Hilo Has the Highest Food Prices in the U.S.

[Old Croc]

I'm glad Walmart is here.

http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/ArticlesM...erica.aspx

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

Hilo Has the Highest Food Prices in the U.S.

Have you been to Hana, Maui?

[Old Croc]

It does seem hard to believe that in Hilo we pay more than in Noo Yawk, Frisco, and Bastin. I have not purchased food in Hana.

[leilanidude]

It does seem hard to believe that in Hilo we pay more than in Noo Yawk, Frisco, and Bastin.
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Not really. Economy of scale combined with smaller distance to ship to market.

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

When I lived on Maui, the Pukalani Foodland sold a pack of 40 paper coffee filters for over $4.00. I asked someone in the store - - how can PAPER cost so much? They gave the Hawaii retail auto-reply, ooohhhhh shipping costs brah.

Costco opened in Kahului.
They sold 300 paper coffee filters for $3.00.
Shipping costs. Right.

[Guest]

^ u sure u want to run on that apple orange comparison ? ^

[terracore]

Maybe they were only shopping at Safeway and Island Naturals? The food is a lot cheaper here than most of Alaska or Manhattan plus most people have the option of growing/harvesting their own.

According to this article, "NYC has the highest grocery prices, followed by Seattle and SF, but various cities around the country held the most expensive prices for many common grocery items."

https://medium.com/@couponfollow/which-c...3f5e82bb2d

This one lists the top 10 cities, and nowhere was Hawaii on the list:

https://www.valpak.com/blog/10-most-expe...-groceries

This one shows Hawaii as most expensive, however the picture shows people shopping at an ABC store:

https://www.lovemoney.com/gallerylist/82...o-cheapest

This one says California and Hawaii are most expensive, but this one quote sums it up: "The problem, from a policy standpoint, is that this information is interesting but ultimately unhelpful.

"The way I like to look at this is not by state but by metro areas, because in any given state, the cost of living can vary a lot between a big metropolis and the rural areas," said Drew DeSilver, with the Pew Research Center."

https://www.thestreet.com/lifestyle/food...e-14555448

I had previously posted elsewhere, I frequently find groceries cheaper at an Orchidland hardware store versus comparable items from Safeway.

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[kalakoa]

NYC has the highest grocery prices

...but the groceries are within walking distance.

[alaskyn66]

If you are into surfing prices just go to a grocery stores website and look at their sales flyer for whatever zip code you want. It is a fun pastime .

[Old Croc]

quote:

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...but the groceries are within walking distance.

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and in Hilo I don't worry about getting caught in a crossfire between Joey "The Cigar" Lazzarino and Tony "Bent Nose" Pighininni.