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Grocery shopping can be expensive in Canada. Learn from the Canadian Budget Binder about expensive grocery stores and more budget-friendly alternatives.
Some of us shop at the most expensive Canadian grocery stores and don’t even know it.
There have been several recent studies and media reports in Canada looking at which grocery chains are considered the most expensive.
While “expensive” depends on what you buy, where you are, and whether you compare brand vs store brand or sale vs regular price, certain chains consistently come out near the top.
In a comparison of staple items (coffee, bread, peanut butter, etc.), Save-On-Foods and Safeway often had the highest per‐unit prices in many categories. CTC News
When comparing baskets of grocery staples, Sobeys usually comes out as the costliest. -Media Wall News
Today, let’s explore pricey grocery stores in Canada and whether you should avoid them.
Why Bother Finding The Most Expensive Grocery Stores?
You may not always control where you spend money, but you can minimize the impact by knowing your options.
Why would anyone want to know about the most expensive Canadian grocery stores?
Grocery shopping is a hot topic on the Canadian Budget Binder, so I decided to talk about our experiences.
You may be saying, Don’t shop there if it’s too expensive, but how do you know if it is, and what if there were no other options?
Opinions will vary from person to person, but most likely because it’s easier to avoid them than to waste your time going to them.
Canadians Want To Save Money
The second reason is that money is tight for almost all Canadians, looking for ways to stretch their food dollars.
Sometimes, people suffer in silence financially when they’re stuck, and others do what they have to do to earn some money to live.
During my morning coffee today, I read about how people are panhandling on the streets of Toronto to make ends meet since moving to Canada.
These stories are heartbreaking to read.
However, poverty is out there whether you are on the streets or hiding behind closed doors.
It’s a dilemma no one wants to be in, but unfortunately, things happen out of our control.
Those who follow Canadian Budget Binder and watch their dollars understand where they want to be and where they’d rather not be.
Life is a rat race, and anyone can fall through the cracks.
Financial uproar can come knocking on your door, whether you have a high-earning job, a minimum wage job, or no job.
2025 Food Costs In Canada: Latest Data
Below is a summary of what the latest data from Statistics Canada (2025) says about grocery/food costs — how much people are paying, how costs are rising, and some sample prices.
Food prices are expected to increase 3% to 5% in 2025 over 2024.
For a family of four, the forecasted annual food expenditure is CA$16,833.67, up by about $801.56 compared to last year.
Foods seeing some of the higher increases are meat (4%–6%), vegetables (3%–5%), dairy (2%–4%), bakery (2%-4%), etc.
Sample Grocery Prices (Some Average Retail Prices, ~Mid-2025)
Here are what some common items cost on average in Canada (note: prices vary by province and store). Statistics Canada
Item Average Price (Canada)
- Milk, 2 L $5.37 2 litres of regular milk
- White bread, 675 g $3.48 Standard loaf
- White rice, 2 kg $9.62
- Medium-grade non-specialty rice
- Butter, 454 g $5.92 Regular salted/unsalted
- Ground beef, per kg $14.73 For standard cuts
- Chicken breasts, per kg $14.31 Boneless skinless, common cut
- Eggs, 1 dozen $4.94 Regular grade eggs
- Apples, per kg $6.19 Retail average
- Bananas, per kg $1.67. One of the cheaper fruits
- Potatoes, per kg $5.01 Avg for common varieties
- Tomatoes, per kg $4.48 Varies a lot by season/region
- Vegetable oil, 3 L $9.68 Common cooking oil sizes
Most Expensive Canadian Grocery Store Clients
The rare people who don’t care about grocery costs are the most surprised when they see how much they spend.
What motivates them not to care about the prices?
It sounds odd, but I’ve always been intrigued by people who blow money and whether they can afford it.
Moving to Canada from another country can be challenging, especially when you speak a different language and try to settle in.
You are unpacking, but you may also be looking for a job and a greater understanding of your new way of life in Canada.
I had no idea about food costs in Canada when I moved here, and it took me a few years to get into a spot where I felt confident about prices.
The number one thing I did was start couponing, reading flyers, and visiting the grocery stores to explore and compare prices.
It sounds strange; however, it was my way of saving our family money, and it worked.
Two years ago, this past week in March, I was thinking about some of the best Canadian grocery stores I’ve visited over the past ten years since moving here.
