Join the Club: You Can Shop at Costco in These 13 Countries
Join the Club: You Can Shop at Costco in These 13 Countries
In addition to the United States and Puerto Rico, here are countries where you can find the $1.50 hot dog meal and the brand’s signature bulk values. According to Costco Connection magazine, they also each stock unique local favorites.
When you move to a new country, it can be comforting to find familiar products and services. If you’ve got a Costco membership, you’ll fit right in here.
Mexico
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Number of stores: 40
Unique items: Pan de muerto, Biscayan-style cod, Rosca de Reyes
Interesting fact: the Costco location in Mérida, Yucatán has a cenote in the parking lot!
Taiwan
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Number of stores: 14
Unique items: Alishan oolong tea
Sweden
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Number of stores: 1
Unique items: Marinated pork collar
Australia
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Number of stores: 15
Unique items: Vegemite, bubble tea
France
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Number of stores: 2
Unique items: St Michel Madeleines, 15-month and 24-month comté (cheese)
Japan
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Number of stores: 32
Unique items: Smoked Bonito Tataki, red sea bream loin, corn chowder
Iceland
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Number of stores: 1
Unique items: Spatchcock chicken with piri-piri mainade
New Zealand
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Number of stores: 1
Unique items: Metal kiwi bird sculpture, feijoa
Canada
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Number of stores: 107
Unique items: Balderson cheese, organic dark chocolate coconut cups
South Korea
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Number of stores: 18
Unique items: Fried honey pastries, Korean-style stir-fry hot pot, sea squirt
Spain
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Number of stores: 4
Unique items: Milhojas de crema cake, seafood salad
Mainland China
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Number of stores: 4
Unique items: Geoduck, blacklip abalone, wild black tiger prawns, crayfish tail
United Kingdom
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Number of stores: 29
Unique items: Marmite, Indomie Mi Goreng noodles
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American women who want to move abroad gather in hundreds of Facebook groups that target female expats. If you’re a woman considering immigration for yourself, the Women Peace and Security Index is a good place to start. The index, which is from 2022, ranked the United States in 21st place prior to overturning Roe V. Wade. These countries were ranked as the top 20.
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Jen Barnett is the co-founder of Expatsi, a company that's helped thousands of Americans on their moving abroad journeys. She created the Expatsi Test, an assessment that recommends countries for aspiring emigrants based on lifestyle data. Jen has an MBA from Emory University with concentrations in marketing and innovation. Prior to Expatsi, she created Freshfully and Bottle & Bone—two businesses in the local food space—and spoke at TEDx on being brave. She lives in Mérida, Yucatán, along with her husband and co-founder Brett, pitbull mix Squiggy, and two rotten cats. How can she help you move abroad?
