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? 👀

exterior of a costco store in calgary with people walking in and out

Costco location in Canada.

Senior Writer

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
No Frills: Tim Hortons French Vanilla coffee, pack of 12 K-Cups — $8.99 ($13.49)
  • $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
No Frills: Post cereal in various flavours, 635 grams — $4.49 ($6.29)
  • $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
No Frills: Cracker Barrel Tex Mex shredded cheese, 320 grams — $5.88 ($7.79)
  • $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.

  • Senior Writer

    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.

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