Sunday 9 January 2011

Rant 696 / Pizza Price Per Unit Area Comparison

Following the pizza thing in the previous rant, I decided to calculate the price per sq inch of different pizza sizes.


Since I was looking at Domino's, let's start there. Btw using pi = 3.1416 and rounding prices to 3dp.


Domino's


9" - $22.80 / 63.6174 sq in = $0.358/sq in
12" - $29.80 / 113.0976 sq in = $0.263/sq in
15" - $35.80 / 176.715 sq in = $0.203/sq in

*The only crust available for 15" is New York Crust.



Pizza Hut


Viva
10" - $18.50 / 78.54 sq in = $0.236/sq in
13" - $24.50 / 132.7326 sq in = $0.185/sq in


Pan
6" - $8.50 / 28.2744 sq in = $0.301/sq in
9" - $19.50 / 63.6174 sq in = $0.307/sq in
12" - $25.50 / 113.0976 sq in = $0.225/sq in



Canadian 2 For 1

Standard Pizza
10" - $23.90 / 2(78.54) sq in = $0.152/sq in
12" - $31.90 / 2(113.0976) sq in = $0.141/sq in
14" - $37.90 / 2(153.9384) sq in = $0.123/sq in


Super Value Pizza
10" - $21.90 / 2(78.54) sq in = $0.139/sq in
12" - $27.90 / 2(113.0976) sq in = $0.123/sq in
14" - $32.90 / 2(153.9384) sq in = $0.107/sq in






Oishi Pizza


2 pizzas
10" - $22.90 / 2(78.54) sq in = $0.146/sq in
12" - $29.90 / 2(113.0976) sq in = $0.132/sq in
14" - $35.90 / 2(153.9384) sq in = $0.117/sq in
*Surprisingly, Oishi actually beats Canadian in the 2-for-1 pizza contest unless you order Canadian's shitty Super Value Pizzas, which people order probably just for the sake of eating pizza.

Single pizzas
10" - $15.90 / 78.54 sq in = $0.202/sq in
12" - $21.90 / 113.0976 sq in = $0.194/sq in
14" - $25.90 / 153.9384 sq in = $0.168/sq in






Sarpino's

2-for-1 pizza
10" - $25 / 2(78.54) sq in = $0.159/sq in
12" - $30 / 2(113.0976) sq in = $0.133/sq in
14" - $35 / 2(153.9384) sq in = $0.114/sq in
*Even more surprisingly, Sarpino's 14" 2-for-1 pizzas are even cheaper than the previous champ, Oishi's. This is getting interesting.


Gourmet (single pizza)
*Every second Gourmet pizza is sold at roughly half price, hence I'm calculating the prices separately.
10" - $18.80 / 78.54 sq in = $0.239/sq in
12" - $23.80 / 113.0976 sq in = $0.210/sq in
14" - $28.80 / 153.9384 sq in = $0.187/sq in


Gourmet (2 pizzas)
10" - $(18.80 + 9.50) / 2(78.54) sq in = $0.180/sq in
12" - $(23.80 + 12) / 2(113.0976) sq in = $0.158/sq in
14" - $(28.80 + 14.50) / 2(153.9384) sq in = $0.141/sq in


Super Value 5 Cheese Pizza (2 pizzas)
*Doing this just to see if it offers something even cheaper, therefore I'll only calculate the price if you order two. Like Gourmet pizzas, every second pizza is at roughly half price.


10" - $(17.80 + 9) / 2(78.54) sq in = $0.171/sq in
12" - $(20.80 + 10.50) / 2(113.0976) sq in = $0.138/sq in
14" - $(23.80 + 13) / 2(153.9384) sq in = $0.120/sq in
*Yet again I am surprised. How is this not cheaper than Canadian's Super Value Pizzas??


Cheese Pizza (two pizzas)
*Found on the same page as the above, this better be the cheapest pizza of all because it's just a large cheese toast.



10" - $(14.80 + 7.50) / 2(78.54) sq in = $0.142/sq in
12" - $(17.80 + 9) / 2(113.0976) sq in = $0.118/sq in
14" - $(20.80 + 11) / 2(153.9384) sq in = $0.103/sq in




Rite Pizza
*Apparently they do 2-for-1 now too.


Chicken/Beef/Seafood (2-for-1)
10" - $23 / 2(78.54) sq in = $0.146/sq in
12" - $30.50 / 2(113.0976) sq in = $0.135/sq in
14" - $37 / 2(153.9384) sq in = $0.120/sq in

Rite Saver (2-for-1)
10" - $21 / 2(78.54) sq in = $0.134/sq in
12" - $27.50 / 2(113.0976) sq in = $0.122/sq in
14" - $32 / 2(153.9384) sq in = $0.104/sq in
*The 14" Rite Savers may be the cheapest non-plain pizzas in Singapore that isn't made in your own kitchen, but only because they have merely one topping each. You can probably get the same price if you add one topping to Sarpino's Cheese Pizzas.








Pizza de France
*This is in the list only because it offers 3-pizza deals.


Gourmet Table (Triple Treat)
10" - $34 / 3(78.54) sq in = $0.144/sq in
12" - $44 / 3(113.0976) sq in = $0.130/sq in
14" - $54 / 3(153.9384) sq in = $0.117/sq in
*At 14" it matches the price of Oishi's 2-for-1, which is the current reigning champion for the non-budget-pizza category.At both 10" and 12" it is the cheapest in the same category.

Classic Table (Triple Treat)
10" - $30 / 3(78.54) sq in = $0.127/sq in
12" - $41 / 3(113.0976) sq in = $0.121/sq in
14" - $49 / 3(153.9384) sq in = $0.106/sq in
*This menu includes the plain cheese toast, though called "Mozza Classic" here. 








I don't know if I missed any but I think I'm done here.


I'll end this with the conclusion that if you are not on a seriously tight budget, the best value for money can be found in Oishi's menu and Pizza de France's Gourmet Table. In the case that you are on a seriously tight budget, why the heck are you ordering pizza??














The bak kut teh was exceptionally bland. I used the packet of spices I bought in Malacca during the BC trip but my mum refused to follow the instructions. Instead, we used exactly half the spices. In the end she added a cube of fish stock (it's the same as chicken stock anyway) but the taste only improved slightly.


Fortunately due to my still screwed up sleep schedule I just went to bed soon after, before I had to force myself to consume an entire bowl of it.


Now it's 3am and I'm simmering it for 30mins to reduce the soup. Hopefully the slightly thicker version would have a stronger flavour.


EDIT: Yes it was better after I reduced it by about 20% in height, which is a lot if you take into account the amount of solids in the soup.















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Let's do it.


He lets the dog in.


The above are correct. The following is wrong.


Lets do it.


I think this explanation is clear and concise enough.

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