

We must learn to buy locally and promote our farmers for things like carrots, apples, tomatoes bananas etc

[@Olisepazed]

Interestingly, in Lusaka, a pack of 6 bottles of that same Mazwoe is sold at about USD $10

[@charitysaili4039]

@@Olisepazed mazoe remember there is fake and original. I was so disappointed in September kutenga mazowe kunyatsonzwa kuti thats not it. Dilution yacho almost 1:1.

[@lizziesibanda3438]

Times are tough. Tuckshops and musika is the way forward. That Mazoe looks like it’s the fake one from Zambia and cheaper kuma tuckshop. It’s much transparent in colour than the original. Saw a documentary highlighting the fake Mazoe. Anyways thanks for highlighting. My sister lives ku Borrowdale and one lady started a tucksop in her garage ndokwavanoenda for affordable prices. Home is best, tirikuuya kuno kwacho ku Diaspora tiri kutsva.

[@missmoyo6310]

You have to shop around different shops. Some of the things you listed like Mazoe are $4 in other shops. I live in England and there’s somethings that I get from discount/ dollar shops or markets rather than the well known super markets.

[@mikelsibs492]

Things are costly everywhere. I'm here in the UK fustrated, but what I like about Zimbabwe one could easily get double to what you bought if you had gone outside instead of supermarkets. Also you can grow your own reducing the need to visit supermarket.

[@ruthpartridge6314]

Exactly thinks like fruit vegetables can go ku Market

[@mikelsibs492]

​@ruthpartridge6314 only thing i would have gone for it in the supermarket is polony, mazoe and that's it. Even in UK can't remember when was the last time i bought meat from a supermarket. It's ridiculously expensive

[@thoesibanda7769]

When you get home please stop buying from supermarkets I don't, the wholesalers re a plug.Gain is the best buying in bulk..remember these supermarkets re stocking from there

[@ruthpartridge6314]

@@mikelsibs492 exactly

[@thembakhumalo3113]

Its a fight everywhere cc...just different battles... As you rightly say...cut out " sugars...grow wambugu& etc...and look around more closely to mitigate other issues...Work more or water sources...Goodluck.

[@waltersashiri]

Your updates are always factual and very informative thank you so much . its your " hapana kwandiri kuenda' for me 👌.... there should be some regulations on pricing especially the prices of basic food items in this drought season . like , seriously , that Mazoe is locally produced what can be the justification of such an exorbitant price. Responsible authorities should be actively involved in rectifying these inconsistencies in food pricing . I think retailers are ripping off consumer deliberately. tiri kupondana tega pamwe pacho . i felt your pain but don't give up zvinoita chete.

[@KayasGogo]

Thanks for watching. Ndiripo muno, ndombosiya Mazoe for now🥰

[@deangayle9433]

Top video. This is the real issue facing the citizens of zimbabwe. When I was there I used to go to the Ok mart but then I was told to go to the local farm poetry seller and the tuck shops. This is a good video well done. And you bought all round goods.

[@ignasiodondo3396]

I feel there's something those economists of ours who work at the central bank failed to learn from the colonisers when they left. Our currency is fiat currency same as our former colonisers. If the US can just print cash out of nothing why shouldn't we be in a position to do so and not have that result in hyperinflation. Honestly the only way out should have been to print our own money then have infrastructure development. That infrastructure development should them employ sizeable chunk of our working age population. Why should we have a country where people take twenty years to build a house where they should live? If anything most of the professionals should be able to secure a mortgage. These mortgages can then result in banks employing more people. To safeguard our infrastructure most of the buildings including shops at rural service centres should be constructed by professionals and inspections should be done just like in urban centres. We should also try to industrialise in our own small way by making it a point. How one might ask by ensuring that govt sources from the local industries that will have been setup. We can't have a situation whereby we import toothpicks. We should just buy machinery for such and hopefully after 5 years we will be exporting into the region. It should be govt policy to demand improvements in quality with every iteration of the products we will be producing from these industries. If we are forced to dog food (consume what we produce) at govt level from the permanent secretary right down to the lowest level employee after a decade we will be producing better goods. People can try and argue about the quality of those goods but remember not so long ago mostly people were complaining about Chinese made goods but now China is number one in manufacturing quality goods, even Japan was like that- the Americans were complaining about Japanese electronic goods before it became a manufacturing powerhouse. The major difference between us and the Asians is that Asians believe in iterative improvement of quality of goods but when it comes to us we want to have the best quality from day one. Remember early versions of colour TVs coming out of China would only last the duration of the world cup!

