According to the latest monitoring by the Authority for Consumer Protection and Competition Defense (Acodeco), San Miguelito offers the lowest cost for a basic Christmas dinner compared to other six sectors of the metropolitan area. Acodeco conducts this monitoring annually during the Christmas season to provide consumers with a guide on the budget needed for a basic Christmas dinner. In San Miguelito supermarkets, the total approximate value of the dinner (including about 10 pounds of protein) is set as follows: With ham: B/.74.39 With turkey: B/.64.27 With turkey-chicken: B/.62.30 With chicken: B/.55.10 These values place San Miguelito as the sector with the lowest total approximate cost in the overall comparison. On the other hand, Pueblo Nuevo exhibited the highest costs in most protein categories. The Acodeco report, which considers the minimum prices of supermarket products without including brand aspects, presents a comparative table of the approximate costs of the Christmas dinner in the seven monitored sectors. The Santa Ana and Calidonia sector recorded the lowest price for the chicken option (B/.54.85), while San Miguelito maintains the overall most economical position. This allows consumers to make a choice based on their specific brand preferences, whose detailed prices are available on the entity's website. Acodeco reminds the public that most of the prices of the monitored products for the Christmas dinner are governed by free supply and demand, with the exception of the price of whole Panama chicken, which may be subject to regulations.
