Read the full article here. It also includes comparisons with Germany and Portugal.
Daily Hive National senior writer Simran Singh went to a Walmart in Mexico and compared the prices of 10 basic food items to Walmart Canada.
Simran Singh/Daily Hive | Walmart Canada
Walmart Mexico: Mex$109/C$8.08 for 453 grams — C$1.78 per 100 grams
Walmart Canada: C$5.48 for 320 grams — C$1.71 per 100 grams
Winner: Walmart Canada
Read the full article here.
Australia vs. No Frills Canada
Daily Hive Nation senior writer Isabelle Docto took a trip to Australia that coincided with the Loblaw boycott in May.
She popped into a Coles in Brisbane and a Metro (which is owned by Woolworths) in Melbourne to compare prices of lunch staples to Loblaw’s discount supermarket chain, No Frills.
Here’s a sneak peek of one of the comparisons:
Eggs
Australia: A carton of 12 cage-free large eggs at Metro will run you AU$5.50 — about C$5.01.
Canada: A regular-priced carton of President’s Choice, free run large brown eggs is C$6.99.
Winner: Australian eggs are cheaper by nearly C$2.
Read the full article here.
The US vs. Real Canadian Superstore
Senior writer Simran Singh also travelled to Arizona. She stopped at a grocery store in Phoenix to stock up on food for a week in the desert.
She headed into Fry’s — a supermarket operated by the US grocery retail giant Kroger Co. — to pick up some staples and decided to compare the prices to those of the Real Canadian Superstore.
Here’s an example of one of the comparisons:
Bag of mandarin oranges
Simran Singh/Daily Hive | Real Canadian Superstore
Fry’s oranges: US$4.99 for a three-pound bag or C$6.79
Superstore’s oranges: C$8.99 for a three-pound bag
Winner: Fry’s
Read the full article here.
Jamaica vs. Canada
While visiting Jamaica, one Canadian headed to the supermarket to see how much residents pay for common grocery items.
TikToker @liddy86 is based in Toronto, and she wanted to compare the prices of groceries during a shopping trip in Kingston. She headed to Shoppers Fair, a chain of supermarkets owned by one of the grocery giants in Jamaica, Progressive Grocers.
Where possible, Daily Hive tried to find similar package sizes for our comparisons.
Here’s an example:
Lettuce
@liddy86/TikTok | Walmart.ca
Shoppers Fair: J$643.60 (C$5.60)
Walmart: C$3.47
Read the full article here.
France vs. Canada
Daily Hive chose 10 items from the French supermarket chain Carrefour to compare to Walmart Canada.
Here’s an example:
Potatoes
Carrefour.fr | Walmart.ca
Carrefour: €0.99/$1.46 (1kg)
Walmart: C$5.97 (2.26kg) — C$2.64/kg
Read the full article here.
UK vs. Canada
One Canadian who used to live in the UK compared the price of groceries across the pond to Canada, and they were appalled at the difference.
“Overall, prices are about 50% more expensive than the UK,” Reddit user devilf91 shared in a post.
Daily Hive decided to fact-check Reddit users’ comparisons of food prices. Since they didn’t mention what grocery store they frequented in the UK, we chose one of the major chains, Tesco, and compared it to No Frills and Loblaws, as mentioned by the Redditor.
Here’s an example:
Pasta
Tesco | Loblaws
UK’s price: One kilogram of pasta at Tesco is £1.29, which is C$2.21.
Canada’s price: At Loblaws, 900 grams of pasta costs C$2.69. At 30 cents per 100 grams, it would cost C$3.26 for 1 kg.
Winner: The UK’s package of pasta is cheaper.
Read the full article here.