Not much has changed my views about saving money on groceries and where we find the best deals.
Window Shopping At The Most Expensive Canadian Grocery Stores
On Sunday, while we were running around, we stopped at the bank to pay bills for my mother-in-law.
Since we were close to Metro, we thought we’d take a walk-through to see if there were any deals. I decided to take a run through Metro.
Metro is one of those grocery stores that doesn’t automatically jump to the top of the flyer pile when they arrive in our mailbox.
Metro is considered one of the most expensive Canadian grocery stores, and we will talk about a few others later in this post.
It had been months since we had last stepped foot in the store, and I believe the last time was to cash in a rain check for a paper towel and rent the carpet cleaner.
Then, I considered whether price-matching was a perk when shopping at these expensive Canadian grocery stores and thought perhaps the savings would balance out the extra costs.
For example, If you shop at a pricey grocery store and price-match and then purchase other products that are not on sale but more expensive than the frugal frills type grocery stores, are you saving that much?
The answer depends on what you purchase, whether it is on sale for the best price of all grocery stores, and the amount of price-matching you do.
Walmart grocery continues to be one of the top frugal grocery stores even though they’ve discontinued price-matching.
Most Expensive Canadian Grocery Stores vs.Cheap Grocery Stoers
- 1 x Bag of Potatoes $5.99 price-match Food Basics $3.99 Savings $2.00.
- 1 x Bicks Dill Pickles $4.99, but if you bought them at No Frills, Walmart, or even Food Basics, the regular price of the pickles might only be $2.99. You are now spending $2.00 more than you would have if you had bought them at another store.
If your grocery store options are limited, you’re still on board but not gaining or losing anything.
Grocery shopping can become tense for those who want to save as much as possible but realize that they can’t depend on where they live and the shops around them.
Living in a small town, you may have to shop at the local grocery store, one of the most expensive Canadian grocery stores, but that’s your only option.
Not everyone drives, and getting to grocery stores out of town can be challenging, even if the savings will be more significant.
Consider Impulse Grocery Shopping
Returning to our Metro trip, it was all about Mrs. CBB looking for Halloumi cheese.
I had to Google that because I had no idea what Halloumi was for her Keto diet.
What is Halloumi cheese?
Halloumi cheese is excellent for frying, grilling, or baking; you must try a ketogenic diet.
We found Haloumi cheese at Zehrs, and the price was high, so we waited for a better flyer deal.
If you purchase a Costco membership, you can find a double pack of Halloumi cheese for $8.99. (Prices subject to change)
Related: Cheapest Keto Products To Buy At Costco Canada
While there, we thought we might as well buy peanut butter for our son since we had already had a busy morning at an Easter hunt.
We knew it would cost us more money than going to another grocery shop.
Perhaps we were lazy and should have gone to Costco to buy a 2 kg jar of Kraft Peanut Butter for $5.99, but we didn’t.
You all know as good as I that there would be no walking out of Costco with just a jar of peanut butter.
Then again, I have seen people walk out with a Costco BBQ chicken, and that’s all.
Oh, the willpower.
We paid $4.99 instead of $5.99 for JIF peanut butter, which we found at Food Basics the day before doing our weekly grocery shopping.
That’s where we picked up the coupon but not the peanut butter on sale for $4.99, which would have made it $3.99.
We had convinced ourselves that we were making the mad dash to Costco to grab it for a better deal, but we took a coupon just in case.
Grocery Shopping Pricing Wars Game
Grocery shopping truly is a game of savings.
Yes, you can spend more money than anticipated at the lower-priced or most expensive Canadian grocery stores.
Understanding prices is far more critical than what’s on sale, especially on a food budget.
You may think it was only an extra dollar we spent on the peanut butter, but it was also the time we spent looking for the cheese when Mrs. CBB could have just made a phone call.
We could have driven up the road to Food Basics and picked up a jar of peanut butter, or even to Costco.
Truthfully, had we just purchased the peanut butter while we were at Food Basics, that would have been our best option as we were already there.
Shopping at Costco is not a weekly affair for us, so as I mentioned, that option could have been detrimental to our budget.
However, some products are the best choice for the price and our grocery budget.
What Are The Most Expensive Canadian Grocery Stores?