[@ignasiodondo3396]

Once you have infrastructure development and local industrialisation you have part of the battle half won. People might complain about the industrial output and its quality but imagine goods that are produced at Siyasoo if one is to marry that with proper engineering from Universities and Technical colleges and then you bring in proper management such that the whole system is professionalised. That will certainly absorb a lot of unemployed people, will raise our GDP and we can even ask be they Russians or Chinese to build us SMR nuclear reactors for our power needs payable over 20 years and reasonable rates. We mechanise our Agriculture currently there is plenty of land in both rural and farming areas that it under utilised because of lack of manpower. If our Agriculture was mechanised a family of 4 could be producing tonnes of produce over their plot of land. 45 years after independence why should we have cattle being used for draught power? We already have agricultural extension officers who should be managing the ploughing of our fields with the said tractors. One can say where does the money come from:- I believe this should have been the command agriculture that we were supposed to have had. Land should be utilised fully so that we have enough for not only our subsistence but for export as well.

[@ignasiodondo3396]

Where else can we have our people employed and improvements brought in, you might ask? In the 90s when our industrial base in BYO was having industries facing challenges and starting to close factories this is where we really missed the ball and its not only govt but private sector as well. In fact I see the role of the private sector being to lobby and advise govt on what to do but because our private sector leadership is more given to coming up with complains and have mastered the blame game, they couldn't advice the govt to change focus and pivot towards tourism. Had they done so Victoria Falls would be our second largest city employing multitudes in the hospitality sector. Because we lack vision and committed individuals in both the public and private sector we lost the ball. Why should Vic falls be drawing as much money as say Durban in RSA. In order for tourism to be big it needs a lot of domestic not just foreign to begin with and the way we could have had that was to make it as affordable as possible for locals to be able to fly to Vic falls with family at least once a year. Our problem is we just adopted things from the colonials who felt that it was not ok for blacks to afford those holidays. I feel any professional working in Zim should be able to afford holiday travel with their family at least once a year but we have carried on with this elitist idea projected by whites that ordinary folks should not be able to afford decent holidays in their own country. Once you establish a solid domestic base then promoting it internationally won't be so much of a challenge. If we could do this then the country would become successful.

[@jesulasmith3148]

$50 won't give you that much groceries here in Florida

[@awhaytravel]

@@jesulasmith3148 but in Florida salaries are better. With a $300 salary that $50 is a lot

[@tafruts8755]

In 2014 - 2016 I moved back to Zim after having stayed overseas for 14 years. My thought was to build a home and open a small business and enjoy my freedom. Two years down the line, ooh my Gosh. The gvt started changing money into a whatever denomination it was, we used to go to the atm and just get our hard-earned USA dollar. Just overnight, atm wasn't working. Parts for the trucks hard to get. You send someone to SA to get parts, they will demand all these new things that weren't initially on the agreement. Drivers would lie. I remember waiting for a delivery, and i kept calling the delivery driver to tell me his where abouts. He kept lying only to realise there was no truck coming our way. Honestly, the culture has changed, its not the same Zimbabwe that we grew up in. Zim humbled me. I do not want to raise my kids in such an environment, I am sorry. Yes, those who have achieved outside the boarders of Zim can advocate for going back. Those who are within, are queuing to get out.

[@KayasGogo]

Not everyone is able to leave voita sei?

