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14 products that are cheaper with Costco's new flyer than grocery store flyers this week

You can get deals on groceries and household items.

exterior of a costco warehouse location in canada

Costco store in Canada.

Senior Writer

Now that the new Costco flyer is out, you might be wondering how it compares to grocery stores in Canada.

So many products are cheaper with the wholesale retailer than with grocery store flyers from Walmart, Loblaws, Sobeys, and more stores.

You can shop the Costco Canada flyer deals from Monday, April 14, to Sunday, May 11.

But these grocery store deals are only available from Thursday, April 17, to Wednesday, April 23.

Here's how much cheaper 14 products are with Costco's flyer for April compared to grocery store flyers this week.

Whole bean coffee

Costco: Starbucks Caffè Verona whole bean dark roast coffee, 1.13 kilograms — $22.99 ($29.99)

  • $2.03 per 100 grams

Sobeys: Starbucks whole bean coffee, 907 grams — $25.99

  • $2.86 per 100 grams

You can get Starbucks whole bean coffee for $0.83 cheaper per 100 grams with Costco's flyer.

Chips

Costco: Frito-Lay chips variety pack, 1.51-kilogram box with 54 snack bags — $19.99 ($24.99)

  • $1.32 per 100 grams and $0.37 per snack bag

Sobeys: Lay's potato chips, 220 to 235 grams — two for $7

  • $1.59 to $1.48 per 100 grams

Metro: Lay's potato chips, 220 grams — $2.99 ($4.99)

  • $1.35 per 100 grams

You can get these chips at Costco for $0.03 to $0.27 cheaper per 100 grams than Sobeys and Metro.

Cheddar cheese

Costco: Balderson two-year cheddar, 750 grams — $15.99 ($19.99)

  • $2.13 per 100 grams

Loblaws: Balderson extra old cheddar cheese, 250 grams — $5.99 ($10.49)

  • $2.39 per 100 grams

Metro: Balderson one-year and two-year cheddar, 280 grams — $13.49

  • $4.81 per 100 grams

The flyer deal at Costco for Balderson cheese is $0.26 to $2.68 cheaper per 100 grams than the flyer deal at Loblaws and Metro!

Granola bars

Costco: Quaker yogurt granola bars, 1.40-kilogram box with 40 bars — $13.49 ($17.99)

  • $0.96 per 100 grams and $0.33 per bar

Food Basics: Quaker yogurt flavoured granola bars, 175-gram box with five bars — $2.99 ($3.79)

  • $1.70 per 100 grams and $0.59 per bar

The flyer deal at Costco is $0.74 cheaper per 100 grams and $0.26 cheaper per bar than the flyer deal at Food Basics.

Cream cheese

Costco: Philadelphia cream cheese, two 500-gram tubs — $10.49 ($13.49)

  • $1.04 per 100 grams

Walmart: Philadelphia cream cheese, 250 grams — two for $8

  • $1.60 per 100 grams

No Frills: Philadelphia Original brick cream cheese, 250 grams — $4

  • $1.60 per 100 grams

Real Canadian Superstore: Philadelphia Original brick cream cheese, 250 grams — $3.99 ($4.29)

  • $1.59 per 100 grams

With the Costco flyer deal, you can save $0.55 to $0.56 per 100 grams.

Cereal

Costco: Kellogg's Frosted Flakes cereal, 1.41 kilograms — $7.79 ($9.79)

  • $0.55 per 100 grams

Sobeys: Kellogg's cereal, 450 to 650 grams — $5.47

  • $1.21 to $0.84 per 100 grams

You can save $0.66 per 100 grams at Costco compared to Sobeys.

Ice cream bars

Costco: Kit Kat frozen dessert bars, 20 bars that are 80 millilitres each — $15.99 ($19.99)

  • $0.99 per 100 millilitres and $0.79 per bar

Metro: Kit Kat frozen dessert bars, five bars that are 80 millilitres each — $4.99 ($8.49)

  • $1.24 per 100 millilitres and $0.99 per bar

Food Basics: Kit Kat Double Crunch Iced Bar, five bars that are 80 millilitres each — $5.49 ($6.99)

  • $1.37 per 100 millilitres and $1.09 per bar

This product is $0.25 to $0.38 cheaper per 100 millilitres and $0.20 to $0.30 cheaper per bar at Costco than at Metro and Food Basics.

