Food Comparison

[Shell]

I've been meaning to do this for a while and I also think this will make our American friends feel better about how much you pay for food. Here are some typical things I buy at the grocery store. This is without coupons so you can see the before price. I think it would be great if you put down how much you pay where you live:

Whole wheat bread $3.69
Doz. eggs $3.75
Russet potatoes 1.74/kg $1.85 that is 4 large potatoes
broccoli 3.28/kg $1.69
bananas 1.26/kg $0.94 about 5 bananas


I can get the bread a bit cheaper but I am trying to eat a very healthy whole wheat bread.

Now everyone put in your average price, I think it would be fun to compare prices around the world.

[graci42]

OMG... You don't want to know!

These are ave. prices at Aldi's in Ohio

Bread... .39 a 20oz loaf
eggs... .79 a doz
Potatoes... .99 a 10lb bag...idaho
brocolli... .99 16 oz frozen
bananas... .25 to .49 a lb. 5-6 banana's.... .50 and up

I'll add one more to the list

Milk $ 2.50 a gal

[KKCondrey]

Wow.

I need to grab a few things tomorrow, but off the top the bread I normally get (White Wheat by natures own) is around $2.89 in the store, but I found it next door at BigLots for 99 cents

I've got the weekly flyer and here's what some of those prices are:

Bananas 3lbs for $1. (on special this week, normally about 50 cents a lb)
Eggs are around $1.50 a dozen
Broccoli is $1.49/lb

I am going shopping tomorrow when I go do laundry. I'll be sure and pay attention to how much I spend on what. It would be interesting to know what we all pay for similar items.

[justatxmom]

WOW! I'm amazed at the price differences already.

Let's see...
Whole wheat bread -- 50¢ (from the thrift store)
Dozen eggs -- $1.29 (I usually buy a flat for $2.79)
10# bag of Russet potatoes -- $1.69 (20# bag is $2.99)
Broccoli 1# frozen -- 88¢
Bananas -- 38¢/lb.
Milk 1 gal. -- $3.49

[Shell]

I have gone shopping in the States many times. Believe me, I know there is a big difference in food.

[canadian gardener]

Shell those are my prices too!!!! she isn't kidding folks! I live about 4 hours up the road from her city and that's about normal.

[MJsLady]

Goodness!
Bread, I do not remember (unless sandwhiches are a planned meal I dont buy it)
eggs .95 doz
Brocoli, have not bought in ages
Bananas average .39 lb. (usually I go early and get a 5lb bag of day old ones for .99 though)
Milk varies between $2.79 and gal to $4.09 a gal, depending on where we go, if MJ can get it on sale in town on his way home for less than $3. 49 he does.

[homesteadmamma]

Here are some prices for us. These are in today's flyers.

~deep browned beans 2/$1.00
~corn on the cob 3/99
~Purex tp 24 roll or 12 double roll $6.99
~bananas 79¢ a lb. Sometimes they go for 59¢ a lb.
~cantaloupe $2.49 ea
~honeydew Melon $2.99 ea
~apples $1.29 - 1.69 a lb. depending on brand
~20 lb. potatoes $2.88 (that was last week on sale.)
~chicken legs 99¢ a lb.
~butter $2.99 lb.
~large doz. eggs $1.89 doz. I purchase mine from a local farmer for $1.50 doz.

Yup, we pay a whole lot more for our groceries.

[Missy]

Is this having converted Canadian to US Dollars? It still seems terrible that the staples are so very expensive, either way! We pay about .96 for a loaf of wheat bread, generic. Eggs 1.12 a doz milk a gallon us between 3 and 4 dollars. Bananas .44 a pound

[dmvezina]

Well, let's see. Here's what I bought in Concord, NH today at a Market Basket:

4 ozs beef jerkey for dh 4.99
10 oranges 3.49
6 tomatoes 2.63
3 lbs granny smith apples 2.51
5 cucumbers 1.69
2 heads of lettuce 1.30
2 lbs carrots .89
3 lbs of bananas 1.21
16 ozs cottage cheese 1.89
3 gallons of juice 5.07
1/2 gallon of milk 1.69
16 ozs frozen broccoli 1.39
16 ozs sour cream 1.98
32 ozs v8 smoothie juice 1.50
H&S shampoo 4.49--just notice price, I thought it was on sale for 1.99, darn it!!!!
6 pack paper towels 2.99
large canister of coffee creamer 2.69
4 packages assorted pasta 2.79
gallon of vinegar 1.99
bag of animal crackers 1.49
2 cans of peas 1.00
4 cans diced tomatoes 2.00
3 cans green beans 1.00
4 cans mushrooms 2.00
box of ranch flavored crackers .99
150 count sandwich bags .99
2 bags of flavored potato chips 1.98
gallon of bleach .99
large can of pears .99
large can of fruit cocktail .99
6 packs of trident white gum 2.67
2 medium cans of pineapple chunks 1.78
2 cans cream of mushroom soup 1.58
2 cans cream of chicken soup 1.58
aluminum foil .79

total food--$59.59
total non food--$10.25

[canadian gardener]

Nope, no conversion, and each Canadian dollar is worth about around 68 or 69 cents US right now so just multiply it out

or

I generally mentally add 30 to 35 cents to each dollar to make it into American.

But if you came here, you could buy the stuff with your dollar and go a lot further because each of yours is worth about $1.35 of ours.

OK right now for Gasoline, it's 96 cents a liter. There are 4 L to the US Gallon which makes it 3.84

in Canadian, and

for you that would be in US dollars about3$. rough figures only. very rough

[Shell]

I know gas prices are rough right now Canadian Gardener. It costs a little over $50.00 to fill my vehicle and my brother's is almost twice that price.