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Potatoes (4.54 kilograms): average price in Canada
The average price of potatoes (4.54 kilograms) was $4.05 in September 2026 (▼ 5.2% in a year). Shoppers in Quebec paid the least: $3.45. Use it to spot a bad price before you pay.
Canada average$4.05September 2026
Cheapest: Quebec$3.45Dearest: Saskatchewan $6.86
Price by province, September 2026
Quebec
▼ 14.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 1.2%
$3.45Ontario▼ 12.1% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 9.6%
$3.56New Brunswick▲ 12.1% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 6.8%
$4.54Nova Scotia▲ 16.3% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 14.1%
$4.71Prince Edward Island▲ 24.9% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 9.8%
$5.06Newfoundland and Labrador▲ 32.6% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 10.9%
$5.37British Columbia▲ 67.2% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 3.6%
$6.77Alberta▲ 68.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 7.0%
$6.82Manitoba▲ 69.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 7.8%
$6.86Saskatchewan▲ 69.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 7.8%
$6.86Price over the last 12 months
CanadaQuebec (cheapest)Saskatchewan (dearest)
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Apple juice (2 litres)$4.00Apples (per kilogram)$4.79Avocado (unit)$1.67Bananas (per kilogram)$1.88Broccoli (unit)$2.25Cabbage (per kilogram)$2.33Canned pear (398 millilitres)$2.76Cantaloupe (unit)$2.97Carrots (1.36 kilograms)$3.54Celery (unit)$2.44Cucumber (unit)$1.46Frozen broccoli (500 grams)$3.93
Price your whole basket →Questions and answers
What does potatoes (4.54 kilograms) cost in Canada?
$4.05 on average in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada.
Where is potatoes cheapest?
Quebec ($3.45). The most expensive was Saskatchewan ($6.86).
Has the price gone up?
Compared with September 2025 ($4.27), the Canadian average is down 5.2%.
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.