Over the years, I’ve been to every major grocery store in Ontario, Canada, to experience everything from marketing, layout, prices, and services to compare and write for all of you.
Every major city in Ontario has all the top grocery stores from corner to corner.
The small villages do not do so much, but if they are lucky, they get a tiny variety and an independent grocery store such as Foodland or Valu-mart.
I haven’t been to those grocery stores outside of Ontario, as I have yet to travel to these places, but I have had feedback and researched over the years for price comparison.
I know grocery shopping must be meticulous if you want the best savings.
It would help if you also considered that prices often change, so where you find one product for the best deal in one month, it can be cheaper elsewhere.
Price-matching has become crucial to frugal shoppers like ourselves because it’s one-stop shopping.
Learning From Experience
No matter if you have only the most expensive grocery store available, the best way to manage your grocery budget and meal planning is to base purchases around what’s on sale.
Related: Why It’s Important To Shop Flyer Specials
Keep it off your grocery list if you can do without buying something until it goes on sale.
Although this may not be the best option, when you are working with a limited amount of money, it will be your best option.
Consider the gas and time from your wallet if you drive further to a cheap grocery store.
It has to be worth it!
Paying For Perks At Expensive Canadian Grocery Stores
The higher-end grocery stores cost more because you are paying for services, including bakeries, butchers, fresh fish, and a wider variety of products.
They also make sure everything looks and feels meticulous, from the lighting, seating, smells, and dining areas to the music selection.
High-quality products are critical to a high-end grocery store’s success.
You pay for this luxury, and some people are willing to do that just because they are grocery snobs, and the truth is, they are out there.
The Canadian Grocery Industry Is a Massive Business
Most of the high-end grocery stores are umbrella shops under the Loblaws name.
However, placing these grocery stores in a community is typically strategic, as any business would be.
July’s 2025 Consumer Price Index, released earlier this week, confirmed what many Canadians continue to feel – food prices are up yet again, from 2.8% in June to 3.4% in July.
Notably, coffee and confectionary increased by double-digits, and fresh fruit rose 3.9% driven largely by a nearly 30% increase in grape prices.
For many of these staples, unfavourable weather conditions in many growing regions are at play.
Loblaw has issued its August Food Inflation report with context around what’s impacting food prices and what it expects in the future.
Loblaw expects adjusted net earnings per common share growth in the high single-digits for the full year 2025, excluding the impact of the 53rd week.
Net capital investments planned around CAD 1.9 billion in 2025 in their retail network and distribution centres. Newswire
Analysts’ estimates for upcoming quarters: for example, for the quarter ending June 30, 2025, analysts expect CAD 2.33 per share. – Trading View
Will Business Profit?
For example, under Loblaws, you’ll find RCSS and No Frills to be the bargain end of the deal, whereas Zehrs and Fortino’s are on the higher end.
Due to dying food industry profits, I haven’t seen too many grocery stores close their doors.
People need to eat, and many will pay for food in their bellies, even if it is costly.
Sad but true; however, we can add ways to lower the costs involved with food shopping.
Top 12 Most Expensive Canadian Grocery Stores
My top 3 picks for Ontario are Metro, Foodland, and Longos for the most expensive Canadian Grocery stores.
List of Canadian grocery stores that are tops on my high-end list.
- Metro
- Foodland
- Your Independent Grocer
- Sobeys
- Longo’s
- Zehrs
- Save On Foods
- Safeway
- Fortino’s
- Loblaws
- Farm Boy
- Starsky Fine Foods
Do you want to know the names of the cheapest Canadian grocery stores to shop at? I’ve done my homework, and you might just be surprised.
What CBB Fans Have To Say
We only have two grocery stores to shop at in our town, Zehrs and Freshco. Primarily, we shop at Freshco, which is cheaper and price matches, which is nice.- Susan Drouillard
Loblaws is the most expensive in my area. I will price-match their specials at Freshco or No Frills. Metro is a close second for top prices– Richard Bradley.
