Canadian Grocery Prices in 2024 (CRAZY EXPENSIVE) 🇨🇦

Hey guys, this is one example of prices you'd encounter at a Canadian grocery store nowadays. Certainly not cheap and prices continue to increase.
What do you think about our prices? If you're from another country, how do they compare?
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[@AlexSrouji]

We left Canada three years and a half years ago. Taxes are obscene, housing is insane, living costs are absolutely crazy. Canada is charging five star prices for a three star hotel. Not worth it anymore. I hope Canada can regain it's former glory....it's going to take a decade to even see some improvements.

[@Littlewoods_permaculture]

Where did you go ? I think Australians are going to migrate to Asia at this point

[@AlexSrouji]

@Littlewoods_permaculture we moved to Iran, my wife is from here. Our first 6 was Oman, both have low cost of living, very safe, good infrastructure, beautiful natureand architecture. We came to Iran to be with my wife's family. Otherwise, we would have chosen Oman.

[@AlexSrouji]

@Littlewoods_permaculture My brother in Law is convinced that moving to Australia with very little money and taking en entry level job is a good idea 💡 he is doing okay here...he won't listen to me. Nothing against Australia, but it's not a good place to start out with no money. He will find out the hard way.

[@Littlewoods_permaculture]

@@AlexSrouji there is no housing here unless he has friends to stay with. People are living in the forest that are really hard up. It’s bad. You can earn good money if you are highly qualified but you need to earn $80,000 to even pay the most basic bills. Good luck to him. I would encourage him to get a degree while he’s here to really have a solid future

[@Ardilla88]

Isn't that what Canada wanted? A Socialist utopia? I mean... Canada is getting exactly what they voted for. You actually thought taxing the rich would cause the rich to pay their fair share? Instead the rich just rolled the taxes into their products... thus making the people relying on the government even more ... more assistance... more votes.

[@bufferzone3247]

Before Trudeau, i could feed my family of 4, for 2 weeks, for 170 dollars. Today, 300 lasts 4 days. Only dinners.

[@bobsobie678]

Try harder buff.

[@trespasser121]

LOL, what do you feed them, take -out every day. Try your hand at cooking, you can eat like a king, CHEAP!

[@thefozzybear]

It will get worse under PeePee.

[@theratrace999]

@bufgerzonr3247 In the 1970's our family could buy a weeks groceries for less than $20, so what is your point? Times change but big business stays greedy so you can't blame the PM for all the problems!

[@michaellucas4873]

Grocery prices in Canada are ridiculous, but rents are insane!

[@mt-bd9wi]

my rent went up by $300 in edmonton this place is going up fast, soon there wont be any reason to be here since its a druggie sH

[@RamenNoodlePackets]

Yeah Canada is honestly just becoming a financial nightmare across the board everywhere. I don't even wanna live here anymore and I'm born and raised, been here for 37 years. I literally wake up every morning and ask myself why I'm here.

[@serguei1233]

@@mt-bd9wi welcome to paradise

[@davidcarey9135]

Some of these prices are similar to Australia where prices went up a lot around 2021-2022. Some eg. butter, eggs seem a bit more in Canada. Both Australia and Canada seem to be following a similar economic model based around bringing in millions of immigrants when there is not enough housing to benefit corporate oligopoly.

[@Littlewoods_permaculture]

Biggest profit market in the world is finance . How to get the banks to make more money ? Increase competition for housing . We just need to acknowledge we are running out of resources and prepare for peak population

[@RatkoSrb]

I personally think that issue with prices is greed. If I can import something from USA, pay postage, GST and save 40-50% then purchasing in my local store in Australia... How the hell Costco, who has only few petrol stations in Australia, can constantly sale their petrol 20-40 cents per litre cheaper then Woolworths or Coles who have petrol stations on every corner? Immigration is not problem, Australians are not going to be hungry. Apparently Queensland itself produces enough food for 100 million people. Often you hear on TV eg. Cherrys are overabundant and then you go to shop and they charge 20$ per kg. People,do yourselves favours and stop getting your shopping at supermarkets. Do business at smaller shops,and shop around. You can get 5kg of potatoes for 5$ or you can get 2kg French fries for 12$+ Yeah, require bit work,but you can invest in commercial grade French fries cutting machine that will last forever and will pay itself in few months.

[@Littlewoods_permaculture]

@@RatkoSrb I think you need to recheck your 100 million people figure. As there are multiple droughts and crop failures happening and flooding we will see an increase in food prices.

[@RatkoSrb]

​@@Littlewoods_permaculture Not sure. About 20 years ago in uni I was told that Queensland alone have potential to feed 100 million people, Now "NO NEED TO PANIC, AUSTRALIA PRODUCES ENOUGH FOOD FOR 75 MILLION The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) is reassuring Australians that there is more than enough food being processed, as an increase in the purchasing of food and grocery products in Victoria begins to look similar to the ‘panic buying’ experience earlier in the year. Acting CEO Dr Geoffrey Annison said that with the unfortunate number of COVID-19 cases in Victoria, no one needs to panic buy food and grocery products...."