[@tafruts8755]

I love your channel, i am one person who waits every weekend for a new video. However, lets tell the real story when it comes to moving back home. Real story is, I think, you need a source of income kwaunenge wabva, might be a hse being rented out to sustain your stay in Zim. If we are being disingenuous as well as cynical we will lead people munataisireva. Finish your mortagage. I found out when you are dual citizen, unorarama with peace, coz you know when they take your usa dollar you can jump on the plane and go back. One relative of mine doing farming very well. There is no market to sale his crop + beaf. Last time he gave 50k chickens to Luna and the idiots didnt want to pay. That is the true story of Zimbabwe.

[@KayasGogo]

Thanks for the support. I hope no one feels misled . I see what I see, poverty, wealth and in between and that is what I am sharing. The choice of building/ buying in Zim is not mine but each individual. The suffering is undeniable, but there is also joy for ordinary people with no connection. I see it. Unscrupulous business people , yes there is a proliferation of n'yan'ya idzodzo . I 'm sorry your relative went through that.

[@ElectrixG]

I was in zim a couple of weeks ago, walked into ok supermarket and I couldn't believe my eyes 👀

[@chifetetefb]

The pricing model by our retailers is crazy. This is man created.

[@robertthreads4547]

@@chifetetefb its not the govt but the SAfcn retail shops run by SAfcn oligarchs seeking regime change in Zimbabwe. People must ditch the opposition abd stop buying from OK, etc, they will bring down their prices

[@Linmut2538]

fruits and vege buy in the streets from the farmers in town...groceries tuckshops is the way to go. forget about ok tm spar

[@gavinpage673]

Having been in SA and Zim two months back, looking at what you have paid the prices have increased significantly, sadly there is lots of factors at play and these don't bode well for the citizenry and growth of the economy.

[@SheStoicForLife77]

I’ve been in Harare not long ago and the first thing last I bought was binging on polony, boerewors, orange crush, avocados and that wholemeal bread you’ve got there. 😂😂😂😂😂 However, I’m one frugal human being and I won’t buy vegetables from supermarkets but Mbare is there. I got massive cabbages for a dollar 2, a bucket of tomatoes and some big potatoes as big as little pumpkins. So tasty! My meat I buy from the butcheries even where I live that’s what I do. Vegetables I go to the market. Meat to the butcheries coz meat in supermarkets here mostly not organic. It’s tasteless.

[@tembi-x5g]

I recently relocated to Zim, I find food expensive but comparable to where I was. I had to learn kuti 'formal" supermarkets are not always the best. I buy fruits and vegetables from markets in containers in town

[@KayasGogo]

Welcome

[@peekay9688]

Zimbabwean retailers are really abusing the USD, everything is overpriced food , properties, stands etc

[@ruthpartridge6314]

Very True exploiting

[@bigshow4790]

I think the main problem is what people are earning in Zimbabwe and its quite interesting as to how people are surviving.

[@llaka79]

I was in Zim for 17 months after being in diaspora for 25 years the problem Zim has and why change won’t come as quickly is deep . Young people are the ones who will bring change to any country not me not you Gogo . The young people have decided to leave Zimbabwe and the diaspora population is big enuff to support the Zimbabweans back home hence Zimbabweans are not hungry enuff to be angry . So when you look at other countries and say how come they did it well their young population didn’t run away . Zimbabweans young people are busy trying to leave no one cares to make change . The older people like me will never be ones that bring change to Zim

[@Nyax4Real]

Problems amplified in Zim, frustrating. You said it right.

[@mszikhali5751]

Go straight to the market its way cheaper than these Pic n Pay, Choppies and the likes. I sell groceries and I stock straight from the market (6 Avenue/5 Avenue there, fresh fruits and vegetables kukhona konke I sell Mazoe Ras at 3.68$, stocking from the market. Next time please go to the market, all those will be half price, and all genuine products

[@KayasGogo]

Thanks for the tip

[@johnellis4646]

I am in the UK, and it's more expensive here than Zimbabwe. I bought the whole salmon the other day and it cost me £33.00 x 1.28 $42.00 a packet of good dates cost me £10.99 x 1.28 =14.06, total is $52.99. Life is hard everywhere, and it's going to get worse. The other alternative is to down scale to reduce expenses. Don't go to them, Supermarkets. If you are in Harare, try Magombe stores, just after Warren Park. You can buy your groceries in bulk from there. That's what I do. The rest of the stuff like white meat, vegetables etc, you can produce that yourself. I hardly eat red meat that is a reduction already on my cost of living.