Foodland is the most expensive, so I only buy their specials and sale items if I shop there. However, it is also a small supermarket, so you do not have to walk ten miles to buy the basics.– Thad Thudpucker
Our expensive stores would be Sobey’s, Metro, Longo’s, Fortinos, and Dennigers. Lately, I have shopped at Walmart and Food Basics. Although I tend to find that premium prices don’t mean top quality, excellent service, or cleanliness.– Judy Finch Conte
When I need to drive to Your Independent Grocer to pay higher prices, they have a lot more selection, including the Joe Fresh brand clothes, as they are a part of the Loblaw chain. I’d rather have lower prices. – Christine Weadick
I prefer No Frills and Superstore for the prices and because it’s less sensory overload. No matter how ‘pretty’ something looks, I will not buy it if it’s too expensive. – Tracey Reisch
Discussion: What are some of your area’s most expensive grocery stores, or which do you consider pricey?
Please leave your comments below, and thanks for visiting CBB.
Mr.CBB
MARCH – Week #4 of 4- Mar 26-Apr 1, 2018
2018 GROCERY BUDGET / STOCKPILE BUDGET AND US RESERVE:
•Total Grocery Budgeted For Year: $190.00 x 12 = $2,280.00 for 2 adults
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REMARKS FOR THE MONTH:
Happy Easter everyone!
REMARKS FOR THE WEEK:
I did not feel like grocery shopping this week… so I have money left at the end of the month ($46.48) that I am moving into the GGC Savings reserve. 🙂
I had planned lots of Easter cooking and baking but I have a broken tooth that I am babying trying to get to my next dentist appointment on April 11th. It has completely changed our holiday menu…stay tuned for soups, soups and more soups! LOL 🙂
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OUR “CANADIAN” SHOPPING:
No Frills – Maple Ridge –
1 x 2lb Clamshell Mushrooms $2.97
Total OOP: $2.97
** Earned 0 PC.Plus Points on this shop **
** SAVED $0.00 in Rain Check Coupons **
** SAVED $0.00 Loyalty Savings on this shop **
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Walmart – Maple Ridge –
12 x 1L Lime Perrier @ $0.98 ea
Total Re-Stocking Reserve OOP: $11.76
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Thrifty Foods – Maple Ridge –
8 Clamato Juice @ 2 for $6 + 25 Air Miles for every 4 purchased
Total Re-Stocking Reserve OOP: $24.00
** Earned 50 Air Miles on this shop **
** USED $0.00 in Rain Check Coupons **
** SAVED $7.92 Loyalty Savings on this shop **
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OUR “US RESERVE” SHOPPING:
OUR NEXT USA SHOP WILL BE IN MAY
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2018 Y-T-D GROCERY SAVINGS:
•Total Loyalty Card Price Reductions This Year: $128.94
•Total Coupons/Rain Checks Used This Year: $0.00
•Total Price Match Savings Used This Year: $0.00
•Total More Points Earned This Year: 88 Points
•Total Air Miles Earned This Year: 54 Air Miles
•Total PC Optimum Points Earned This Year: 0 Points
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• SUMMARY OF FUNDS Y-T-D:
$ 570.00 Grocery Budget JAN-MARCH
($143.63) NET RESERVE TRANSFERS
($ 426.37) Actual CASH SPENT
$ 0.00 AVAILABLE Y-T-D GGC SPENDING NOT INCL RESERVES
• RESERVES Y-T-D:
$ 273.97 Freezer Re-Stocking Fund
$ 217.59 Holiday Season Fund + $260 PC Optimum Points ($220 Mary + $40 Larry) + $10 Dream Air Miles + $50 Save On Foods More Rewards ($25 Mary + $25 Larry)+ $50 Loblaws Card ($25 Mary + $25 Larry) = $587.59
$ 694.59 Summer Season Fund
$ 601.87 US Shopping Reserve
$ 88.80 GGC Savings Reserve
$ 0.00 Points Redeemed Reserve
OUR CURRENT TOTAL UNUSED RESERVES ARE $1,876.82. This means the 1,761.30 that we carried forward from 2017 PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $392.28 that we have added in 2018, LESS $276.76 that we have drawn out for use in 2018.
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While I like your article, I have no choice but to shop at Super Store. I am paying for quality which I don’t get in a No Frills or Food Basics for that matter. I find my produce goes and these so-called cheaper stores. Also, on some items, the cheaper stores are just more expensive, and they don’t sell alot of the big ticket I buy regularly.I subsidize the higher prices by shopping at BulK Barn which saves me almost $ 20.00 dollars a month. While its not alot it offsets my costs.
