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Block cheese (500 grams): average price in Canada
The average price of block cheese (500 grams) was $6.98 in September 2026 (▲ 2.2% in a year). Shoppers in Ontario paid the least: $6.87. Use it to spot a bad price before you pay.
Canada average$6.98September 2026
Cheapest: Ontario$6.87Dearest: Whitehorse $7.61
Price by province, September 2026
Ontario
▼ 1.6% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 1.9%
$6.87Newfoundland and Labrador▼ 0.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 1.0%
$6.95Quebec▼ 0.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 3.4%
$6.95Nova Scotia▲ 0.1% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 1.5%
$6.99Manitoba▲ 0.3% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 1.7%
$7.00Saskatchewan▲ 0.3% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 1.4%
$7.00New Brunswick▲ 1.3% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 1.6%
$7.07Prince Edward Island▲ 2.3% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 1.6%
$7.14Alberta▲ 2.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 1.6%
$7.15British Columbia▲ 4.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 1.8%
$7.29Whitehorse▲ 9.0% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 1.6%
$7.61Price over the last 12 months
CanadaOntario (cheapest)Whitehorse (dearest)
More dairy & eggs
Butter (454 grams)$5.58Cream (1 litre)$4.80Eggs (1 dozen)$4.83Margarine (907 grams)$5.88Milk (1 litre)$3.22Milk (2 litres)$5.50Milk (4 litres)$6.99Yogurt (500 grams)$3.88
Price your whole basket →Questions and answers
What does block cheese (500 grams) cost in Canada?
$6.98 on average in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada.
Where is block cheese cheapest?
Ontario ($6.87). The most expensive was Whitehorse ($7.61).
Has the price gone up?
Compared with September 2025 ($6.83), the Canadian average is up 2.2%.
How is the average price measured?
Statistics Canada collects prices for the Consumer Price Index from retailers across the country and publishes monthly averages for a fixed product description and size.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0245-01, Monthly average retail prices for selected products (Statistics Canada Open Licence). Data to September 2026.