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Why does Samoa have expensive food?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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Alot of the food you find in Samoa is imported from NZ, Australia and/or America. If the cost of importing is high, so too will the prices be. It doesnt help that the Samoan government adds extra tax (VAGST) to the price of food also.

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