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Tea (20 bags): average price in Canada
The average price of tea (20 bags) was $4.46 in September 2026 (▲ 4.4% in a year). Shoppers in Ontario paid the least: $4.34. Use it to spot a bad price before you pay.
Canada average$4.46September 2026
Cheapest: Ontario$4.34Dearest: Nova Scotia $4.87
Price by province, September 2026
Ontario
▼ 2.7% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 8.2%
$4.34Manitoba▼ 2.7% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 6.4%
$4.34Saskatchewan▼ 1.3% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 5.0%
$4.40Prince Edward Island▼ 0.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 6.7%
$4.44Alberta▼ 0.2% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 4.2%
$4.45British Columbia▲ 1.1% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 3.9%
$4.51Quebec▲ 2.5% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 1.3%
$4.57Newfoundland and Labrador▲ 4.3% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 2.1%
$4.65Yellowknife▲ 4.5% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 4.5%
$4.66Whitehorse▲ 5.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 5.4%
$4.72New Brunswick▲ 7.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 3.0%
$4.81Nova Scotia▲ 9.2% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 3.6%
$4.87Price over the last 12 months
CanadaOntario (cheapest)Nova Scotia (dearest)
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Price your whole basket →Questions and answers
What does tea (20 bags) cost in Canada?
$4.46 on average in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada.
Where is tea cheapest?
Ontario ($4.34). The most expensive was Nova Scotia ($4.87).
Has the price gone up?
Compared with September 2025 ($4.27), the Canadian average is up 4.4%.
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.