[@RatkoSrb]

I guess progress,but in wrong way. Still 75 millions is not bad too

[@sophiem7988]

I live in Australia, groceries are similar prices to what you paid. We are struggling here in Australia too.

[@KouroshKamyabi]

It seems like Canada & Australia share many of the same problems.

[@moemimouni679]

@@KouroshKamyabi YES WE DO SHARE A LOTS IN TERMS OF W E F POLICY . We ARE SCREWD.

[@RomanVarl]

When you have drama teacher Prime Minister, the drama is guaranteed 😆

[@avil8686]

😂

[@parvezbaloo3324]

Everyone had a chance to not vote for him in fact three times and still he was voted in

[@Smoothgrooves]

Actually food prices have nothing to do with the government . Each store sets their own prices, grocery stores have had record profits. Do some research before commenting to avoid sounding like an idiot .

[@RomanVarl]

@@Smoothgrooves Do some research how government decisions affect the prices set by individual stores, such as monetary policies, interest rates and inflation. After sounding like an idiot.

[@darkmatter5424]

How is 1 egg = USD 1??? That's insane, it should definitely be illegal. 😰

[@dennyc9159]

well if you get regular factory farm mass produced eggs they are like $4.50 for 12 which is like $0.29 usd an egg.

[@Сигизмунд-с2й]

​@@dennyc9159in Russia we pay 0,09 /0,11 /0,12 USD an egg for S,L,XL eggs.

[@Liberal_From_Prairies689]

This guy is a liar. A case of a dozen eggs at Walmart, superstore and Safeway are all between $4 to $5. Last month, a dozen was $3 at Superstore. This guy is a liar.

[@moemimouni679]

@@Liberal_From_Prairies689NO HE IS NOT, IF YOU WHERE PAYING ATTENTION THAT WAS ORGANIC/SECTION. AND NOT EVRY BODY WANT MASS PRODUCED CHEMICAL/ G-M-O - ANTI BIOTIC/LEACED FOOD. ANOTHER FACTOR: THE SIZE Of THE TOWN/ISLAND/CITY. BIG BOX STORES ARE NOT AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE EVEN IF U WANT THAT KIND OF PROCESSED FOODS. NOT ALL 🇨🇦LIVES IN BIG CITY.🙏

[@SamoelPrince]

​@@Liberal_From_Prairies689no he is not, it depends what kind of eggs you are getting, not all eggs are the same..

[@AussieBeautyMaven1987]

Australia and Canada are on par legit. Ppl starving in both places 😢

[@contentdeleted4978]

5$ for a bag of chips. Witch contains like no more then 3 hand sized potatos. 😳

[@KouroshKamyabi]

💯

[@dennyc9159]

if you go to a cheaper store and get some weird off brand you can get chips for like $3.

[@MargaritaMagdalena]

​@@dennyc9159Still too expensive. In the early 2000s in my country, the cheapest bag of chips cost the equivalent of 40 eurocents.

[@MargaritaMagdalena]

​@@dennyc9159 And I'm not talking about a portion-sized bag. It was a big bag.

[@dennyc9159]

@@MargaritaMagdalena maybe around the year 2000 regular store brand potato chips were around $1 for a big bag. Right now for halloween you can get 40 very small snack sized bags for $12.50

[@humblehouse]

Strange but I somehow get the impression that junk or unhealthy stuff (sodas, chips etc) are more 'affordable' than fresh produce in this supermarket.

[@uggguuuuu]

I think in a lot of places, the junk food is just more available since it doesn't spoil, so you can have it on the shelves for extended periods of time.

[@sebastienbolduc5654]

@@uggguuuuu plus they get to charge you 15% sales tax on that junk food too. Did you know, if you buy a box of granola bars, that are 5 bars or less, you pay 15% sales tax. If you buy a box with more inside you don't pay the tax. Mind you, it's something along the lines of 5 bars or less. Not sure of the exact number. Doesn't make sense, eh? We shouldn't be paying tax on any food, including so-called junk food. Food is food. Go to an undeveloped country and tell them that certain kinds of food is junk. When the GST was introduced I was just a young kid. We were told that it would not affect food, clothing, and other essentials. Then they slowly started taxing us on it as the years went by. Carbon tax? That's a way for them to tax the rest of the food that they can't get away with calling junk food. So in other words, it's the tax on veggies and fruits, meats and dairy. As far as you know it, carbon tax. It's the farmers paying into it, thus that price being passed onto us.

[@bubba842]

​@@uggguuuuuAll the ingredients in junk food are heavily subsidized. Hence why it's cheaper.

[@MargaritaMagdalena]

Maybe because they have a longer shelf life?