Well $20 is lots of money and that’s something I’ve talked about on the blog before. Save money in one area so you can afford to buy the higher priced items. Smart.
“…Grocery shopping has to be meticulous IF you want the best savings.” You are so right! I’m in Arizona but it’s just the same here: I think I’m saving on some sale items at the expensive grocery store but inevitably overpay on a staple item or two, negating the savings.
Week 13 – Mar 23 – 29/18
Name Your Store: Sobeys
Total Coupons Used: $
Total Points =
Total Out Of Pocket: $4.00
Human
700 g Minute Rice = $4.00
Name Your Store: No Frills
Total Coupons Used: $
Total Points = 6,800
Total Out Of Pocket: $62.65
Human
4 Classico Pasta Sauce = $7.88
4 Boxes Stuffing = $3.52
4 L 2% Milk = $4.27
Cinnamon Raisin Bread = $1.88
Cats
9.1 kg Whiskas Hard Food – 4,800 PC Points = $27.09
2 – 18 kg NN Cat Litter – 2,000 PC Points = $18.01
Grocery Game Challenge Results
Total Grocery Budget for the 2 Adults ($1820.00)
Total Human (Adults) this Week Period: $21.55
Total Human (Adults) to Date: $545.56 (minus Debt pymt & Gift Cards) = $529.24
Total Grocery Budget for the 3 Cats ($390)
Total Cats this Week Period: $
Total Cats to Date: $221.41 (minus Debt pymt & Gift Cards) = $173.52
Total Grocery Budget for the Personal Hygiene ($390)
Total Personal Hygiene this Week Period: $
Total Personal Hygiene to Date: $98.00 (minus Debt pymt & Gift Cards) = $73.73
Total Coupons Used this Week Period: $
Total Coupons Used To Date: $2.25
Total Grocery Savings for this Week Period: $
Total Grocery Savings to Date: $40.02
Total Price Match for this Week Period: $
Total Price Match to Date: $1.18
Total PC Points Received this Week Period: 6,800
Total PC Rewards Points Used this Week Period:
Total PC Rewards To Date: 71,918
Overview: Took advantage of some specials and PC Points
Yearly grocery budget for 4 adults- $7800, $650/month (The above total does not include the stockpile budget of $300/year or $25/month.
Total Grocery Budget for this Month: $650
Total Grocery Budget with any carry-overs $650
Total Gift Cards used to date: $40
Total Rewards Points redeemed this week: $0
Total Rewards Points used to date: $80(780 Air Miles cash)
PC Optimum Points to Spend: 179251
Scanning Code of Practice (SCOP) to date $0
Coupon Apps (add any other apps you use to save money)
Zweet -$13.25
Checkout51- $13.5.50
Our Grocery Shop This Week
Foodland #1
1 jug water -5.49
1 12DR Royale TP- 4.99
1 pack food colour- 2.49
2 blocks cheese @4.44
2 4l milk @4.27
Bananas -1.37
1 Inside Round beef roast -9.63
1 WW bread- 2.49
Total out of Pocket -$48.72
Walmart
1 hot chocolate mix- 4.87, 1.00 coupon
1 cranberry cocktail -2.77
1bag carrots -2.47
1 4l milk -4.27
2 bags frozen peas @2.97
1 block cream cheese -2.57
4 pack KD -4.87
4lbs unsalted butter @2.77
1 pack ground chicken 6.97, 30% discount 1.74
Total out of Pocket -$45.50
Foodland #2
1 jug water -5.49
1 sliced almonds -4.99
2 cranberry cocktail @2.49
2 blocks cheese @4.99
1 salted butter -4.19
Bananas -1.25
1 bagels -3.79
Total out of Pocket -$35.74
Canadian Tire
1 Method gel hand soap- 5.94
Total out of Pocket -$6.71
Note: All totals below already have tax factored into them.
