Food Prices in Nanaimo, BC, Canada

Recommended Minimum Amount of Money for food (2400 calories, Western food types)

Milk (Regular, 0.25 Liter) C$0.58
Fresh White Bread (125.00 g Loaf) C$1.07
White Rice (0.10 kg) C$0.43
Eggs (2.40, Large Size) C$1.20
Local Cheese (0.10 kg) C$1.48
Chicken Fillets (0.15 kg) C$2.76
Beef Round or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat (0.15 kg) C$3.57
Apples (0.30 kg) C$1.86
Bananas (0.25 kg) C$0.44
Oranges (0.30 kg) C$1.82
Tomatoes (0.20 kg) C$1.31
Potatoes (0.20 kg) C$0.76
Onions (0.10 kg) C$0.41
Lettuce (0.20 Head) C$0.80
Daily recommended minimum amount of money for food per personC$18.48
Monthly recommended minimum amount of money for food per person
(assuming 31 days per month)
C$572.92

Recommended Minimum Amount of Money for food (2400 calories, Asian food types)

Fresh White Bread (50.00 g Loaf) C$0.43
White Rice (0.25 kg) C$1.08
Eggs (2.40, Large Size) C$1.20
Chicken Fillets (0.20 kg) C$3.68
Beef Round or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat (0.10 kg) C$2.38
Apples (0.25 kg) C$1.55
Bananas (0.25 kg) C$0.44
Oranges (0.15 kg) C$0.91
Tomatoes (0.20 kg) C$1.31
Potatoes (0.20 kg) C$0.76
Onions (0.10 kg) C$0.41
Lettuce (0.10 Head) C$0.40
Daily recommended minimum amount of money for food per personC$14.54
Monthly recommended minimum amount of money for food per person
(assuming 31 days per month)
C$450.59

Food prices

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Milk (Regular, 1 Liter) C$2.31 1.59-3.02
Fresh White Bread (500 g Loaf) C$4.30 2.98-6.37
White Rice (1 kg) C$4.32 2.50-10.29
Eggs (12, Large Size) C$6.02 3.79-7.00
Local Cheese (1 kg) C$14.82 8.90-20.99
Chicken Fillets (1 kg) C$18.38 11.94-24.20
Beef Round or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat (1 kg) C$23.80 7.00-30.00
Apples (1 kg) C$6.19 4.00-7.70
Bananas (1 kg) C$1.74 1.54-4.00
Oranges (1 kg) C$6.07 4.20-8.80
Tomatoes (1 kg) C$6.53 2.00-11.02
Potatoes (1 kg) C$3.82 2.00-6.59
Onions (1 kg) C$4.08 2.00-5.49
Lettuce (1 Head) C$4.00 2.99-4.00
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2 Comments so far
Ray on May 12, 2025:
These figures are very unrealistic. For example, who buys 1 Kg of potatoes. We buy them 20 lbs (9 kg) at a time. At your figures that would make 20 lbs cost over $37. I realize you're trying to make some things meal-size, but it doesn't help to give figures like this.
Anonymous on Mar 20, 2022:
Armstrong Monterey cheese 600g wallmart and super store 7.05
Quality foods 8.99
Thrifty 14.00 gouging