Superstore came out on top in CTV Calgary's price comparison of grocery items on Sunday, September 14, 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 34 items at the Crowfoot Safeway, Crowfoot Co-op, Tuscany Sobeys, and the Country Hills Superstore.
The best deal was at Superstore, where the grocery basket cost $147.26.
The same goods bought at Sobeys cost $160.68.
At Co-op, it cost $162.84.
And it was most expensive to shop at Safeway, where the grocery basket cost $177.43.
Best buys this week:
- Black Diamond Cheestrings - 336 g - $4.67 - Superstore
- Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs - $8.49/kg - Co-op
- Gala Apples - $2.16/kg - Superstore
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September 14, 2014 |
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ITEM |
SIZE |
CO-OP |
SAFEWAY |
SOBEYS |
SUPERSTORE |
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Staples |
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Butter, salted |
454 g |
3.33 |
2.99 |
2.99 |
3.87 |
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Milk 2% |
4L |
4.59 |
4.59 |
4.59 |
4.54 |
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Eggs, large |
1 doz. |
2.89 |
2.75 |
2.75 |
2.49 |
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Whole Grain Bread/ Dempsters/Cntry Harvest |
600-675g |
4.69 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
2.98 |
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Bananas |
kg |
1.96 |
1.94 |
1.70 |
1.70 |
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Sub-total |
17.46 |
15.27 |
15.03 |
15.58 |
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Dairy and Alternatives |
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Cream Cheese, Kraft |
250 g |
4.19 |
3.99 |
3.99 |
2.98 |
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Cheese, Babybel |
240 g |
10.00 |
10.00 |
9.99 |
7.97 |
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Cheestrings, Black Diamond |
336 g |
4.98 |
7.99 |
7.49 |
4.67 |
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Lactose-free Milk, Lactancia |
2 L |
4.99 |
4.99 |
4.99 |
4.13 |
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Soy Beverage, So Good |
1.89 L |
4.79 |
4.97 |
3.49 |
3.57 |
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Sub-total |
$28.95 |
$31.94 |
$29.95 |
$23.32 |
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Other |
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Almond Butter, works out to be per |
100 g |
2.00 |
3.08 |
2.39 |
2.17 |
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Strawberry Jam, Smuckers |
250 mL |
3.00 |
3.50 |
3.49 |
2.99 |
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Hazelnut Spread, Nutella, Ferrero |
725 g |
7.99 |
8.15 |
6.99 |
6.78 |
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Sub-total |
$12.99 |
$14.73 |
$12.87 |
$11.94 |
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Meat |
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Beef, Rib Steak |
kg |
19.82 |
22.02 |
15.41 |
15.38 |
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Lean Ground Beef |
kg |
8.36 |
8.36 |
9.90 |
8.69 |
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Rotisserie/BBQ Chicken, cooked, whole |
each |
9.99 |
9.99 |
8.99 |
8.47 |
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Chicken Thighs, bnls, sknls |
kg |
8.49 |
13.65 |
11.00 |
11.42 |
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Pork Shoulder Blade Roast |
kg |
7.69 |
13.21 |
8.80 |
8.48 |
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Sub-total |
$54.35 |
$67.23 |
$54.10 |
$52.44 |
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Fruits and Vegetables |
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Organic Mixed Salad Greens |
142 g |
3.50 |
3.99 |
3.99 |
3.48 |
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Organic Carrots |
907-908 g |
1.99 |
1.99 |
2.00 |
1.98 |
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Pears, Bartlett/Anjou |
kg |
2.21 |
2.21 |
2.84 |
2.16 |
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Apples, Gala |
kg |
2.21 |
2.21 |
3.51 |
2.16 |
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Apples, Fuji |
kg |
4.39 |
4.17 |
3.51 |
3.68 |
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Plums, red/blk |
kg |
3.73 |
5.49 |
4.39 |
4.34 |
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Yellow Peaches |
kg |
4.39 |
3.29 |
4.39 |
4.34 |
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Blackberries |
170 g |
3.99 |
2.99 |
2.99 |
2.98 |
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Winter Squash, assorted |
kg |
2.18 |
2.20 |
2.20 |
2.16 |
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Tomatoes on vine |
kg |
3.28 |
2.18 |
2.20 |
1.90 |
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Avocado |
each |
0.99 |
1.89 |
1.50 |
1.48 |
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English Cucumber |
each |
0.99 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.48 |
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Beets, bulk |
kg |
4.39 |
3.73 |
4.39 |
2.16 |
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Kale, bunch |
each |
0.99 |
1.49 |
1.50 |
0.97 |
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Red Pepper |
kg |
7.68 |
6.59 |
5.49 |
6.57 |
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Zucchini |
kg |
2.18 |
2.84 |
2.84 |
2.14 |
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Sub-total |
$49.09 |
$48.26 |
$48.74 |
$43.98 |
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Grocery Shop Total |
$162.84 |
$177.43 |
$160.68 |
$147.26 |
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Store |
CO-OP |
SAFEWAY |
SOBEYS |
SUPERSTORE |
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