[@FoodFollow]

As a Canadian, I can confirm most of this. It's not a complete monopoly. You can shop at Costco, Walmart and other discounted places. Eggs you can get on sale 18 for $4.99. It's Sep 16th and 27 degrees out, so it was just a cool snap for a couple days there when he was taping. It's been milder lately over the years. But yes in the past 2 years food prices have escalated but you can find deals if you look. Some places even do price matching. He also wasn't shopping with a flyer, so he missed out on deals. You can't buy food at regular price, it's a rip-off.

[@pad9x]

i dont know why but i feel like grocery stores in europe and asia look so much better than in usa and canada. its like north america is stuck in the 1950s

[@cornstar1253]

The 50s were better

[@traceywallace7893]

Yes 💯

[@lightwork_katano_japan]

I agree. Things are displayed in such an unappealing manner there. Signage is generic too. Here in Japan it's all cutesy and artistic with voices shouting at you which can get very annoying.

[@robertdmci]

Check out those Chinese grocery stores, they have much better vegetable sections and affordable prices. Most vegetables are coming from farms in America and Canada directly.

[@katiejo711]

Mine don’t have better prices. The produce looks terrible and they are messy here. Ugh. NW OHIO

[@almabelhumeur6672]

@@katiejo711 Yes, and it smells like hell in their stores.

[@katiejo711]

@@almabelhumeur6672 yes I agree. I was disgusted

[@tbarry2011]

How Canadians cope: "Yes, things are expensive in Canada compared to places like China, but it's the price we pay for freedom and democracy..." LMAO

[@guest3858]

they really do say that and its why im going to be out of the country by the end of october

[@Fiola_M]

Wtf are those? Soon they are replacing our water meters with some device that monitors water usage via sattelite..what freedom?

[@mikeymarvintv6042]

@@guest3858 same here this country is full of useful idi0ts

[@Thejazzerc]

@tbarry2011 so I'm guessing you've never really seen how China's freedom is really like. You cannot speak out against the government, and even a small comment like this is arrestable immediately.

[@Liberal_From_Prairies689]

Nope. Never heard any Canadian say that. You're probably not even Canadian or in Canada.

[@ggjr61]

The situation is similar here. When you adjust the prices it’s not that much different at a regular grocery store in the US for many items. Krogers is the largest owner of grocery stores in the US although they aren’t all called Krogers. We shop mostly at Aldi which is definitely cheaper than Krogers but about the same as Walmart and Target which are also major sellers of groceries. By the way the color of eggs has nothing to do with nutritional value. What may matter is how the chickens are raised. Food quality, space etc.

[@MM-sr6fw]

I can confirm those prices are accurate and a true representation of what things cost. Yes, you can choose cheaper quality and brands for some of the items at a cheaper supermarket but, the bread, milk and butter prices are pretty much the same(or very close )across all supermarkets ( unless you get them on sale). The price of everything have gone up so much that I am at a point where I have to replace or eliminate them from my grocery shopping list( example: the cherry tomatoes for my salads)

[@freddieismyman]

Looks like he shopped at zhers the higher end grocery store.I find no frills is cheaper.

[@andyalex8080]

I live in Russia. It's not a supermarket it's a nightmare with all these prices 😱

[@amjedali5164]

Australia is the kind of like the same basically 2 companies COLES and Woolworths basically own 80%+ of the market share when it comes to supermarkets, and they are fully owned 100% Coporate owned by the company no franchisees like other companies e.g. 7eleven. So basically, the prices that are told ad 10% and that is the price in Australian dollars.

[@Sammy-il1qf]

Looking at grocery prices in Canada and America though, I would say ours is cheaper in Australia, and I don't say that about many things!! The only good thing about Coles and Woolies is that they have a lot of specials.

[@Littlewoods_permaculture]

@@Sammy-il1qf I think people are converting to market fruit and vege. It’s cheaper to get a side of pork and share it with family and friends. I buy grains in bulk from an awesome place in Perth . Coles and Woolies are not cheap

[@nexx1]

We spend 400 every few weeks for 2 people. Clean your surfaces with white vinegar and water it’s cheap and completely food safe

[@KouroshKamyabi]

Thanks for the tip 🙏

[@Watts378]

Bro, the only difference between white eggs and brown eggs are the colour of the chicken that laid it - no difference. What they eat and how they live are the differences you want to consider.

[@dimitardimitrov7573]

Watching this after the video in the Moscow supermarket is quite hilarious. Good luck to the poor souls migrating to Canada. If WW3 starts I most likely will migrate to Russia :D

[@vrado441]

Right choice, mate!

[@Liberal_From_Prairies689]

Kremlin bot.

[@vrado441]

@@Liberal_From_Prairies689 and you?Uninformed,delusional and ignorant little loser?

[@OOneMann]

@@Liberal_From_Prairies689 🤣

[@БелорусскийРусскийБостон]

@@Liberal_From_Prairies689greetings from Boston, I agree with post above about life is way better in Moscow

[@siamajidi2761]

Canada under Justin Turd- odo has definitely gone down. 😢😢😢

[@Smoothgrooves]

Actually food prices have nothing to do with the government . Each store sets their own prices, grocery stores have had record profits. Do some research before commenting to avoid sounding like an idiot .

