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Cereal (400 grams): average price in Canada
The average price of cereal (400 grams) was $4.13 in September 2026 (▼ 1.0% in a year). Shoppers in Manitoba paid the least: $4.06. Use it to spot a bad price before you pay.
Canada average$4.13September 2026
Cheapest: Manitoba$4.06Dearest: Yellowknife $4.44
Price by province, September 2026
Manitoba
▼ 1.7% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 2.4%
$4.06Ontario▼ 1.2% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 1.9%
$4.08Saskatchewan▼ 0.7% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 2.8%
$4.10British Columbia▼ 0.5% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 2.6%
$4.11Alberta▼ 0.2% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 2.8%
$4.12Prince Edward Island▲ 1.2% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 4.6%
$4.18Nova Scotia▲ 1.2% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 4.1%
$4.18Newfoundland and Labrador▲ 1.7% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 5.2%
$4.20New Brunswick▲ 1.7% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 3.9%
$4.20Quebec▲ 1.7% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 3.2%
$4.20Whitehorse▲ 6.1% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 2.2%
$4.38Yellowknife▲ 7.5% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 4.3%
$4.44Price over the last 12 months
CanadaManitoba (cheapest)Yellowknife (dearest)
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Almonds (200 grams)$5.46Baby food (128 millilitres)$1.50Brown rice (900 grams)$5.89Canned baked beans (398 millilitres)$1.70Canned beans and lentils (540 millilitres)$1.75Canned corn (341 millilitres)$1.52Canned peach (398 millilitres)$2.46Canned soup (284 millilitres)$1.31Canned tomatoes (796 millilitres)$2.07Canola oil (3 litres)$11.16Cookies and sweet biscuits (300 grams)$3.51Crackers and crisp breads (200 grams)$2.70
Price your whole basket →Questions and answers
What does cereal (400 grams) cost in Canada?
$4.13 on average in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada.
Where is cereal cheapest?
Manitoba ($4.06). The most expensive was Yellowknife ($4.44).
Has the price gone up?
Compared with September 2025 ($4.17), the Canadian average is down 1.0%.
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.