In September 2024, Checkers recorded the biggest year-on-year basket decrease among the seven stores surveyed in Windhoek, with a drop of 12.08%.
This significant decrease was driven by reductions in key items, including cooking oil, which fell from N$76.99 in 2023 to N$69.99 in 2024, stewing beef dropping from N$199.99 in 2023 to N$96.99 in 2024, and butter, which decreased from N$38.99 in 2023 to N$28.99 in 2024.
OK Foods saw a decrease of 11.93% during the review period. Shoprite reported a 3.78% year-on-year basket decrease, followed by OK Foods with a 2.94% drop, while Spar recorded a marginal decrease of 0.54%.
In contrast, Choppies experienced a year-on-year basket increase of 11.93%, showcasing a rise in prices for several items.
Notable increases were observed in cooking oil, which rose from N$56.99 in 2023 to N$76.99 in 2024, and toilet paper (Twinsaver), which increased from N$84.99 in 2023 to N$99.99 in 2024.
Pick n Pay experienced a 1.04% year-on-year increase.
The retailer category revealed significant year-on-year price reductions in two items: beef stew per kilogram and 2 liters of cooking oil.
Hypermarket
In the hypermarket category, Metro ranked as the most affordable, with a basket costing N$890.81, reflecting a 1.95% month-on-month increase. Checkers followed, with a basket costing N$983.80, showing a 1.55% increase. Woermann Brock was the least affordable, with a basket priced at N$1,003.80 and a 2.76% month-on-month increase.
For September 2024, the commodity spotlight in the retailer category focused on per-kilogram beef stew prices. Choppies offered the cheapest average price over the survey period at N$82.18 per kilogram, followed by Pick n Pay at N$83.49, Shoprite at N$90.12, Woermann Brock at N$99.00, Checkers at N$99.53, Spar at N$100.99, and OK Foods at N$105.24.
Our grocery basket comprises:
Loaf of bread
2-litre Nola Sunflower Oil
5kg Top Score maize meal
2.5kg Marathon sugar (white sugar)
1.5kg Real Good Chicken
1kg Beef stew
2kg Mama rice
3kg Pasta Polana Macaroni
1-litre Nammilk full cream milk
9 Twinsaver toilet paper (350 sheets)
700ml Wellington tomato sauce
1kg Sunlight Washing powder
750ml Sunlight dishwashing liquid
500g Rama Butter
18 Waldschmidt eggs (medium)
150g Protex bar soap
100ml Colgate toothpaste
1kg Onions
1kg Potatoes
1kg Tomatoes
Note: We do not take specials or loyalty card discounts into consideration. When certain goods are found on special, for example, “Get N$10.00 off when buying 18 (medium) eggs and pay N$55.00,” we will log the price as N$65.00 to exclude the special.
September 2024 Alternatives:
Spar – 2L oil (Spar brand)
