Here's how prices in the new Costco flyer compare to grocery store flyers this week
Can grocery stores in Canada beat Costco's cheap prices? 👀

Costco location in Canada.
The new Costco flyer in Canada is offering savings on quite a few products.
But just how do those discount prices compare at grocery stores like Walmart, Loblaws, Sobeys and No Frills this week?
Grocery store flyers are only valid until Wednesday, February 26, 2025. You can shop deals from the Costco flyer until Sunday, March 2, 2025.
Here's how grocery flyer prices at Costco Canada compare to Walmart, Loblaws, Sobeys, No Frills, Food Basics and FreshCo.
Coffee pods
Costco: Tim Hortons original coffee, pack of 80 K-Cups — $35.99 ($44.99)
- $0.44 per K-Cup
Sobeys: Tim Hortons original blend coffee, pack of 10 or 12 K-Cups — $9.99
- $0.99 or $0.83 per K-Cup
- $0.74 per K-Cup
Cereal
Costco: Post Cranberry Almond Crunch cereal, 1.4 kilograms — $7.99 ($9.99)
- $0.57 per 100 grams
Sobeys: Post cereal in various flavours, 311 to 525 grams — $4.49
- $1.44 to $0.85 per 100 grams
Walmart: Post cereal in various flavours, 440 grams — three for $10 or $4.97 each
- $0.75 per 100 grams for three or $1.24 per 100 grams for one
- $0.70 per 100 grams
Shredded cheese
Costco: Kirkland Signature shredded pizza mozzarella cheese, two 625 gram bags — $14.99 ($19.99)
- $1.19 per 100 grams
Loblaws: Cracker Barrel Tex Mex shredded cheese, 320 grams — $7.49
- $2.34 per 100 grams
Sobeys: Cracker Barrel shredded cheese in various flavours, 250 to 320 grams — $5.88
- $2.35 to $1.83 per 100 grams
Walmart: Cracker Barrel shredded cheese in various flavours, 320 grams — $5.88 ($7.98)
- $1.83 per 100 grams
Food Basics: Black Diamond shredded cheese in various flavours, 320 grams — $4.98 ($7.29)
- $1.55 per 100 grams
- $1.83 per 100 grams
Sliced deli meat
Costco: Maple Leaf sliced turkey breast, three 300-gram packs — $14.99 ($19.99)
- $1.66 per 100 grams
Loblaws: President's Choice traditional black forest ham, 175 grams — $7 ($7.99)
- $4 per 100 grams
Sobeys: Schneiders sliced deli meats, 150 to 175 grams — $7.49
- $4.99 to $4.28 per 100 grams
Walmart: Great Value sliced bologna, 500 grams — $4.97
- $0.99 per 100 grams
FreshCo: Compliments sliced deli meat, 400 grams — $7.88
- $1.97 per 100 grams
Juice
Costco: Oasis apple juice, 24 bottles that are 300 millilitres each — $12.79 ($16.79)
- $0.17 per 100 millilitres
No Frills: Oasis apple juice, eight bottles that are 200 millilitres each — $3.25 ($4.49)
- $0.20 per 100 millilitres
Water filter pitcher
Costco: Kirkland Signature water filtration system pitcher with two filters, 10 cups — $20.99 ($26.99)
- $2.09 per cup
Walmart: Brita water filter pitcher, six cups — $19.97 ($24.97)
- $3.32 per cup
Water filters
Costco: Kirkland Signature water filter cartridges, pack of 10 — $27.99 ($34.99)
- $2.79 per filter
Walmart: Brita water filter, pack of three — $19.97 ($24.97)
- $6.65 per filter
Toilet paper
Costco: Cashmere Premium two-ply bathroom tissue, 40 rolls with 250 sheets each — $21.49 ($26.99)
- $0.53 per roll
Loblaws: Cashmere soft and thick toilet paper, 12 double rolls with 242 sheets — $7.50 ($13.99)
- $0.62 per roll
Sobeys: Cashmere toilet paper, eight double rolls with 242 sheets each — $8.49
- $1.06 per roll
Walmart: Cashmere bathroom tissue, 30 double rolls with 253 sheets each — $15.97 ($26.97)
- $0.53 per roll
Food Basics: Cashmere two-ply bathroom tissue, 12 rolls with 242 sheets each — $6.88 ($10.99)
- $0.57 per roll
Paper towels
Costco: Bounty Plus paper towel, 12 rolls with 86 sheets each — $22.49 ($27.99)
- $1.87 per roll and $0.02 per sheet
Loblaws: Bounty paper towel, six double rolls with 90 sheets each — $18 ($22.99)
- $3 per roll and $0.03 per sheet
Sobeys: Bounty paper towels, pack of four or six rolls — $16.99
- $4.24 or $2.83 per roll
FreshCo: Bounty paper towels, four double rolls — $8.99 ($11.99)
- $2.24 per roll
Laundry detergent
Costco: Tide coldwater clean liquid laundry detergent, 4.67 litres — $20.99 ($26.49)
- $4.49 per litre
Loblaws: Tide original liquid laundry detergent original, 1.86 litres — $10 ($16.99)
- $5.37 per litre
Sobeys: Tide laundry detergent, 1.24 litres — starting at $7.99
- $6.44 per litre
Food Basics: Tide laundry detergent, 2.48 litres — $14.88 ($18.99)
- $6 per litre
Fabric softener
Costco: Downy Ultra April Fresh fabric softener, 4.35 litres — $14.99 ($18.99)
- $3.44 per litre
Loblaws: Downy Ultra April Fresh laundry fabric softener, 2.63 litres — $10 ($14.99)
- $3.80 per litre
Sobeys: Downy fabric softener, 2.63 litres — starting at $11.99
- $4.55 per litre
Food Basics: Downy April Fresh softener, 3.29 litres — $14.88 ($15.99)
- $4.52 per litre
FreshCo: Downy fabric softener, 1.31 litres — $4.99
- $3.80 per litre
Laundry pods
Costco: Tide Pods Free & Gentle laundry detergent, 152 pods — $29.99 ($37.99)
- $0.19 per pod
Sobeys: Tide pods, pack of 15 or 20 pods — starting at $7.99
- $0.53 or $0.39 per pod
TOTALS
Can grocery stores beat Costco's prices?
Of the 12 similar products that had flyer deals at Costco and grocery stores in Canada, these 10 items are cheaper at Costco:
- coffee pods
- cereal
- shredded cheese
- juice
- water filter pitchers
- water filters
- paper towels
- laundry detergent
- fabric softener
- laundry pods
Costco and Walmart both had the same low price for this item in the flyer:
- toilet paper
This is the only product that isn't cheaper at Costco, it's cheaper at Walmart:
- sliced deli meat
Seems like grocery stores aren't beating Costco's flyer deals!
Even though the price tags are higher at Costco and you might think it's more expensive, the products are bigger so it's cheaper because you get so much more.
These prices are confirmed at the time of publishing, but they can change at any time. Taxes and fees may not be included.