Toilet paper

Costco: Cashmere Premium two-ply bathroom tissue, 40 rolls — $21.49 ($26.99)

  • $0.53 per roll

Walmart: Cashmere bathroom tissue, 24 rolls — $12.97

  • $0.54 per roll

Sobeys: Cashmere bathroom tissue, 12 rolls or eight rolls — $6.99

  • $0.58 per roll or $0.87 per roll

Metro: Cashmere two-ply bathroom tissue, 12 rolls — $8.99 ($14.99)

  • $0.74 per roll

The flyer deal at Costco is just a few cents to $0.34 cheaper than the flyer deal at Sobeys and Metro.

Shampoo

Costco: Pantene 5-in-1 shampoo, 1.13 litres — $10.49 ($13.99)

  • $0.92 per 100 millilitres

Walmart: Pantene Pro-V shampoo, 355 millilitres — $4.77

  • $1.34 per 100 millilitres

You can get this product for $0.42 cheaper with Costco's flyer than Walmart's flyer.

Mouthwash

Costco: Listerine Ultraclean mouthwash, two 1.5-litre bottles — $11.99 ($15.99)

  • $0.39 per 100 millilitres and $5.99 per bottle

Walmart: Listerine mouthwash, one litre — $4.96 ($7.78)

  • $0.49 per 100 millilitres

Sobeys: Listerine Total Care mouthwash, 500 millilitres to one litre — $8.99

  • $1.79 per 100 milliitres to $0.89 per 100 millilitres

The flyer deal at Costco is $0.10 to $1.40 cheaper than the flyer deal at Sobeys for this product.

Laundry beads

Costco: Downy Light Ocean Mist in-wash scent booster, 1.13 kilograms — $19.99 ($24.99)

  • $1.76 per 100 grams

Metro: Downy Light Ocean Mist in-wash scent booster beads, 853 grams — $23.99 ($25.99)

  • $2.81 per 100 grams

Food Basics: Downy Light Ocean Mist in-wash scent booster, 515 grams — $14.99 ($15.99)

  • $2.91 per 100 grams

You can save $1.05 to $1.15 per 100 grams with Costco's flyer than with the Metro and Food Basics flyers.

Fabric softener

Costco: Downy Ultra April Fresh fabric softener, 4.35 litres — $14.99 ($18.99)

  • $0.34 per 100 millilitres

Food Basics: Downy Ultra April Fresh fabric softener, 3.29 litres — $14.99 ($15.99)

  • $0.45 per 100 millilitres

Real Canadian Superstore: Downy Ultra April Fresh fabric softener, 4.16 litres — $15.99 ($18.99)

  • $0.38 per 100 millilitres

It's $0.04 to $0.11 cheaper per 100 millilitres with the Costco flyer.

Dishwasher detergent

Costco: Dawn Ultra Platinum Advanced Power dishwashing liquid, 2.66 litres — $10.99 ($13.99)

$0.41 per 100 millilitres

Loblaws: Dawn Platinum Dishwashing Liquid Dish Soap, 2.21 litres — $11 ($14.99)

$0.49 per 100 millilitres

You can save $0.08 per 100 millilitres with Costco's flyer instead of the Loblaws flyer.

Dishwasher pods

Costco: Cascade Platinum Plus dishwasher detergent pods, 1.25-kilogram pack with 81 pods — $21.99 ($27.99)

  • $1.75 per 100 grams and $0.27 per pod

Metro: Cascade Complete dishwasher detergent pods, 1.34 kilograms pack with 90 pods — $23.99 ($28.99)

  • $1.79 per 100 grams and $0.26 per pod

Food Basics: Cascade Platinum Plus dishwasher detergent pods, 465 gram pack with 30 pods — $14.99 ($18.99)

$3.22 per 100 grams and $0.49 per pod

It's just a few cents to $1.47 cheaper per 100 grams for this product at Costco compared to Metro and Food Basics.

But when it's broken down by the cost per pod, Costco is only cheaper than Food Basics. Metro's flyer deal is just one cent cheaper per pod than Costco's.

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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