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White rice (2 kilograms): average price in Canada
The average price of white rice (2 kilograms) was $9.35 in September 2026 (▼ 0.2% in a year). Shoppers in Manitoba paid the least: $8.08. Use it to spot a bad price before you pay.
Canada average$9.35September 2026
Cheapest: Manitoba$8.08Dearest: Quebec $10.82
Price by province, September 2026
Manitoba
▼ 13.6% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 1.2%
$8.08Saskatchewan▼ 10.5% vs Canada · 1 yr ±0.0%
$8.37Alberta▼ 8.6% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 3.0%
$8.55British Columbia▼ 8.3% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 2.5%
$8.57Ontario▼ 3.1% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 2.3%
$9.06Whitehorse▼ 2.6% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 7.1%
$9.11Yellowknife▼ 0.9% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 1.6%
$9.27Newfoundland and Labrador▲ 4.2% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 2.8%
$9.74New Brunswick▲ 4.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 1.0%
$9.80Prince Edward Island▲ 5.3% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 1.3%
$9.85Nova Scotia▲ 6.2% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 3.3%
$9.93Quebec▲ 15.7% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 1.3%
$10.82Price over the last 12 months
CanadaManitoba (cheapest)Quebec (dearest)
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Price your whole basket →Questions and answers
What does white rice (2 kilograms) cost in Canada?
$9.35 on average in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada.
Where is white rice cheapest?
Manitoba ($8.08). The most expensive was Quebec ($10.82).
Has the price gone up?
Compared with September 2025 ($9.37), the Canadian average is down 0.2%.
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.