[@nemonemo4962]

@@johnellis4646 I stopped buying salmon the price is too much

[@auntievonnie]

@@nemonemo4962 Same here stopped buying salmon and steak! I live mostly on sausages and chicken! Cost of living has skyrocketed everywhere! It’s a sad reality that we are in!!!!

[@linn8854]

Salmon is generally expensive atove ma first world problems

[@izzsaws7647]

I totally agree with you. Most of these vegetables you can grow yourself. We bought mbudzi dzedu dzakavanda and they give birth in 2’s. Bought plenty road runners, netsuro. Tsuro give birth btw 8-11 at a go and they multiply. Apa you are in control by using manure and rabbit urine to ensure crop is very healthy. Honestly I would rather ndiri kuno after 36 years of diaspora. GMO’s ma one, maybe cheap but killing us❤

[@Takunda-kg6su]

Even in the U.k groceries ar expensive.Economic hardship ar everywhere.

[@waleed2656]

@@Takunda-kg6su facts we feeling it here in uk

[@shamisojohwa1272]

SA, Let's say Oros x2 70rand,bread r20, cucumbers x2 30, Doom r35, sausages r50, carrots even at Woolworths its x2 packs r25, Apples. r35 picknpay, rollonx2 r50, Polony x2 110 Spar

[@sandymuchy8531]

Ahh my favourite gogo I love how genuine you're the struggle is real but big supermarkets is a no go area believe me. You get value for your money if you go kuma tuck shops and wholesale. Buy in bulk and vegetables mu market ... ndazotya roll on amana 5$ + here amana!!! Ya the struggle is real but motongwava ngwava gogo no go area kuma big shops lol. Ahh zvoda nyasha shame was there ku holiday and if you think of the wider population mmm unonzwa tsitsi cause 1$ rakakosha. Kana kuno futhi ana Tesco vadura shame😮😂😂

[@KayasGogo]

Zvaka presser. I'm out to the tuck shops 🏃🏾‍♀️‍➡️

[@comfortdondo]

I would say itai garden for your vegetables mommy. Or Mbare for your produce. I just grew up with a mom who grew and raised all we ate... Then just buy house hold items. I'm so sorry about the cost... Thanks for sharing positively

[@comfortdondo]

I wrote too soon. I can't imagine without water.. Will visit you Godwilling 🥰🥰🥰

[@KayasGogo]

I am doing the best trying to grow my own food but sometimes the run to the store is inevitable. Thanks for the tip. Yes, thank you to your Mother and all Mothers that have worked so tirelessly. The unsung heroes 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️❤️❤️

[@thoesibanda7769]

Zimbabwe is much affordable Kaya's but it depends ukt where do you buy from I buy mazoe raspberry 6pack = 19$ which is$ 3.16c each Wholesalers re the best Buy in bulk good people Look for Gain Wholesalers or any other ll be surprised❤

[@KayasGogo]

Thanks for the tip

[@diasporanbuildingahomeinzi9622]

Now l understand why people buy groceries from SA in bulk. Zim has no appreciation of the US dollar! This is crazy

[@Mstem.02]

Zimbabwe needs its own currency. Labour costs are low enough to produce goods that are cheaper and affordable.

