This page is a work in progress, to use as a quick reference if you’re not sure if something is a good deal or not.
The prices below are good sales (in my opinion), and the items go on for this price regularly enough that I wait for a sale and stock up. Some items (like chicken) I choose to pay more because I notice such a difference in quality.
My goal is to document common, whole food items and other staples. If you have suggestions on items you’d like me to add, shoot me a message, or leave a comment.
Thanks.
| Item | Good price | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon | $5.50/lb ($12/kg) $4.50 375g pkg | Zehrs PC 1kg $12 Dec 9/23 Costco Kirkland 1.8kg $18.99-$22.99 ($10.55-$12.77/kg) Nov/Dec ’23 | Costco’s price seems to fluctuate, so keep an eye on it. |
| Beef: Ground, lean | $3.50/lb | Zehrs $3.49/lb Mar 04/23 | |
| Beef: Roast, sirloin tip | $4.50/lb | Zehrs $5/lb Nov/23 Costco (2-pack) $7.23/lb Mar 03/23 | |
| Beef: Tenderloin, whole | $10/lb | Often on sale around holidays. | |
| Cereal: Granola | $0.638/100g | Costco $11.49 1.8kg Harvest Crunch ($6.38/kg) | |
| Cereal: Mini Wheats | $0.687/100g | Costco $10.99 1.6kg box $6.87/kg Walmart $5.47 700g box $7.81/kg | |
| Chicken: Breasts, bone in, skin on | $4/lb | Clements $3.29/lb Feb 16/24 | |
| Chicken: Breasts, boneless, skinless | $5/lb | Zehrs $4.77/lb Dec 9/23 Clements $4.65/lb Feb 16/24 | |
| Chicken: Thighs, bone in, skin on | $3/lb | Metro $3/lb Dec 9/23 Clements $2.72/lb Feb 16/24 | |
| Chicken: Thighs, boneless, skinless | $4.50/lb | Zehrs $4.77/lb Dec 9/23 Costco $6.81/lb Dec 9/23 Clements $4.42 Feb 16/24 | To buy from Clements, you need to order ahead, buy 5kg min and pay cash. |
| Chicken: Whole | $2/lb | Zehrs $2/lb Oct 16/23 Clements $2.49/lb Feb 16/24 | |
| Chicken: Wings | $4/lb | No Frills $4/lb Feb 11/23 Costco $11.49/kg ($5.27/lb) Dec 1/23 | Costco wings are good quality. |
| Chocolate | $11/kg or $1.10/100g | Costco Chipits 2.4kg: $25.99 ($0.0108/g) No Frills ($2 off) Chipits 925g: $12.99 ($0.0140/g) Costco Kirkland 2kg: $28.99 ($0.0145/g) No Frills PC 300g: $5.49 ($0.0183/g) | |
| Coffee: Decaf, beans | $25/kg | Costco $24.99 750g Williams Jul 14/23 ($33.32/kg) Zehrs $10.99 454g Kicking Horse Jul 14/23 ($24.21/kg) | |
| Coffee: Decaf, ground | Shoppers $18.99 875g PC – Aug/25 Costco $32.99 1.36kg Kirkland – Aug/25 | ||
| Dairy: Butter | $5/lb | Shoppers $5/lb Jul14/23 Costco $4.95/lb Dec11/23 | |
| Dairy: Gruyere | $17/lb | Costco $16.99/450g ($37.76/kg) Walmart $8.17/150g ($54.47/kg) | |
| Dairy: Yogurt | $0.73/100g | Costco: $11.99 2x 850g Oikos Dec 1/23 ($0.71/100g) Walmart $5.49 750g Oikos Dec 9/23 ($0.73/100g) | Watch the size of container for “shrinkflation” |
| Eggs | $3.50/dozen | Costco $7 2 dozen large West Montroses $3/dozen (large) $3.35/dozen (xlarge) | |
| Fish: Salmon, fresh | $9/lb | ||
| Fish: Tilapia, fresh | $6/lb | | |
| Fruit: Cantaloupe | $2/ea | Food Basics $2/ea Feb 11/23 | |
| Fruit: Lemons | $2/lb or about $0.50/ea | Fresh Co $3.99 2 lbs May 3/24 | 1 pound = about 4 lemons. |
| Fruit: Pineapple | $2/ea | Food Basics $1.88 Feb 11/23 | |
| Garbage bags, small compost (10L) | $0.14/ea | Amazon $14.42 Box of 100 Jul 12/23 ($0.14/ea) Costcto $14.99 Box of 125 Jul 13/23 $0.12/ea | |
| Honey | $8/kg or $0.80/100g | Costco: $23.99 3kg jug ($8.00/kg) Costco $9.99 3 x 750g ($8.88/kg) | |
| Kombucha | $0.50/100 ml | Costco $18.99 8 x 473 ml Kirkland ($5.02/liter) Zehrs $11.99 1.4 liters Synergy ($8.56/liter) | |
| Maple Syrup | $16/liter | Costco $15.99 1 liter Kirkland Zehrs $16.99 1 liter Jakemans Zehrs $9.99 540ml can ($18.50/liter) | The dark maple syrup has more flavour. They sometimes have it at Costco. |
| Naan | $3.762/kg or about $0.40/naan | Costco $4.89 1.3kg (12 naan) bag | Usually much cheaper at Costco. These freeze well. |
| Pasta: Dry | $1.50/900g pkg | ||
| Peameal | $2-3/lb | ||
| Skor Bits | Grocery Store $3.29/200g bag ($16.45/kg) Bulk Barn: $2.14/100g ($21.40/kg) | ||
| Sugar, Brown | $2/kg | Costco: $3.79/2kg Bulk Barn would need to be $0.20 / 100g to be a good deal. | |
| Toilet paper | $0.25/roll $0.50/double roll | Costco $17.99 30 rolls/425 sheets ($0.60/roll.) | Approximately $0.25/roll (or $0.50/double-roll) for two ply. This makes the math easy to do in your head. Cashmere is cheaper, but rolls only have 242 sheets, so Costco rolls are almost double the size, and I find it is better quality. |
| Veggies: Broccoli | $2-2.50/lb for broccoli crowns | Costco $6.99 2lb bag Dec 9/23 ($3.50/lb) | I find FreshCo usually has the best quality/price broccoli crowns |
| Veggies: Peppers | $2/lb | ||
| Veggies: Potatoes | $3 for 10 lb bag | No Frills $2.49 Feb 11/23 | |
| Water Softener Salt | $5/18kg | No Frills $4.99 / 18.1 kg Sep 15/24 |
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