The Price Is Right Australia

In honor of my brother's Price is Right post from his Alaska Arctic Researcher blog, I have decided to do a Price is Right Australia version. See if you can guess the price of the following items. Then scroll all the way down the post to see the answers. No cheating! 

Organic shampoo (400 ml or 14.1 oz) 

Sundried tomato strips (280 g or 9.9 oz)

Basil pesto (190 g or 6.7 oz)

Hazelnut spread (generic Nutella) (750 g or 26.5 oz)

Peanut butter (500 g or 17.6 oz)

White long grain rice (2 kg or 4.4 lb)

Watermelon (1.18 kg or 2.6 lb)

Strawberries (250 g or 8.8 oz)

Skim milk (1 L or 0.26 gallon)

Greek yogurt (1 kg or 2.2 lb)

Shredded cheese (700 g or 24.7 oz)

Chicken breasts (1.133 kg or 2.5 lb) with prices hidden by receipts

 

Eggs (dozen)

Scroll down to see how your guesses compare to the real prices! 
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It's hard to accurately determine the USD prices of these items as ratio of cost of living to salary plays a huge role in economy. In addition, exchange rates are always fluctuating. We are fortunate to be traveling at a time when USD is stronger than AUD, but a short time ago that would not have been the case. I listed AUD and USD prices for each item with exchange rate of $1.00 AUD = $0.70 USD. 


Organic shampoo: $3.50 AUD = $2.46 USD
-interestingly, organic was cheaper than non-organic in this case

Sundried tomato strips: $3.53 AUD = $2.48 USD

Basil pesto: $2.70 AUD = $1.90 USD

Hazelnut spread: $6.93 AUD = $4.87 USD

Peanut butter: $4.00 AUD on sale = $2.81 USD

White long grain rice: $3.00 AUD = $2.11 USD 

Watermelon: $1.50/kg AUD = $0.48/lb USD

Strawberries: $1.70 AUD = $1.19 USD
-smaller than the quart sized package I'm used to

Skim milk: $0.90 AUD = $0.63 USD

Greek yogurt: $5.50 AUD = $3.86 USD
-eating Tasmanian yogurt feels exotic to me

Shredded cheese: $6.50 AUD = $4.57 USD

Chicken breasts: $9.00/kg AUD = $2.88/lb USD

Eggs: $2.99 AUD = $2.10 USD