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White sugar (2 kilograms): average price in Canada
The average price of white sugar (2 kilograms) was $2.62 in September 2026 (▼ 6.1% in a year). Shoppers in Newfoundland and Labrador paid the least: $2.41. Use it to spot a bad price before you pay.
Canada average$2.62September 2026
Cheapest: Newfoundland and Labrador$2.41Dearest: Yellowknife $3.04
Price by province, September 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador
▼ 8.0% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 8.7%
$2.41Prince Edward Island▼ 3.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 6.3%
$2.53Quebec▼ 2.7% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 5.2%
$2.55New Brunswick▼ 1.9% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 8.9%
$2.57Nova Scotia▼ 0.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 5.8%
$2.61Ontario▲ 0.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 3.7%
$2.63Saskatchewan▲ 6.1% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 13.4%
$2.78Manitoba▲ 6.5% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 13.9%
$2.79Alberta▲ 6.9% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 13.8%
$2.80British Columbia▲ 7.3% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 10.8%
$2.81Whitehorse▲ 12.2% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 9.0%
$2.94Yellowknife▲ 16.0% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 7.0%
$3.04Price over the last 12 months
CanadaNewfoundland and Labrador (cheapest)Yellowknife (dearest)
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Price your whole basket →Questions and answers
What does white sugar (2 kilograms) cost in Canada?
$2.62 on average in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada.
Where is white sugar cheapest?
Newfoundland and Labrador ($2.41). The most expensive was Yellowknife ($3.04).
Has the price gone up?
Compared with September 2025 ($2.79), the Canadian average is down 6.1%.
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.