[@mizutofu]

@@Smoothgrooves record profits because Trudeau importing people to buy up all the groceries

[@jacobthompson1859]

the eggs were in the wrong spot. the 30 pack is $17.49. the pack of PC organic 12 is $9.49. I work at Valu-Mart.

[@178laaleros]

You have to be careful what grocery store your even going to.

[@sjent]

44 bucks for a steak kg. Jesus F Christ. I live in eastern Europe, i can get something similar, on sale, for about 1/10 of it.

[@dennyc9159]

In canada the meat price situation is pork, then chicken/fish, and then beef. So some of eat a lot of pork and fish. As for beef, ground beef is more affordable, like half the price of a steak.

[@vrado441]

Here in Vancouver it is 67 dollars!

[@ulbiomanzano7395]

That is one of the cheapers, there is one of CAD $65 per Kg

[@moemimouni679]

@@ulbiomanzano7395THE ACTUAL PRICE MENTION ARE FAR HIGHER IN SMALL n MEDIUM TOWNS AND THATS FACTS U CAN CHECK AT ANY TIME OF THE or NIGHT HERE IN THE BEAUTIFUL BC 🇨🇦.

[@KS-jf2jf]

Steak is not a human right and it can be found for much cheaper. The one who asks is not the dumb one, but the one who pays it!

[@LIUSANG1]

i live in australia, it's crazy how expensive meat is compared to australia, feels like it's twice as much, but everything else seems pretty similar

[@alphaomega1969]

Keep an eye out on china BRI progress because that will be the reason for costs to go down even further.

[@Littlewoods_permaculture]

We are getting ripped. Did you see the coles profit report?

[@Sammy-il1qf]

Coles and Woolies are just price gouging at this point. I only shop their specials.

[@SamoelPrince]

Your salaries are higher than the Canadian salaries.. So you are in better shape..

[@Littlewoods_permaculture]

@@SamoelPrince yes I think so too. There are lots of unfilled jobs across the top end of Australia - many of them have housing if you are a teacher or nurse etc. I believe we are also employing directly into the military from the uk and USA where it’s good pay and tax benefits and also sometimes housing

[@theoffspring07]

As a Canadian I skip breakfast and lunch to save money.

[@irisnunez5741]

😮

[@yannip2083]

You must be in excellent shape, not heavyset!

[@theoffspring07]

@@yannip2083 I'm 6 foot tall, 228 pounds. I still have some weight to lose. I'm doing intermittent fasting which helps save money and lose weight

[@rezterralico4369]

I wish. I was losing weight at the start but your body learns. Also if you do it for like 4 to 5 days I'm a row the hunger pains go away.

[@Travelwithkugan]

We all do that 😢😢😢

[@leonys63]

In Russia the price is 2.5 times lower.

[@Пштемоцль]

Yes, but incomes are lower too

[@SamoelPrince]

​@@Пштемоцль rent in Canada is 5-6 times more than Russia..

[@cornstar1253]

​@@Пштемоцльand cities are cleaner

[@almabelhumeur6672]

@@Пштемоцль Incomes are lower and you don't have the variety to choose from either.

[@theratrace999]

You have to shop wisely, shop weekly sales, buy one get one, comparison shop different stores, Coupons... you didn't do any of these things and you paid the full asking price! The prices are about the same here in the US if you account for the exchange rate!

[@cybernit3]

At the Canadian Superstore, 1 little bottle of PC Extra Virgin Olive Oil was $6.99 now it is $11.99; they say because of a draught in Spain, but aren't Olives grown elsewhere? Like in your video people can barely afford to buy nutritious food, quite true indeed. Maybe in a few years it will be like that Soylent Green film. Ohya, that Almond Milk was $6; usually it is $4. But I main reason I buy this Almond Milk is because it has no sugar. I wish they could make regular milk have less sugar for people who have diabetes; that is the main reason I buy this Almond milk. I am a type 2 diabetic. Another thing this Almond Milk is good, but not great for the environment since these Almond groves require lots of water; even Cows drink less.

[@nastyarussia_esc7909]

Оливки выращивают в Испании, Греции, Тунисе и Турции. Но в продаже в России почему-то исключительно испанские оливки и оливковое масло

[@cybernit3]

@@nastyarussia_esc7909Canada imports Olive Oil from these countries: Italy ($96.6M), Tunisia ($63.1M), Spain ($52.9M), United States ($26.9M), and Greece ($9.01M).

[@Mugwortcircle]

What's wrong with using water? You know the earth is a closed system, the water has nowhere to go.

