Co-op came out on top in CTV Calgary's price comparison of grocery items on Sunday, January 3, 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 Northgate Village Safeway, Forest Lawn Co-op, Forest Lawn Sobeys, and the Sunridge Superstore. The best deal was at Co-op, where the grocery basket cost $132.28.
The same goods bought at Superstore cost $139.56.
At Sobeys, it cost 149.05.
And it was most expensive to shop at Safeway, where the grocery basket cost $161.69.
Best buys this week:
- Beef Stew Cubes - $11.39/kg - Superstore
- White Mushrooms - $5.49/kg - Co-op
- Barley - works out to be $0.22/100g - Sobeys
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January 3, 2016 |
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ITEM |
SIZE |
CO-OP |
SAFEWAY |
SOBEYS |
SUPERSTORE |
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Staples |
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Butter, salted |
454 g |
2.99 |
3.99 |
3.99 |
3.69 |
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Milk 2% |
4L |
4.54 |
4.54 |
4.54 |
4.45 |
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Eggs, large |
1 doz. |
1.99 |
2.79 |
2.79 |
2.78 |
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Whole Grain Bread/ Dempsters/Cntry Harvest |
600-675g |
3.50 |
4.79 |
4.49 |
2.00 |
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Bananas |
kg |
1.96 |
1.94 |
1.96 |
1.70 |
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Sub-total |
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14.98 |
18.05 |
17.77 |
14.62 |
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Dairy and Alternative Ingredients |
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Lactose Free Milk |
2 L |
3.99 |
5.48 |
4.99 |
4.97 |
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Yogurt, Liberte Mediterranee |
500 g |
3.00 |
3.50 |
4.39 |
3.47 |
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Cheestrings |
336 g |
8.99 |
9.18 |
4.99 |
7.17 |
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Margarine, Becel Buttery |
680 g |
4.99 |
4.49 |
5.99 |
5.97 |
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Sub-total |
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$20.97 |
$22.65 |
$20.36 |
$21.58 |
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Pantry Ingredients |
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Pot Barley, works out to be |
per 100 g |
0.40 |
0.27 |
0.22 |
0.28 |
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Brown Rice, Uncle Ben's Whole |
1.6 kg |
7.99 |
8.19 |
7.99 |
6.77 |
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Black Beans, canned, private label |
540 mL |
1.79 |
1.69 |
1.29 |
0.97 |
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Tomatoes, canned, private label |
796 mL |
2.09 |
2.19 |
1.99 |
0.98 |
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Sub-total |
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$12.27 |
$12.34 |
$11.49 |
$9.00 |
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Meat |
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Beef Stew Cubes |
kg |
12.10 |
13.20 |
13.21 |
11.39 |
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Lean Ground Beef |
kg |
9.9 |
8.81 |
8.75 |
9.69 |
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Pork Tenderloin |
kg |
9.90 |
11.02 |
11.00 |
12.28 |
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Chicken Thighs, bnls. sknls, air chilled |
kg |
12.10 |
22.68 |
14.53 |
12.98 |
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Sub-total |
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$44.00 |
$55.71 |
$47.49 |
$46.34 |
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Fruits and Vegetables |
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Organic Carrots, whole |
907 g |
3.49 |
2.39 |
2.49 |
1.98 |
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Pears, Bartlett |
kg |
2.84 |
5.49 |
5.05 |
3.90 |
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Apples, Fuji |
kg |
5.05 |
4.39 |
4.39 |
4.12 |
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Apples, Ambrosia |
kg |
5.05 |
4.39 |
4.39 |
4.34 |
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Lemon |
each |
0.69 |
0.79 |
0.67 |
0.77 |
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White Mushrooms, bulk |
kg |
5.49 |
9.90 |
7.69 |
8.11 |
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Winter Squash, assorted |
kg |
2.18 |
4.39 |
4.17 |
2.80 |
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Cherry/Grape Tomatoes, 551 mL/297 g |
pint |
2.99 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
2.97 |
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Avocado |
each |
0.99 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
1.48 |
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Kale, bunch |
each |
0.99 |
1.99 |
2.99 |
1.77 |
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Green Leaf Lettuce |
each |
1.99 |
2.49 |
2.00 |
2.97 |
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Brussels Sprouts |
kg |
4.39 |
6.59 |
8.80 |
7.65 |
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Sweet Potatoes |
kg |
1.74 |
4.39 |
1.96 |
3.24 |
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Cabbage, Green |
kg |
2.18 |
1.74 |
2.84 |
1.92 |
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Sub-total |
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$40.06 |
$52.94 |
$51.94 |
$48.02 |
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Grocery Shop Total |
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$132.28 |
$161.69 |
$149.05 |
$139.56 |
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CO-OP |
SAFEWAY |
SOBEYS |
SUPERSTORE |
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