Whether you buy chicken, pork, beef, or fish, meat prices vary widely depending on where you shop. We compared meat prices at four of Canada’s largest and most popular supermarket chains — Loblaws, Metro, Sobeys, and Walmart. Each offers a good variety of meat, but which one offers the best deals? Food already takes a .
According to , an average family of four is expected to spend $16,297.20 on food in 2024, an increase of up to $701.79 from 2023.
So the next time you need to shop for meat, here’s how much you can expect to spend at Loblaws, Metro, Walmart, and Sobeys. We used stores in Toronto for our analysis. : PC Blue menu boneless skinless chicken breasts, three pieces, $13 : Maple Leaf boneless skinless breasts, four pieces, $19.
82 ($23.13/kg) : Compliments chicken breasts boneless skinless, three to six pieces, $19.46 (20.
48/kg) : Maple Leaf boneless skinless breasts, three pieces, $12 : President’s Choice air-chilled whole chicken, $11/kg : Whole chicken without giblets, $9.90/kg : Compliments whole chicken grade A, $11/kg : Maple Leaf whole chicken, $3.8/kg : President’s Choice, 500g, $8 ($16/kg) : Selection bacon, 375g, $5.
49 ($14.64/kg) : Maple Leaf natural bacon, 375g, $7.99 ($21.
3/kg) : Mitchells Heritage thick sliced bacon, 375g, $7.97 ($21.25/kg) : Pork loin center, chop boneless, three pieces, $7.
65 ($17.62/kg) : 3/4 inch centre cut pork loin chops, three pieces, $7.43 ($15.
41/kg) : Pork chops centre cut boneless, four pieces, $7.49 ($18.72/kg) : Map.