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Sweet potatoes (per kilogram): average price in Canada
The average price of sweet potatoes (per kilogram) was $4.24 in September 2026 (▼ 4.1% in a year). Shoppers in Ontario paid the least: $3.73. Use it to spot a bad price before you pay.
Canada average$4.24September 2026
Cheapest: Ontario$3.73Dearest: Newfoundland and Labrador $5.13
Price by province, September 2026
Ontario
▼ 12.0% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 9.0%
$3.73Prince Edward Island▲ 4.5% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 10.5%
$4.43Nova Scotia▲ 5.0% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 10.8%
$4.45Quebec▲ 8.5% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 13.3%
$4.60New Brunswick▲ 11.3% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 7.6%
$4.72Manitoba▲ 16.3% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 6.1%
$4.93British Columbia▲ 18.6% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 4.9%
$5.03Alberta▲ 18.9% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 4.0%
$5.04Saskatchewan▲ 19.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 7.1%
$5.08Newfoundland and Labrador▲ 21.0% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 2.7%
$5.13Price over the last 12 months
CanadaOntario (cheapest)Newfoundland and Labrador (dearest)
More fruit & vegetables
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 sweet potatoes (per kilogram) cost in Canada?
$4.24 on average in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada.
Where is sweet potatoes cheapest?
Ontario ($3.73). The most expensive was Newfoundland and Labrador ($5.13).
Has the price gone up?
Compared with September 2025 ($4.42), the Canadian average is down 4.1%.
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.