[@llaka79]

Unfortunately 99.9% of Zimbabweans think the USD is the answer they don’t know that the problem is the USD . It’s so frustrating that 99.9% of people are clueless to this fact and fight to keep USD

[@DressForAfrica]

@@llaka79 what about the Zig? 🤔

[@llaka79]

@ yes which nobody wants as long as the USA dollar is an option no local currency will survive . People will always opt for the stronger currency no matter what the USA has to be eliminated completely for any local currency to work . If you introduced USD in South Africa the same thing would happen people will opt for USD over Rand simple coz USD is stronger and more stable

[@nw7587]

Found out when I was visiting that the locals don’t shop at traditional shops. A lady working at one of the shops actually told me where to go to get things for half the price. That Mazoe would have cost you $3. I know it’s still a high price but I think those living in Zim have found a way to cope.

[@dambudzogororo5748]

I think its almost the same ne UK grocery radhura. In £ maybe 30. There is beef and mazoe zvinodhura

[@maitabasa7693]

Some people are saying it's expensive everywhere in the world but we have income remember the ordinary Zimbabwean doesn't have an income and to make it worse they're using US$. Iits good kurima vegetables the weather is good compared ne kuno ku UK hakuna zuva byt then most areas haana mvura yo😊

[@KayasGogo]

Eish 😞

[@vuyiswamabhena2689]

I think the shop you bought from kaya Gogo. Some supermarkets angcono like greens in town. You can get that Mazoe less than $4 in many places in town

[@mildredmoyo]

You bought from pick and pay which is one of the most expensive supermarkets.Try othere stores or markets

[@skyeskyetshookii1756]

50 USD for only those groceries in Zim, is ridiculous- wow! Thank you for sharing this.

[@peekay9688]

"They say if you dont do politics , politics will do you" no matter how people soldiering..Zanu has destroyed the country period

[@Rumbie87]

Kumatuckshop ndokwavenani mabig supermarkets isu vamwe hatisvike ikoko blackberry totenga $3.80

[@valeriejackson8835]

Exactly that how are people coping with the cost of living being on peanuts 😣

[@kuraTAngel]

We soldier on mom, our nation is an agri based economy, with some investments in irrigation, i think we can make life a bit better. Thank you so much for sharing, much love, and stay blessed, pass my regards to dad.

[@KayasGogo]

Thanks for the support

[@TDC145]

Now you are in the real Zimbabwe welcome to Zimbabwe I was waiting for this day join us at the tuckshops that's where we go and shop pay a visit to tuck shops in the down town areas now you know why we are not rushing to move back home Zimbabwe is a slow death only for the super rich elites everyone else is going through a slow death it's sad but it's true

[@KayasGogo]

Not sure about slow death, tirimo hatikwanise kubuda tese, ndochokwadi

[@sasaskitchen2435]

It’s even now expensive in the UK nowadays our Rates have gone down and bills gone up it’s sooo frustrating aswell 😢

[@KayasGogo]

😞

[@albertchinhenzva8592]

Someone seems to be mixing up numbers in pricing those commodities. It's the exchange rate confusion, I guess.

[@izzsaws7647]

I totally hear u, we have just come back home too, but I honestly think that most of those things can be grown organically and also fermenting foods to keep longer shelf life. Yes abroad and across the boarder the food is cheaper, but it is full of GMO’s. So you ask yourself, should I be ok eating cheap food with GMO’s that is giving us cancer or should I grow organic food. It’s a challenge I know but in Zimbabwe you still have control in growing safe food. It takes a lot of planning and commitment to go down the organic route. I wouldn’t want to be eating supermarket foods to be honest. Too many GMO’s coming from South Africa.

[@KayasGogo]

I agree

[@silverback1tv]

If u got some spare land gogo build some cottages for extra income

[@coachpamburton]

Thats tough ufunge but gogo vaKaya zvangoda kufanana nekuno kuUS. You got two packs of nyama plus borewores plus what looks like polon, mafruits, mavegs etc. That’s quiet a lot. $50 is not buying much here either. You are still in a better environment because you are home. Hoping the new president will do the magic he promised. Cheer up!!❤️

[@MichaelOfDC]

So so true, one week grocery you will need more than $100 chaiyo. Kana uine vana, aaah hazvitaurwe. US yaoma for some of us.

