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Dry or fresh pasta (500 grams): average price in Canada
The average price of dry or fresh pasta (500 grams) was $3.40 in September 2026 (▲ 5.6% in a year). Shoppers in Quebec paid the least: $3.30. Use it to spot a bad price before you pay.
Canada average$3.40September 2026
Cheapest: Quebec$3.30Dearest: Yellowknife $3.76
Price by province, September 2026
Quebec
▼ 2.9% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 7.8%
$3.30Ontario▼ 1.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 6.0%
$3.34New Brunswick±0.0% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 8.3%
$3.40Manitoba▲ 1.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 0.9%
$3.46Saskatchewan▲ 2.6% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 1.7%
$3.49Alberta▲ 4.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 2.0%
$3.55British Columbia▲ 6.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 0.8%
$3.63Whitehorse▲ 8.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 0.3%
$3.70Nova Scotia▲ 9.1% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 8.5%
$3.71Newfoundland and Labrador▲ 9.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 14.1%
$3.72Prince Edward Island▲ 10.0% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 10.0%
$3.74Yellowknife▲ 10.6% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 0.5%
$3.76Price over the last 12 months
CanadaQuebec (cheapest)Yellowknife (dearest)
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Price your whole basket →Questions and answers
What does dry or fresh pasta (500 grams) cost in Canada?
$3.40 on average in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada.
Where is dry or fresh pasta cheapest?
Quebec ($3.30). The most expensive was Yellowknife ($3.76).
Has the price gone up?
Compared with September 2025 ($3.22), the Canadian average is up 5.6%.
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.