Total to spend this month : $650
Stockpile budget 2018 : $25.00/month
Stockpile budget used this month: $11.08
Total coupons used this week: $1
Total coupons used to date: $26
Total in-store discounts this week: $1.74
Total in-store discounts to date: $35.84
Total spent this week: $136.77
Total spent so far this month: $548.60
Total over/Under spend this shop: under
Total left to spend for the month: $101.40
Total Spent To Date 2018: (does not include stockpile budget) Jan $565.41+Feb $414.90+March $548.60 + April $+ May $ + June $+July $+August $+September $+ October $+ November $ + December $
Weekly Overview (your final thoughts)
Another month under! The butter at Walmart was good but by the time I got there all I could find as the unsalted, that’s OK as I use that for baking. It will get used in time, not a big deal. As things tend to rotate through the different stores, I should be able to find it on sale somewhere else in short order. Some things were on the pricey side but it happens. All in all I’m pleased with things so far this year. June will be a tough one as that is strawberry picking time and the boys and I pick lots for jam to get us through the winter.
Week 12 –March 26- April 1
Weekly Budget ($140 for a family of 3)
Total to date: $175.29
Total Grocery Budget for the Month: $600
STORE: BM Produce
-Banana $3.44
-Mini Pepper $2.68
-Yellow Onion 3lb $1.68
-Green lettuce $2.48
-Egg $4.98
-Yam $1.70
-Apple Red Delicious $0.65
-Anjou Pear $1.09
-Green Grapes 4lb $7.80
-Organic Cherry Tomato (4) $8.00
-Ambrosia 5lb $4.98
-Hardbite chips $2.48
-Cucumber $0.98
-Mushroom $1.04
-Lemon (3) $2.00
*$1 Off Coupon
Total Out Of Pocket $44.63
STORE: Superstore
-NN Quick Oats $4.26
-Frozen Fruit $5.96
-Walnuts $4.00
-Dried Cranberries $1.95
-Almond Breeze (2) 5.98
-Nature’s Path $3.98
-Sweet Potato $2.15
-Butternut Squash $1.52
-Kabocha Squash $2.86
-Organic Banana $2.41
-Wild Shrimp $7.98
-Medium Tofu (2) $4.00
-Hummus $3.29
-YV Turkey Slice (2) $5.00
-Olives $6.81
Total Out Of Pocket $62.25
STORE: Thrifty Foods
-Raw Energy Mix $2.44
-Yogurt $2.00
-Tortilla Chips $2.66
-Chicken Breast $10.65 (B1G1)
-Wild Snapper $6.25
-Black Forest Ham $3.54
-Bread $3.00
Total Out Of Pocket $30.76
STORE: No Frills
-Unico Tom Paste (2) $1.38
-Frozen Corn $1.97
-Almond Breeze (2) $6.94
-Potato 5lb $0.97
-Carrots 2lb $1.47
-Celery $1.47
-Spinach $0.97
*Used $25 gift card
Total Out Of Pocket $10.15
STORE: T & T
-noodle $2.05
Total Out Of Pocket $2.05
STORE: Kin’s Market
-Oranges $1.30
Total Out Of Pocket $1.30
STORE: Meat shop
-Sausages $9.20
Total Out Of Pocket $9.20
STORE: Save-on-Foods
-Salmon $3.71
-GF Wrap $3.49
-Greek Salad $5.48
-Honey Ham $1.62
Total Out Of Pocket $14.60
Weekly Overview:
This week we overspent. We shopped more and got bigger items at Superstore. The good news is we still have lots of vegs leftovers, but we are way too busy to cook from scratch. I try to make the dinners in the morning.
What a variety of food you have. The deals at No Frills were great. You can’t beat 5lbs of potatoes for a buck. What do ypu like about your meat shop sausages? Overall you may have spent a bit more but you did well. You are still under for the month. Well done!!! Mr.CBB
MARCH 26 – APRIL 1
Yearly Budget for 1 Adult $2400 or $200/mo
Total Grocery Budget with any carry-overs $200
STORE: NO FRILLS
-PC Orange Juice $3.73
-Ginger (@0.97/lb) $0.16
Total Out Of Pocket $3.89
STORE: LOCAL ASIAN STORE
-Green Onion $0.79
-Soybean Paste $5.59
-Red Pepper Powder $4.99
-Korean Pancake Mix $3.49
Total Out of Pocket $14.91
POINTS OVERVIEW
Total Gift Cards used to date: $25.00
Total Rewards used to date: $42.61
PC Optimum Points Balance: 755
PC Optimum Points Redeemed: 0 (20000 redeemed for household stuff)
Scanning Code of Practice (SCOP) to date $0
COUPON APPS
Checkout51- $6.95
GROCERY SHOP THIS WEEK
Total to spend this month : $200
Total coupons used this week: $0
Total coupons used to date: $0
Total in-store discounts this week: $0
Total in-store discounts to date: $0
Total spent this week: $18.80
Total spent so far this month: $124.18
Total over/Under spend this shop ($50/wk): Wk1-3 under $44.62 + Wk4 under $31.20 = under $75.82
Total left to spend for the month: $75.82
Total Spent To Date 2018: Jan $217.46 + Feb $127.79+Mar $124.18
WEEKLY OVERVIEW
Made it under again! I’ll be applying to debt again and starting fresh next month. Plus my fridge and pantry is pretty well stocked. Other than some basics, I don’t think I’ll need to buy much next week.