[@knowz2367]

Meat is always expensive in the supermarkets. If she had gone to the butchery it'd have been cheaper.

[@mehlulidlamini2383]

Gogo you need to go to the supermarket and also tuckshop fruit and vegetables informal market then compare before publishing

[@Tinashetriesit]

The world (most of the world) is in a struggle. In the states the cost of food is very expensive. I find myself RIGHT at the budget each month. One thing we do have here in the states is COUPONING. You can get good deals with coupons, buying off brand etc., are coupons a thing in Zimbabwe?

[@KayasGogo]

Coupons are non existent here

[@malindela44]

That's quite expensive. We must have our own vegetable gardens or use some garden sacks for our vegetables. A few chickens , road runners for our own consumption is the key i guess.

[@KayasGogo]

Self sufficiency as much as possible for sure

[@ranganaimsipa9012]

Yes it's expensive for the amount that people are earning

[@zenzomasuku723]

Have you considered keeping road runners and goat's for consumption??

[@KayasGogo]

I had road runners . We ate them! I will start again 🥰

[@adriantheproducer3113]

when i visited the country i was actually surprised kuti one can get sadza re$5 nere dollar. but muma official supermarkets maprices haatangike there

[@KayasGogo]

Zvaka presser

[@MafukuzelaDBM1122]

I was in Zimbabwe Bulawayo last month and got a few groceries at TM Hyper and was shocked at the total that I paid at the till of about $160 or just above R3000. It is simply expensive to live in the city in Zim. That grocery list in South Africa would have cost no more than R300.

[@thoesibanda7769]

With 160$ you can buy a lot at wholesale price Buy in bulk

[@bongsbeastie]

Ko zvima mari zvana mbuya nehanda zviripiko? Why are the people still using usd

[@delsynn]

Wow! Mazoe is $6?? So we will be paying $30 or more for it in Toronto soon! It looks like those closer to Zambian border are shopping there now! Apparently you can get a 6 pack of Mazoe for a few more dollars than you spent for 1 in Zim 😢

[@Hurtymore]

Thanks, moms. I see that now again, and I wanted to cast all my nets in Zim. I'm now thinking thrice if not fourth 🤔

[@thoesibanda7769]

Please don't think like that I wish i had all your numbers to add you guys to this wholesale group I buy mazoe 3.20c in Zim but in bulk like a pack.this buying groceries everyday s a no no

[@KayasGogo]

We are still here. Mazhanje are making up for the Mazoe for me🥰

[@RobertNed-lz7cc]

Even in USA honestly you will Spend more than that..please grow your own mom

[@ishmaeltanyaradzwamanyerer8619]

Get up.; stand up, stand up for your rights

[@KayasGogo]

Don't give up the fight

[@stevenmunets]

I'm sure this video will bring back that money back

[@KayasGogo]

You think so?

[@nomsamoyo2309]

$50 which is R1800 ! For such few items. In RSA for that amount , I buy every basic commodity and pay to send it home. zanu must go they are starving people to death.

[@knowz2367]

$50 is 900 rands.

[@gavinpage673]

Your info can't be trusted, firstly you got the rate of exchange wrong..

[@fredericaanderson4140]

You should just put every thing back

[@UntieBeauty]

Thank you for sharing, I always tell people Zim, it's expensive.

[@kurrieoriginale3613]

There is no regulation. They don't know the value of the dollar. So you can imagine. I saw that in Feb when I was there

[@ThabaniNgwenya-yf2vd]

In Zimbabwe you must have connection people are favoring, black market, this is why.

[@TinoSparks]

Gogo vaKhaya, respectfully, u dont buy apples, cucumbers &carrots in supermarkets in Zimbabwe if the pricing is not working for you. Don’t tell me you don’t know about that. There are obviously cheaper options, you grew up buying zvinhu pamusika. That pack of apples can cost you $2,50 by the musika . Very sustainable.