[@ValeraVinograd]

Всегда можно приехать к нам в гости, ждем! Из России с дружескими чувствами)

[@johnboy8594]

I'm in calgary and I eat a carnivore diet I get my meats and fresh eggs from one of the local herderite colonies ( springvale fine foods ) I pick it up at the crossroads market but i guess you could drive to Red Deer to pick up as well, I also get 10 pounds of fat a couple times a year and render my own tallow as the ground beef I lean and the tallow helps, and for the last 2 years the ground was only 5.28 but they recently raised it 6.28 pound and with 1.5 pounds and 4 eggs i meet my daily recommended protean intake of 1 gram per ideal body weight and I was able to eat for under $10.00 day or $300.00 month but had gone up $45 month now. they make amazing Beef Bacon as well

[@EricBoulton26]

Prices south of the border vary by region. Some markets, like NY, are insanely competitive and this is reflected in the prices. You can easily get that package of chicken breasts for $6 to $8. That box of pasta costs half. Apples also cost half, especially with them in season. Even somewhere like D.C. where prices can be insane, they're not nearly this bad.

[@RM-qw3xz]

I think that at this point even if they get a few competitors into the country that the prices will remain high because competitors will look at the existing prices and sell at those prices as well. BTW, I buy my meat and produce at Chinese grocery stores and buy the rest like toilet paper, dish washing detergent, etc. at the other stores. I actually prefer the fruits and vegetables in Chinese grocery stores.

[@mudfootprints403]

As a Canadian, this is 100% accurate. I live in Canada and I remember when I could afford a 2 pack of tenderloin steaks, not they're $30+. Grocery shopping as a single person you have to get creative, buy items you can freeze since lots of produce is difficult to eat fast enough before they go bad. $100 won't get you much groceries. What's sad is that the Dollar Stores used to also be a good option to buy some food, not anymore.

[@paulj2948]

The butter and eggs in Canada are 2 to 2.5 times more than in the USA. I get eggs on sale for $1.69 USD a dozen. And butter for 4 sticks, 1lb. is about $3.69.

[@FrankZhang-pj9nn]

wow, In China I only paid 8 USD to buy 80pcs eggs online. the eggs were shipped from village of Shandong to Shenzhen.

[@xiongg6342]

Man 1💵 for an egg？😮😮i can spend 1 Chinese yuan for an organic egg here in china…

[@timsretirementjourney8323]

I'll also add that in the supermarket a few minutes from our Philippine condo my wife and I spend probably about $500.00 Canadian per month for groceries, and I pick up items I couldn't afford in Canada every week such as roast beef and steaks (I get 3 nice size Ribeyes for around 600 pesos, ... about $15.00) and if we go to KFC or Wendy's the two of us have a meal for around $12.00 just as an example. Fortunately I chose a city that has everything I could hope for as a Canadian. Once we pay off our condo (a small studio style in a resort type setting) we should be able to live easily on around a thousand to twelve hundred Canadian dollars a month.

[@walkdaplankwithchesterkane274]

I live by buffalo and absolutely love your stores and the prices are awesome to me plus I love fudgeeo’s and smarties canaiden style

[@gledatelj1979]

24 Organic brown eggs 12$ , 2 liters of Olive organic oil 26$, Kefir 2 liters 6$ . Costco exists, I don't think it's half the price , it's around 40% overall to Loblaws/Fortinos . Leave Canadian government created monopolies behind.

[@Mugwortcircle]

It's probably fake olive oil at that price, in a plastic container that leeches toxins into the product.

[@alphaomega1969]

You are lucky it is 109 cad thanks to china belt and road initiatives it could have been double that price without china. Keep an eye out on china BRI progress because that will be the reason for costs to go down even further.

[@subspace666]

in canada we have extra tax on alcohol that they increase periodically pretty much a tax on the poor.

[@grd1184]

We need our taxes lowered because nothing is ever going back to pre-covid prices

[@sebastienbolduc5654]

Some of your food is cheaper in GTA than it is here in Quebec. Your bag milk is about two dollars cheaper than where I live, and I live where they make the milk. 😂 I've also noticed that certain kinds of food fluctuates between regions. Don't forget to add the 15% tax you paid on that bag of chips, and the gas you put in your car to get to the grocery store. We're not counting the extra few cents they charge for carbon tax per litre. Oh, and the 15% tax you paid when you bought your car. And think about it, most meat sold in Canada is locally grown. The prices are ridiculous. You do a very good price comparison btw. Your channel should have more views.

[@KS-jf2jf]

There is no tax on real food, processed foods, junk food etc does have the 13% tax in Ontario.

[@nexx1]

I’m not buying bagged milk they don’t have it in western Canada

[@Mike-m7q]

food is cheaper in Russia

[@KouroshKamyabi]

Much cheaper

[@sebastienbolduc5654]

True but the average salary in Russia is much less as well.

[@AW-uf1mk]

@@sebastienbolduc5654 there is on work in Canada currently

[@OOneMann]

@@sebastienbolduc5654 There is no such thing in Moscow, because Moscow is not Russia when it comes to salaries

[@Gabi13017]

We left Canada 2 years ago and bought a house in the Czech Republic. The inflation here is out of control too, we are a poor country. 30 eggs 7 ca$, 1 kg pork 12 ca$, 1 kg chicken breast 14.50 ca$, beef and shrimp outrageous. Other things are cheaper but we pay more for car gas 1 l 2.35 ca$. Electricity for a house 250 ca$ month with solar panels, gas 540 ca$ month while still freezing 😮

[@Mugwortcircle]

Get out of the EU.

