We’ve been busy compiling Whistler’s first grocery price index for new arrivals and locals a like. It will give Whistlerites new and old a good indication of the cost living here. So far we have just stopped by IGA Market Place and the Grocery Store, but will be checking out Nesters tomorrow.
| IGA Market Place |
$ |
Grocery Store |
$ |
| Chicken Breast |
3.78 |
Chicken Breast |
4.45 |
| Steak (Sirloin) |
6.89 |
Steak (Sirloin) |
6.9 |
| Steak (Inside Round) |
3.41 |
Steak (Inside Round) |
3.85 |
| Freybe Ham 175g |
5.49 |
Freybe Ham 175g |
4.99 |
| Clover Leaf Tuna Tin |
1.95 |
Clover Leaf Tuna Tin |
2.49 |
| Eggs 12 |
3.15 |
Eggs 12 |
2.99 |
| Milk 2% 1L |
2.99 |
Milk 2% 1L |
2.59 |
| Bread IGA |
$2.95 |
Bread Buttercup |
1.99 |
| Noodles ‘Mr Noodle’ |
3x$1 |
Noodles ‘Mr Noodle’ |
0.49 |
| Lettuce ‘Green Leaf’ |
1.49 |
Lettuce ‘Green Leaf’ |
1.99 |
| Pasta Rotini 900g |
2.59 |
Pasta Rotini 900g |
3.99 |
| Hunts Pasta Sauce 213ml |
$.99 |
Hunts Pasta Sauce 398ml |
1.99 |
| Butter Becel 454g |
4.59 |
Butter Becel 454g |
4.49 |
| Dr Okter Pizza |
6.75 |
Dr Okter Pizza |
7.49 |
| Cheese Block IGA 300g |
4.89 |
Cheese Faith Farm 394g |
8.79 |
| Durex Condoms 3 Pack Sensi thin |
2.99 |
Durex Condoms 3 Pack Sensi thin | |
| Crest Toothpaste |
2.29 |
Crest Toothpaste |
2.69 |
| Cheerios |
3.48 |
Cheerios |
6.99 |
| Apple Gala (price per lb) |
1.49 |
Apple Granny Smith (price per lb) |
1.9 |
| Tomato (price per lb) |
2.99 |
Tomato (price per lb) |
1.99 |
| Total |
58.22 |
73.05 |
| *Notes: |
| Hunts Sauce was 213ml in IGA and 398ml in the Grocery Store |
| Couldn’t find condoms in Grocery Store |
| Noodles in 3 packs in IGA |