[@streetgist247]

I am here for the english thank you kk

[@KayasGogo]

From the locshin 😂

[@andilemadubeko2167]

If you get your meat at the butchery woth that $20 you get more. Veggies and fruits you go to market near tradefair. Shop at small shops not pick n pay.

[@KayasGogo]

Thanks for the tip

[@linntag5770]

I was shocked neprice yedovi nebaked beans. Yoo I was expecting it to be cheaper as locally grown and was planning to bring back hobho😂😂😂. I know UK prices are up but there is cheaper alternatives like that drink, apples, dove can buy £1 each. Carrots 50p.

[@KayasGogo]

It is really tough for most people

[@natashasibanda4616]

Home is home we can't run away but to pray for the best anyway I love raspberry juice

[@ThabaniNgwenya-yf2vd]

Mazowe in Zimbabwe it cost more than 100 rand, but in South Africa we buying it around 80 rand, it's comfusing

[@More2001-c9s]

Fruits enda kuMbare Chikafu Tenga Kuma tuckshop Rice 2 Sugar 2.5 Mafuta 3 Upfu 6 Mazoe 3.5 Nivea roll on 1.5 Apples ayo 1 chete endai kuMbare netuckshop polony iyo 1

[@Pule-s1j]

But why Zimbabwean is selling things in dollars ? In SA we use Rand , please someone educate me

[@whatsoccuringmaizuu]

This is very insightful I’m wondering if you shopped elsewhere that’s not a supermarket for the meat and vegetables how would it compare. Over the pond it’s pretty much the same it’s expensive buying ma basics here in the UK.

[@KayasGogo]

I am going to venture out more

[@ZANDIJOHNSON]

Those apples are going for 1.99 roll-on 0.99 drinks are under 2 usd in the diaspora the problem zim is over charging. the prices are ridiculous, yet a minimum wage of a school teacher is 200 usd zim is abusing the usd .

[@KayasGogo]

Pakaipa

[@Del-ponte]

You are sol lucky all that for $50 , you got real beef, lots of carrots and that bag of apples. You should try the carribean all that you have would be $100. So enjoy Zim

[@KayasGogo]

Tough everywhere

[@MsNevieCreates]

Yohhh I feel you 😢I can imagine spending almost R1000 on those items.

[@KuseKhaya]

I'm speechless, rollon for R90 that's absurd,you buy 3 for that amount

[@KayasGogo]

Eish 😞

[@kurtgodwinmandizvidza5011]

You don't buy in a departmental store if you're an ordinary Zimbabwean. For fruits and Veg go to the market, for meat go to butcheries eg. 6th ave butchery. For other groceries go to downtown grocery shops ku 6th ave. Buying from big shops like TM, OK, Choppies will kill your bag.😂

[@ThabaniNgwenya-yf2vd]

Price control is laking in Zimbabwe. Those drinks are to be less than 3 dollars, it seems like the price of it is doubled.

[@Chimusvetu]

It's crazy most places these days, I know Juice was a bit high.my house needs 160 a week at the minimum.

[@thecease6910]

Cost of living is insane. I tried getting a mortgage the other day, but honestly it is just a a high interest loan. How are young adults supposed to build wealth?

[@wozaworms]

Come to Africa. Together we can make it happen. Come on ,don't be cowards ...come 😅😅😅 we going be fine ...one love ❤

[@KayasGogo]

We are here to stay❤️🥰

[@kimbozw1808]

i don't buy much from supermarkets in zimbabwe anymore. they got very greedy with their prices. if i want south african products i use a runner from south africa. even when adding his fee on top, it is cheaper than buying in zimbabwean supermarkets. if i want vegetables and fruits i go to the farmer's market where things are cheaper. if i want yoghurt the manufacturer will deliver free if you order for USD 20 or more, and you save USD 1-2 on each 1kg tub of yoghurt. i do buy some meat from time to time in zim supermarkets. and sometimes a particular fruit of vegetable which is not available or sold out at the farmer's market. but some years ago i used to buy everything from the zim supermarket. they priced themselves out of my market.

[@KayasGogo]

Thanks for the tip