[@SamoelPrince]

Those EU countries are not good

[@amjedali5164]

So, everything in Australian dollars is about the same as Sydney, Australia besides the fruit and veg keep in mind the fruit and veg in Sydney supermarkets are like watching prices on the stock exchange UP and DOWN.

[@theratrace999]

Use white vinegar and water in a spray bottle as your all purpose cleaner. Don't use it on stone or marble surfaces though! Have been using it for decades with success (chemical free and inexpensive)!

[@Сигизмунд-с2й]

After Russian food prices all other grocery prices look illegal to you.

[@Liberal_From_Prairies689]

Russian supermarkets are full of food stolen from Ukraine. And Russia doesn't have distributors and suppliers and they don't pay farmers for the goods being sold. In Canada, produce, chicken, beef all comes from local farmers who are paid a fair price for their food so it's why we pay a bit more. Climate change has also been affecting crops so farmers have been charging suppliers and stores more for their food so the stores have to slightly increase prices for us. It's called mark up. Also not to mention rubles are worth literally nothing in Canadian dollars.

[@chrepuhon]

​@@Liberal_From_Prairies689 your first sentence is so hilarious that I cant be bothered to read more of this delusion

[@Thejazzerc]

I have never considered Fortinos to be middle or upper middle class. Fortinos is known to be one of the expensive stores. Upper middle class is the regular Loblaws stores. I find Fortinos to be the highest priced items in the Loblaws brands. I used to Instacart so I see prices and see how much things cost on the regular.

[@Fiola_M]

Yes fortinos is a boutique supermarket. Look at the lighting..not fluorescent!

[@KouroshKamyabi]

Fortinos is upper middle class. I don’t think you can group it in the same category as high class stores such as McEwan, Bruno’s, Pusateri’s, Whole Foods, etc. Price-wise, unless there is a good sale somewhere, retail pricing is similar to most other stores such as NoFrills, Walmart, etc.

[@Thejazzerc]

@KouroshKamyabi I wouldn't compare sale prices at Walmart/No Frills/Food Basics/ Frescho prices to a sale at Fortinos. It's still quite a significant difference. I stopped Instacarting this year, and I honestly notice who purchases what in each store. Fortinos, you guarantee that these will go to a massive house in a super rich area. While it is as expensive as McEwens and I have shopped for customers there, it is a little misleading to show prices at Fortinos bc most people will not shop at Fortinos and people will tend to shop at the cheaper stores to reflect the true prices of what most Canadians pay.

[@arf712]

Watching from Australia. Prices look more expensive than here. Prices we pay here include GST. That makes Canadian groceries even more expensive compared to Australia.

[@KouroshKamyabi]

I think they are quite similar Not every product is +tax at our supermarkets

[@theratrace999]

Two things stand out in this video for me: You are very considerate of your wife and you picked the cart us old girls put back! LOL!

[@ericmoreau4568]

No matter how much you expect your groceries to cost, it's always a lot more once you get to the register. Basically, 100$ gets you want 50 or 60 did as little as five years ago. It's insane!

[@susanmclachlan7639]

Walmart 2% milk in 4 litre bag is $6.08 Clip the bag and pour the milk into a lovely glass jug. Voila!!

[@smash_27]

wow. eggs are so expensive. my country's high grade village eggs cost USD 3.60 for 30 eggs

[@KouroshKamyabi]

Now that’s a deal!

[@irisnunez5741]

I do same thing when shopping, i don't take what's on front 😂

[@billysplinterbillysplinter7348]

The US prices you compared on screen butter etc are actually more expensive when converted to cad. Groceries in North America are ridiculous compared to uk.

[@KouroshKamyabi]

Uk grocery prices are much more affordable 💯

[@bloodycrepe]

Canadian residing in United States here. That's false. I get high quality keerygold butter for about $4. Canadian butter doesn't even come close to it and is more expensive.

[@sebastienbolduc5654]

Groceries in the USA is cheaper than Canada. It does depend on what food items we're talking about. My coworker who lives beside the border does all his groceries and gases up in the USA, not here in Canada. Everything in Canada is crazy expensive in comparison to the USA. You can't forget the stuff we pay 15% sales tax on. As for butter, it's roughly $6-9 dollars. Six bucks, if you're lucky, and it's either on sale or cheap quality No Name brand.

[@carolinebjerkelund767]

Where did you go shopping? Most of the food you bought, I have never seen. I shop at No Frills and use the food bank.

[@KouroshKamyabi]

Usually whatever is closest to me and costco once a month.

[@carolinebjerkelund767]

@@KouroshKamyabi If you go to Costco every month and shop at places like Fortinos. Most likely you are spending around $1000 a month on groceries for two people.

