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 |