Superstore came out on top in CTV Calgary's price comparison of grocery items on Sunday, December 13, giving shoppers the best buy for their money.

The price comparison was done by home economist Sylvia Kong as part of an ongoing series on price checks aired monthly on CTV.

Once a month, CTV creates a grocery list and compares prices at major Calgary stores. The prices are a snapshot on the given day.

All coupons and membership programs are included and some chains vary prices from store to store.

CTV priced out 31 items at the Shawnessy Safeway, Shawnessy Co-op, Millrise Sobeys, and Shawnessy Superstore. The best deal was at Superstore, where the grocery basket cost $115.76.

The same goods bought at Safeway cost $123.26.

At Sobeys, it cost 123.27.

And it was most expensive to shop at Co-op, where the grocery basket cost $124.23.

Best buys this week:

  • Salted Butter - 454 g - $2.99 - Co-op
  • Barilla Pasta - 454 g - $2.37 - Superstore
  • Harvest Bacon, thick sliced - 500 g - $8.98 - Superstore

CTV - Calgary Food Price Comparisons

December 13, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM

SIZE

CO-OP

SAFEWAY

SOBEYS

SUPERSTORE

Staples

 

 

 

 

 

Butter, salted

454 g

2.99

3.99

3.99

3.87

 

Milk 2%

4L

4.54

4.54

4.54

4.45

 

Eggs, large

1 doz.

1.99

1.99

1.99

2.78

 

Whole Grain Bread/

Dempsters/Cntry Harvest

600-675g

3.99

2.99

2.99

2.77

 

Bananas

kg

1.96

1.94

1.96

1.70

Sub-total

15.47

15.45

15.47

15.57

Dairy and Pantry Ingredients

 

 

 

 

 

Yogurt, Greek, Liberte

500 g

4.49

5.19

4.99

4.54

 

Egg Nog

946mL/1 L

3.00

3.29

2.99

1.98

 

Cheese, McClaren Imperial

230 g

7.99

7.75

7.79

6.99

 

Grated Cheese, Cracker

Barrel

320 g

8.99

5.99

5.99

8.47

 

Pasta, Barilla, assorted

shapes

454 g

2.79

2.50

2.79

2.37

 

Baker's Chocolate

170-225 g

4.99

5.49

5.69

3.98

 

Chipits Skor Toffee Bits

200 g

3.00

3.00

3.49

2.49

 

All Purpose Flour, private label

10 kg

6.99

7.99

7.99

6.49

 

Icing Sugar

1 kg

1.99

1.99

1.99

1.79

Sub-total

$44.23

$43.19

$43.71

$39.10

Meat

 

 

 

 

 

Bacon, Harvest, thick cut

500 g

8.99

10.99

10.99

8.98

 

Chicken Thighs, bnls. sknls, air

chilled

kg

13.21

14.31

14.53

12.98

Sub-total

$22.20

$25.30

$25.52

$21.96

Fruits and Vegetables

 

 

 

 

 

Organic Carrots, whole/mini

907 g

3.49

3.69

3.79

1.97

 

Pears, Bartlett/Bosc

kg

3.28

3.73

3.73

3.70

 

Apples, Granny Smith

kg

3.95

3.28

3.28

3.68

 

Apples, Ambrosia/McIntosh

kg

5.05

4.39

4.39

3.68

 

Lemon

each

0.99

0.79

0.69

0.77

 

Cranberries

340 g

1.99

2.98

1.99

1.99

 

Pomegranate

each

2.49

1.99

1.99

1.46

 

White Mushrooms, bulk

kg

6.59

5.49

5.49

7.65

 

Winter Squash, assorted

kg

2.84

2.18

2.18

2.14

 

Avocado

each

0.99

1.29

1.29

1.68

 

Kale, bunch

each

1.49

1.29

1.29

1.77

 

Green Leaf Lettuce

each

1.99

1.99

1.99

2.47

 

Cherry/Grape Tomatoes,

551 mL/297 g

pint

3.49

2.99

2.99

2.97

 

Sweet Potatoes

kg

2.18

1.72

1.96

1.50

 

Cabbage, Green

kg

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.70

Sub-total

$42.33

$39.32

$38.57

$39.13

Grocery Shop Total

$124.23

$123.26

$123.27

$115.76

Store

CO-OP

SAFEWAY

SOBEYS

SUPERSTORE