Store comparison · Vancouver, BC
Where a week of groceries costs least in Vancouver
Real Canadian Superstore is the cheapest grocery store in Vancouver, BC this week, at $6.47 a serving across the same basket of 135 dinners we price at every Vancouver banner. The identical basket works out to $11.72 a serving at Urban Fare, so for five dinners for two, where you shop changes the bill by about $52.45 a week. Every price comes from the store's own listings and is re-checked nightly.
Prices at Vancouver stores last confirmed . We re-check every night.
The same basket, priced at every Vancouver store
| Store | Per serving | Basket total | Extra vs cheapest | Saved by this week's sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Real Canadian SuperstoreCHEAPEST | $6.47 | $1,746.98 | - | $230.84 |
 No Frills | $7.46 | $2,013.58 | +$266.60 | $47.52 |
 Safeway | $8.21 | $2,215.66 | +$468.68 | $310.98 |
 Your Independent Grocer | $8.45 | $2,280.72 | +$533.74 | $49.14 |
 Loblaws | $8.83 | $2,383.36 | +$636.38 | $56.98 |
 Fresh St. Market | $9.72 | $2,624.46 | +$877.48 | $112.34 |
 IGA (BC) | $9.73 | $2,626.00 | +$879.02 | $93.96 |
 PriceSmart Foods | $9.81 | $2,649.64 | +$902.66 | $237.26 |
 Save-On-Foods | $10.32 | $2,787.10 | +$1,040.12 | $55.94 |
 Urban Fare | $11.72 | $3,163.22 | +$1,416.24 | $22.64 |
The basket is every dinner all 10 banners can price exactly, costed at each store's own current shelf and sale prices, for 270 servings in total. Recipes any one store cannot price are excluded rather than filled in from another store, so no banner is credited with a price it does not offer. We price one representative store per banner per region, so your nearest location may differ.
Questions about Vancouver grocery prices
Which grocery store is cheapest in Vancouver right now?
Real Canadian Superstore. We priced the same basket of 135 dinners at every Vancouver banner we track using each store's own current prices, and Real Canadian Superstore came out lowest at $6.47 a serving. The same basket is $11.72 a serving at Urban Fare, about $52.45 a week apart for five dinners for two.
How is the cheapest store worked out?
We take every dinner recipe that all 10 Vancouver banners can price exactly, cost each one at each store's own shelf and sale prices, and add them up. It is the same basket everywhere, so the comparison is like for like. Recipes that any one store cannot price are left out entirely rather than being filled in with another store's prices.
Does the cheapest grocery store in Vancouver change?
The ranking moves as sales rotate, which is why the basket is repriced every night rather than written once. Discount banners usually lead on regular prices, but a full-service store running a strong week of specials can close most of the gap, and the sale savings column shows which banner is discounting hardest right now.
Are these Vancouver grocery prices exact?
They come from each chain's own online listings for a representative Vancouver-area store, re-checked nightly. Prices and stock vary a little between locations of the same banner, and delivery platforms add their own markup on top of shelf prices.
Cheaper still: shop the week, not the store
No single banner wins every aisle every week. Satiafy plans a week of dinners around whatever is actually on sale near you, prices the list at each of your stores, and fills the cart for you at checkout.
Compare stores in another city: Surrey · Burnaby · Richmond · Coquitlam · Langley · Delta · North Vancouver · New Westminster · Maple Ridge · Port Coquitlam · West Vancouver · Port Moody · Pitt Meadows · London, Ontario