We chose No Frills, Food Basics and FreshCo because Canadians told Narcity those are the cheapest grocery stores and the stores with the best value.
Then, we looked at the flyers and chose the same products at all four stores.
Since the sizes can vary at each store, Narcity compared the "price per" figures.
Costco's flyer is valid until December 7 or December 21, but the grocery store flyers are only valid until November 26.
Here are the price comparisons for 12 products, along with a breakdown of which stores have the better flyer deals!
Kicking Horse coffee
Costco: $22.99 ($28.99) for a one-kilogram bag of Kicking Horse Three Sisters whole bean coffee — $2.29 per 100 grams
No Frills: $10 ($16) for a 284-gram bag of Kicking Horse Three Sisters ground coffee — $3.52 per 100 grams
FreshCo: $15.99 ($22.99) for a 454-gram bag of Kicking Horse whole bean coffee — $3.52 per 100 grams
Ruffles All Dressed chips
Costco: $5.89 ($7.89) for a 612-gram bag of Ruffles All Dressed potato chips — $0.96 per 100 grams
No Frills: $8.99 ($9.99) for a 448-gram pack of Frito-Lay Classic variety bag with Ruffles All Dressed chips — $2 per 100 grams
Perrier carbonated water
Costco: $15.99 ($19.99) for a 24-pack of 330 millilitre cans of Perrier carbonated water — $0.20 per 100 millilitres
Food Basics: $8.99 ($10.99) for a six-pack of one-litre bottles of Perrier lime or lemon flavoured carbonated Water — $0.14 per 100 millilitres
Benton and Vinta crackers
Costco: $9.49 ($11.99) for a 1.25-kilogram box of Dare cracker variety pack with Benton and Vinta — $0.75 per 100 grams
No Frills: $2.50 ($2.79) for a 200-gram box of Benton crackers or a 225-gram box of Vinta crackers — $1.25 per 100 grams
FreshCo: $2.99 ($3.99) for a 135-gram box of Dare Gluten Free Breton Crackers — $2.21 per 100 grams
Philadelphia cream cheese
Costco: $10.49 ($13.49) for two 500-gram tubs of Philadelphia cream cheese — $1.04 per 100 grams
Food Basics: $3.98 ($4.59) for a 250-gram brick of Philadelphia cream cheese — $1.59 per 100 grams
FreshCo: $3.99 for a 250-gram brick of Philadelphia cream cheese — $1.59 per 100 grams
Lindt Lindor chocolates
Costco: $23.99 ($29.99) for a 900-gram box of Lindt Lindor assorted chocolates — $2.66 per 100 grams
Food Basics: $9.99 for a 150-gram box of Lindt Lindor assorted chocolates — $6.66 per 100 grams
FreshCo: $8.99 ($9.99) for a 120-gram box of Lindt Lindor chocolates — $7.49 per 100 grams
Sponge Towels
Costco: $21.99 ($27.99) for 12 rolls of Sponge Towels Premium paper towels — $1.83 per roll
Food Basics: $6.98 ($10.99) for three rolls of Sponge Towels Ultra paper towels — $2.32 per roll
FreshCo: $6.99 ($10.99) for three rolls of Sponge Towels Ultra paper towels — $2.33 per roll
Scotties tissues
Costco: $21.99 ($27.99) for 21 boxes of Scotties Premium two-ply facial tissues — $1.04 per box
Food Basics: $6.98 ($10.99) for six boxes of Scotties two-ply facial tissues — $1.16 per box
Dove antiperspirant
Costco: $15.49 ($19.99) for a pack of three 107-gram bottles of Dove men's or women's dry antiperspirant spray — $4.82 per 100 grams
FreshCo: $4.99 ($6.99) for a 45-gram to 74-gram bottle of Dove deodorant or antiperspirant — $11.08 to $6.74 per 100 grams
Tide laundry detergent
Costco: $23.99 ($29.99) for a 4.82-litre bottle of Tide Original laundry detergent — $0.49 per 100 millilitres
No Frills: $22 ($25.99) for a 3.9-litre bottle of Tide Original laundry detergent — $0.56 per 100 millilitres
Gain laundry detergent
Costco: $17.49 ($21.99) for a 4.82-litre bottle of Gain laundry detergent — $0.36 per 100 millilitres
No Frills: $15 ($16) for a 4.25 litre of Gain laundry detergent — $0.35 per 100 millilitres
Downy fabric softener
Costco: $14.99 ($18.99) for a 4.35-litre bottle of Downy Ultra April Fresh fabric softener — $0.34 per 100 millilitres
No Frills: $7.88 ($13.99) for a 2.63 litre bottle of Downy Ultra April Fresh fabric softener — $0.29 per 100 millilitres
Food Basics: $7.98 ($13.99) for a 2.63 litre bottle of Downy Ultra April Fresh fabric softener — $0.30 per 100 millilitres
WHICH STORE HAS THE BEST DEALS?
Now, let's get into the breakdown of the best deals and prices at each store.
Narcity compared the flyer prices of a dozen products, and these nine items are cheaper at Costco:
- Kicking Horse coffee
- Ruffles All Dressed chips
- Benton and Vinta crackers
- Philadelphia cream cheese
- Lindt Lindor chocolates
- Sponge Towels
- Scotties tissues
- Dove antiperspirant
- Tide laundry detergent
No Frills has the better deals for Gain laundry detergent and Downy fabric softener.
Food Basics is the cheapest option for Perrier carbonated water.
If you've ever been to Costco, you might not think it offers better deals because prices are often much higher than other grocery stores, especially discount retailers like No Frills.
But the price tags at Costco are bigger because the products are bulk-sized.
When you break the price down by how much product you get, a lot of bulk items at Costco actually have a better value than the smaller items at grocery stores.
So, it looks like Costco's flyer has the best deals right now!
These prices are confirmed at the time of publishing, but they can change at any time. Taxes and fees may not be included.
This article's cover image was used for illustrative purposes only.
