Pago Pago - Post Report Question and Answers

How would you describe the availability and cost of groceries and household supplies relative to your home country?

Availability is rather hit or miss. The common method of shopping is to hit 3-5 different small stores to hope to find what you are looking for/need. Being an island, costs are higher than mainland US, but (remarkably) lower than Hawai'i.

Choices are limited and often stock is not replenished, so once it is gone from the shelves many products never return. There is a mix of Korean, American and Australian/ New Zealand products. Fresh local fruit is available from street vendors, but prices vary depending on if they know you live there. Milk is only available in UHT boxes. - Feb 2018


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