Superstore came out on top in CTV Calgary's price comparison of grocery items on Sunday, September 8, 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 compare 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 28 items at the Westhills Safeway, Richmond Road Co-op, Strathcona Sobeys, and Richmond Road Superstore..
The best deal was at Superstore, where the grocery basket cost $98.34.
At Safeway, it cost $104.66.
The same goods bought at Sobeys cost $105.66.
And it was most expensive to shop at Co-op, where the grocery basket cost $108.11.
Best buys this week:
Clover Leaf Solid White Tuna - 170 g - $2.00 - Superstore
Organic Carrots - 907 g - $1.99 - Safeway
Winter Squash - $2.18/kg - Co-op
|
CTV - Calgary Food Price Comparisons |
||||||
|
September 8, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ITEM |
SIZE |
CO-OP |
SAFEWAY |
SOBEYS |
SUPERSTORE |
|
|
Staples |
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
Butter, salted |
454 g |
3.49 |
2.99 |
2.99 |
3.47 |
|
|
Milk 1% |
4L |
4.69 |
4.69 |
4.69 |
4.56 |
|
|
Eggs, large |
1 doz. |
2.79 |
2.69 |
2.89 |
2.78 |
|
|
Whole Grain Bread/Dempsters/ Cntry Harvest |
600-675g |
4.69 |
3.99 |
3.49 |
2.50 |
|
|
Bananas |
kg |
1.74 |
1.94 |
1.70 |
1.70 |
|
Sub-total |
17.40 |
16.30 |
15.76 |
15.01 |
||
|
Dairy |
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
Yop |
200 mL |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.75 |
|
|
Cottage Cheese |
500 g |
3.59 |
3.27 |
3.49 |
2.93 |
|
|
Cheestrings, Black Diamond, 16 pk |
336 g |
5.98 |
5.99 |
5.99 |
6.97 |
|
|
Grated Cheese, Kraft |
300 - 340 g |
5.99 |
5.99 |
6.99 |
6.77 |
|
Sub-total |
$16.56 |
$16.25 |
$17.47 |
$17.42 |
||
|
Meat |
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
Lean Ground Beef |
kg |
5.51 |
5.51 |
5.51 |
5.50 |
|
|
Beef Top Sirloin Steak |
kg |
11.00 |
8.80 |
9.90 |
8.79 |
|
|
Tuna, Solid White in water, Clover Leaf |
170 g |
3.49 |
3.46 |
3.39 |
2.00 |
|
|
Chicken Thighs, bnls, sknls |
kg |
12.10 |
12.10 |
13.21 |
11.62 |
|
|
Deli Meat, Maple Leaf Deli Fresh/ Natural Select. |
175 g |
3.33 |
3.99 |
4.99 |
3.33 |
|
Sub-total |
$35.43 |
$33.86 |
$37.00 |
$31.24 |
||
|
Fruits and Vegetables |
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
Organic Mixed Salad Greens |
142 g |
3.50 |
3.99 |
3.69 |
2.98 |
|
|
Organic Carrots |
907 g |
2.99 |
1.99 |
2.29 |
2.49 |
|
|
Pears, Anjou/Bartlett |
kg |
2.21 |
2.20 |
2.20 |
2.16 |
|
|
Apples, Granny Smith/Gala |
kg |
2.18 |
3.28 |
3.28 |
4.12 |
|
|
Plums, blk/red |
kg |
5.49 |
4.39 |
4.17 |
3.24 |
|
|
Cilantro |
bunch |
1.49 |
0.99 |
0.38 |
0.97 |
|
|
Winter Squash |
kg |
2.18 |
2.84 |
2.84 |
3.24 |
|
|
Corn on Cob |
each |
0.49 |
0.59 |
0.59 |
0.57 |
|
|
White Mushrooms, bulk |
kg |
7.69 |
6.59 |
4.95 |
6.57 |
|
|
Romaine Lettuce |
each |
1.99 |
1.49 |
1.59 |
0.97 |
|
|
Cherry/Grape Tomatoes |
pint |
3.99 |
3.49 |
3.49 |
2.47 |
|
|
Kale |
bunch |
1.49 |
0.99 |
1.69 |
1.47 |
|
|
English Cucumber |
each |
1.29 |
1.69 |
0.99 |
1.28 |
|
|
Zucchini |
kg |
1.74 |
3.73 |
3.28 |
2.14 |
|
Sub-total |
$38.72 |
$38.25 |
$35.43 |
$34.67 |
||
|
Grocery Shop Total |
$108.11 |
$104.66 |
$105.66 |
$98.34 |
||
|
Store |
CO-OP |
SAFEWAY |
SOBEYS |
SUPERSTORE |
||
