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Originally Posted by blankall
Things like bread, milk, eggs, and pre-packaged foods are cheaper in the the USA.
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Not necessarily. A gallon of milk is about $3.50 USD on the west coast, which works out to about $4.75 CAD for 4L. I pay $4.99 for 4L of milk in BC, though smaller quantities are cheaper in the US vs. Canada.
Eggs are a bit cheaper, but when you're comparing things of similar quality, it's not all that different (free run in Canada are generally pretty different and higher quality than generic cage free in the US).
Bread, yes and no. Like I said, the absolute bottom of the barrel stuff that tastes like cardboard is going to be cheaper in the US. But looking at the exact same brands and sizes that you can get in Canada, bread is usually cheaper here. Comparing stores in Canada to somewhere like Ralph's in California (a mid-tier chain) or Albertson's:
Wonderbread: $2.39 CAD in Canada;
$3.86 CAD at Ralph's;
$3.86 CAD at Albertson's
Dave's Killer Bread: $5.49 CAD in Canada;
$7.09 CAD at Ralph's;
$9.29 CAD at Albertson's
Prepackaged foods are often cheaper in Canada in my experience, but it really depends. Things like crackers and cookies seem a bit cheaper in the US, chips are about the same, but probably bit cheaper in Canada, and soft drinks are definitely cheaper in Canada.