[Ratings] Prices of your country’s food in Russian supermarkets: From sweets to beers

All goods from Southeast Asia, China, Japan and Korea, wich was an exotic, a many years ago became widely available around the world. We can eat Japanese sweets, Thai mangosteen, Korean kimchi anywhere in the world. Drinking beer from Vietnam or Japan is also not difficult for any resident of any country. But how much does it costs? Pan Pacific Agency went to the typical Asian food’s supermarket in Moscow to measure prices.

How could you to compare a product prices in different countries? We decided that, firstly, we need to convert prices from the supermarkets to US dollars. Secondly, we need to consider the cost of products known around the world. For example, a standard Vietnamese Fo-Bo soup costs 300-350 rubles ($4.67 – $5.47) in Moscow.

Well, can we move on?

Beer from Japan, China, S. Korea, Thailand and Vietnam are easy to find in Russia. Unfortunately, beer from India and more distant countries doesn’t reach Russians supermarket shelves.

Japanese sweets ‘mochi’ and others are popular in Russia. To be honest, many of them are made in China

The taste of Asian fast-brewed noodles was recognized during the economic crisis of the 1990s in Russia. Now noodles for every taste are presented on the shelves of Asian food stores

Asian cuisine in Russia is loved for its unusual taste. Sauces help Russians cook “like in Asia”

They know what ‘kimchi’ is in Russia. A little less know what lotus shoots are, of course

Coconut milk of various brands can be bought in Russia to cook, for example, Thai Tom Yam soup

Fascinated by exotic Asian fruits on vacation, Russians want to buy them in Russia too

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