Week 4 March 26 – April 1
March Monthly budget $240 ($60 per week)
March Costco budget $80 ($20 per week)
Total Spent Grocery this week: 44.20
Total Spent this month: $225.50
Total Spent Costco this week: $0
Total Spent Costco this month: $229.35
Grocery left to spend: $14.50 (moved to carry over)
Costco left to spend: $0
Coupons used: $0
Coupons to date: $0
PC Optimum Redemption: $0
PC Optimum Redemption to date: $0
Checkout 51 Opening Balance: $136.55
Checkout 51 weekly offers redeemed: $0.15 (watch video offer)
Checkout 51 Current balance: $136.80
Checkout 51 Cheque Redemption: $0
Checkout 51 Cheque Redeemed to date: $0
Grocery carry over: $37.45
Costco carry over: $0
Food Basics
Pork Souvlaki 2 x 6.49
Grape Tomatoes 1.67
Grapes 2.21
Large Red Onion 1.41
Total Paid 18.25
RCSS
NN Sour Cream 2 x 1.48
Milk 4.28
Naturally Imperfect Peppers 4.99
Carrots 2.49
Potatoes 10 lb 1.98
Broccoli 1.67
Celery 1.67
Cauliflower 1.88
Roma tomato .47
Cucumber .97
Hamburger Buns 2.59
Total Paid 25.95
Another successful month staying on track. I still see the Costco amount from last week at the top and cringe, but using the Costco and Grocery amount we didn’t overspend. I am happy to say that we have been using all of the Costco items. I do believe that we only have one unopened item on the shelf and that would be the bacon bits, but the ones in our fridge are really almost gone so it was a great shop. This week was small but methodical. We really needed veggies. I used up so much in the last two weeks it was amusing to open the fridge and see absolutely nothing in the vegetable drawer. I have let it go low before, never empty. In the pantry we had some white onions, that is all. We did a lot of price matching to get the price at the Superstore for the freshest veggies which was great. We picked up the souvlaki as we planned that meal with a lot of items we bought at Costco like the tzatziki and feta. We had one can of black olives in our pantry and except for the grapes the entire Food Basics trip was geared around two meals. Expensive to buy souvlaki, I haven’t picked it up in a couple of years. I think I will be watching to see if it goes on sale and freeze some. We ended the month with a little leftover which has been added to our carry over. I am still working on using up freezer items, I really would like to get it empty so I can defrost it (hasn’t been done in years).
i always had the feeling that the markups on foods and other products were higher than other grocery stores. I realized this when I was purchasing Arm & Hammer Clump & Seal Complete Odour Sealing Litter for MULTI-CAT 9.1 KG was priced at &19.99. This same product is prices at $14.99 elsewhere..,.
I just moved from Ontario to BC, and the only grocery stores near me are Superstore, Walmart & Safeway. I don’t have a license, so I’d have to either walk to these stores or take the bus. There is no bus that takes me to the Superstore, so that’s an hour’s walk there, and an hour walk back. I also live at the top of a hill, so the trek back from the Superstore even with just 2 bags of groceries is tough. Walmart is a 35 minute bus ride away, and Safeway is a 15 minute walk down to the end of my street. I also don’t get the flyers, so I need to do my shopping online, with 2 tabs open, comparing prices between Walmart & Superstore. Whatever has it cheaper, that’s where I go. I just looked into Safeway’s prices today, and compared them to the other 2 and holy cow is it WAYY more expensive than the others.
I would rather spend the bus fare to go to Walmart & murder my legs walking to and from the Superstore for my groceries. Even if neither of my preferred stores don’t have items on sale, Safeway is still more expensive.
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