[@somai_1]

Remember when Maestro olive oil 1L used to be 4.99 on sale 5 years ago and now it was 17.99 on sale! Olive oil is literally liquid gold now.

[@cornstar1253]

And most of it is garbage.

[@YoBoyMarcus]

Indeed. The price of olive oil is up about 300% in the last 5 years. It's the only oil I use for cooking and It hurts every time I purchase it. It's beyond obscene.

[@sugihartoutomo23]

I think Monopoly is the problem in Canada

[@cornstar1253]

Carbon taxes. Transportation, keeping the lights and refrigeration, freezers, fertilizers and on and on. Carbon tax caused this. It keeps increasing as well.

[@afzalhakeen4941]

those prices are very cheap compare to the prices up way in the north of canada, everything is all flown in, the prices double or triple after

[@danbuchner28]

Yeah, groceries are definitely expensive in Canada. However, you chose more expensive items. If you bought normal everyday items, it would have been cheaper. Choosing a less expensive store would have further cut the cost.

[@almabelhumeur6672]

When I buy olive oil I look for the cold pressed. This is important and why you pay more. I would say close to $85.00. Wow! $109.00. You shop at high end stores and the Italian stores are very expensive. Fortino's, and Longo's, expensive, more so than Lob Laws, Soby's or Metro. I live in Mississauga and my hubby is Italian. I know we are being gouged no matter where we shop. Walmart is one of the worst for gouging us.

[@CaptainBuggyTheClown]

I miss the China videos :(

[@theresad3931]

Jeez I thought America was expensive! The prices there are ultra expensive, it’s a shame nobody can afford to live anymore.

[@TheTroyc1982]

These prices are cheaper than in the US.

[@chappiescollectables]

$5 for a bag of chips is insane. I think that's the same price or even cheaper at times as it is in Japan and those same brands were imported here....

[@mobarez]

Prices are a bit cheaper in Canada than in the US. Thanks for the great videos👌🏽🙏🏽🌹

[@sebastienbolduc5654]

Not it isn't. My coworker, who lives about 15 minutes from the border, does all of his groceries and gases up in the USA. It's "much" cheaper!

[@chriswhiz69]

@@sebastienbolduc5654 not sure but southern California is crazy expensive! maybe up north where you are is cheaper.

[@SamoelPrince]

​@@chriswhiz69California is a commie state, so everything is expensive..

[@ggjr61]

I think it depends where you live in the US. Probably Canada too.

[@MoeCamera]

So you left a perfectly beautiful country such as Malaysia to come live in canada of all places? Make it make sense

[@sarahregine4184]

If I am not mistaken, one of his videos. He was born in Canada.

[@myaccount9498]

Doritos were same price as Australia $5 for corn chips is a total rip off!

[@timsretirementjourney8323]

Well I couldn't get much closer with my guess. I said $110.00. Let's not forget there's tax on some of that if not all. My wife and I left Canada for retirement in the Philippines a couple years ago and I couldn't be happier with the decision we made. People no longer live in Canada. They work to survive, and that's about it.. We returned to Canada a few months ago and decided since it's a long, and costly trip that we'd make it 6 months. As we wait for our return flight at the start of November I'm regretting how long we decided to stay.

[@Okimâw]

ya at 5:30 I saw you dont know about thrift as in sure those Free range 12 eggs where 18$ but the Pack of 30 right next to it being the Same Free range organic for 9,30$ just saying you need a Thrift person to shop with you.

[@KEM85]

Non organic eggs are way cheaper in Canada, don’t buy organic.

[@miriamneuman2545]

What is so special about brown eggs? Colour is important in fruits and veggies but not animal protein.

[@moemimouni679]

U CAN ADD 50/60% n SOME ITEMS DOUBLE THE PRICE U SHWOED IN THIS SHOW IS WHAT WE PAY HERE IN MID VANCOUVER ISLAND. ESPECIALLY ON QUADRA n CORTEZ ISLAND.U HAVE TO MAKE SPECIAL ABOUT WILL POP UR n UR AUDIENCE EYES. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THESE HURT A LOTS OF WORKING PEOPLE n SENIORS HWO COMPOSE THIS ISLANDS . THE FACTS ON QUADRA ISLAND REQUIRES A NATIONAL ATTENTION . THANKS 4 SHARING.

[@SinaFallahMusic]

FYI, Sabra hummus is an Israeli product.

[@jimwuhan5336]

I am Canadian born in China, now I am in the city of Wuhan, the fifth biggest city in China, living cost here is much cheaper than in Canada. Bass fish is delicious but just cost like 3 to 4 CAD per pound for live Bass fish, McDonald's chicken combo is like CAD 6$, Subway fare is 0.5$ to maximum $1, Restaurant lunch takeout is usually cost $3, for famous Wuhan hot noodles is $1, but enough and delicious. Rent for a 2 bedroom apartment is from $300 to 500 per month plus utilities. For a family of 4 can be comfortably living on $1000 per month.

[@yanglinluo]

Crazy prices. I live in New Zealand. Two of us grocery is about 150nzd per week or 200 max

[@julianarosario2424]

Come to Alberta. It's so much more expensive! Olive oil is crazy! $25 cad easy . Steak? nevermind. Thanks for the video

[@MKiurinuRigold]

Apples 🍎 in my country is 5 for close to $4 We have different price for apples of 5 and oranges for 5 10 eggs for $2.90 Ice cream (Oreo) is $8.55

[@bowenli5886]

Chicken breast price doubled comparing to pre Covid

[@TheTroyc1982]

that's because of bird flu

[@AW-uf1mk]

@@TheTroyc1982 lol

[@bowenli5886]

@@TheTroyc1982 Wow, that's a long flu, I thought birds flew away.

[@tlowe9796]

Canadians are spoiled, I know because I had lived there for about 15 years. Dont complain about grocery expenses if you live in a luxury lifestyle and buy non-essential items like omega brown eggs, olive oil, snack, etc....seriously, I could just go with regular white eggs and skip on olive oil or snack.

[@Welovebabi]

Canadians are not spoiled. From a Canadian. Idk why he didn’t just go to a Walmart prices are like 30 percent cheaper.

[@Mugwortcircle]

Olive oil is the only oil you can buy that won't kill you.

[@rezterralico4369]

​@Welovebabi No frills couch no frills.

[@ericmoreau4568]

What are you talking about? This country is a scam!

[@Indigenous_Rambo]

2 chicken breasts is 10$ where i am. 10$!!! Went to the states recently a 6 pack of breasts was 4$, and im not talking about the premium stuff either, just normal standard chicken breasts. Insane.

[@bodyslamchannel]

Olive Oil is ridiculous. My parents paid it to me as a gift when I need. Use to be around 5-10$ for 1L. About 4 years ago not that long. Im in Quebec.

[@karensterling6732]

I live in toronto what store are you buying things from? We have cheaper stores giant tiger, freshco ,food basics and no frills. Loblaws, superstore,sobeys even walmart the meat is expensive . These other stores are really expensive.

[@trespasser121]

WHAT?? Where did you find eggs for $17, you must have searched a lot. There are good stores that sell food CHEAP. You don't have to buy their most expensive stuff, the basics are good quality and well priced.

[@dripdrop9787]

I cannot believe the people of canada have allowed fraudo do this to your country. Wow 😢❤

[@CheCosaTesoro]

That bill is so insane. I had to rewatch the video to see watch you bought. Tips......making kefir and hummus are super easy and cheap. Don't buy process foods which you can make at home cheaply. The tomatoes were ridiculous, rather go without. The chips, not only expensive but some of the most toxic foods you can eat. Gnocchi, again so cheap and better to make at home. Olive oil, need to check as 80% are fake or blended. If you didn't include the Epson salts, tomatoes, hummus and kifir, the bill would have been at least CAD 25 cheaper. Bottom line.....the more it's processed and " convenient ", the more you pay.

[@parvezbaloo3324]

There is absolutely zero difference between brown and white eggs simply white eggs are laid by white chicken and brown eggs are laid by Brown chickens otherwise no other difference

[@Musician_Robert]

No frills have quite a lot of great deals, FYI

[@carolinecrollick6305]

Why is the white eggs more expensive than brown eggs

[@marg3153]

Last week I bought a pkg of 18 eggs for 4.99 in Canada.

[@KouroshKamyabi]

That's a good deal! Which store?

[@gledatelj1979]

@@KouroshKamyabi It's probably white eggs store brand . Metro selection is like that.

[@SamoelPrince]

​@@KouroshKamyabithe eggs you were looking at Fortinos is organic, that's why they are expensive..

[@AtharAfzal]

He went to the midst expensive grocery store, most go to the grocery stores that price match. There are a number of people who show you to do that.

[@yannip2083]

What is the average pay in Canada? What is the average cost of living there?

[@SamoelPrince]

Minimum wage, pay 16 an hour, 16x 40 = 560$ a week x 4= 2240$ Rent in cheapest city is close to 1800$ a month for one bedroom apartment, you can't live on your own as single person, you need to live with the family to survive.. I would say average 4000$ dollars a month, if you live alone you will spend 2000$ on rent, 300$ on car insurance, 200$ on the entertainments such Internet and phone, 200$ on utilities, 500$ taxes, 500$ or more on food, 200$ on gas, if you live alone you can't save much at the end of the month..

[@julianarosario2424]

Hahah. I called $108 for your groceries. Damn , im good . Sounds like a day in my life when i "forget" a few items

[@flukked]

What madness?! Prices are like Harrods food court in London.

[@dm95422]

..And the grocery prices will balance themselves.......JT

[@RoyFJ65]

Prices here in NY are out of control.

[@yannip2083]

The rest of the U.S. too.

[@Frederick-765]

Prices in singapore are cheaper even considering the exchange rate (S$1 = C$1.05)