I thought it would be an interesting comparison on grocery prices across the US. I am pulling from the ads that are online as far as prices go, so it limits what I am including:

a berry
a melon
citrus fruit
apples
grapes
bananas
other fruit

vegetables-- wide range, include what you buy

chicken-- whole
chicken, boneless skinless
other meat-- pork or beef, include the cuts

juice
milk
eggs
yogurt
cheese

i think the stuff that is more fresh is what will vary more. We only have organic options on some of these things, so if you buy organic, include that in your description. Also feel free to add any other prices that you can. I am going grocery shopping today so I ought to be able to add the prices

Ok so I am in Canada (British Columbia) and I am trying to remember as I go here what I approx. pay ok?

a berry ($4.99/pint for raspberries)
a melon ($2.00 for an average little canteloup)
citrus fruit ($1.49/lb for oranges? or $5 for 2 x 3lb boxes of manderines)
apples ($1.29/lb? for Galas which is what the kids and Dh love)
grapes ($4.99/lb OWCH on sale seedless green)
bananas $.69/lb)
other fruit

vegetables-- wide range, include what you buy

tomatoes right now... anywhere from $1.69 - 2.99/ lb depending on type

chicken-- whole $10-12 at the grocery store
chicken, boneless skinless $10.99/3 breasts
other meat-- pork or beef, include the cuts

milk $4.00/ gallon
eggs $2.99/12 large
yogurt $5 for 1 ltr of activia
cheese can't remember

I am in Ontario, Canada - and those prices are the same here.

Cheese - cheddar block - 600 grams for 5.99 on sale or 7.99 not.

I thought it would be an interesting comparison on grocery prices across the US. I am pulling from the ads that are online as far as prices go, so it limits what I am including:

a berry
a melon
citrus fruit
apples
grapes
bananas
other fruit

vegetables-- wide range, include what you buy

chicken-- whole
chicken, boneless skinless
other meat-- pork or beef, include the cuts

juice
milk
eggs
yogurt
cheese

i think the stuff that is more fresh is what will vary more. We only have organic options on some of these things, so if you buy organic, include that in your description. Also feel free to add any other prices that you can. I am going grocery shopping today so I ought to be able to add the prices

I'm in Ohio. Prices are fairly cheap here I think.
Blueberries- small container $2.99
Watermelon- $5.99
4 lb bag of organic oranges $4.99
organic apples .69/ea
grapes $1.99/lb
bananas org .69/lb org from grocery or .19/ea conventional from Trader Joe's
There are other fruits?:lol: organic pears $1.99/lb organic strawberries $2.99/lb

Veggies-
Green peppers $1.69/pound
Carrots $2/3lb bag
gosh I can't remember the rest, i just chuck em in the cart w/o looking.

Whole chicken is $8 for a 2-3 pound bird

gallon of organic milk is $5.69
8oz of organic cheese is 3ish depending on variety
organic brown eggs from store $3.69, free range brown eggs from farmer's market $1.75
container of organic whole milk yogurt is $2.99 for vanilla and $3.29 flavored

I just went shopping. :)

a berry- $4.99 per pint/organic raspberries
a melon-$3.99 conventional honey dew
citrus fruit- Conventional oranges $1 each on sale
apples- $1.89lb organic red delicious
grapes- $3.99 lb for conventional
bananas- .57 lb for conventional
other fruit hmm...I'm trying to think what I bought. I look at the prices for everything and of the above, I only bought apples.

vegetables-- wide range, include what you buy
What I bought:
organic green bell peppers $5.99 lb
organic cauliflower $5.99lb
organic sweet potatoes $1.99 lb
organic yellow onions $2.59 lb
organic green beans $3.32 lb
organic garlic $2.99 lb
organic baby carrots $1lb on sale (I bought a ton!)
organic turnips $1.99lb
organic sweet pea shoots $3.99 box (Maybe 8 oz?)
organic red lentils (dried) $1.93lb
organic pinto beans (dried) $1.59lb
organic Christmas lima beans (dried) $4.99 lb

Muir Glen Fire Roasted Tomatoes $2.29 28 oz can
assorted organic sea vegetables average $4.99 1/2lb


chicken-- whole (don't buy chicken, have no idea)
chicken, boneless skinless
other meat-- pork or beef, include the cuts

juice-haven't bought any in a long time, don't know.
milk- $5.99 gallon 2% organic
eggs- $3 per dozen conventional last time I saw, don't buy many eggs
yogurt-have no idea
cheese- smoked gouda was 5.99lb

a berry-strawberries $5 a lb right now-will go down as low as $1.50 a lb in season
a melon-$1.50 for a cantaloupe
citrus fruit-range from $.97-$2 depending on variety
apples-$.97-1.69 lb
grapes-not buying them right now-too expensive, so I am not sure!
bananas-$.35 lb
other fruit

vegetables-- wide range, include what you buy
spinach-$1.29 a bunch
salad mix $2.39 for small bag, 6.99 for large box
cucumber $2 for a large wrapped one


chicken-- whole-not sure
chicken, boneless skinless-$8.00 a lb for free range
other meat-- pork or beef, include the cuts-not sure

juice-$1.49 for store brand juicy juice
milk-$5.50 for gallon organic (store brand)
eggs-$2.99 for store brand free range
yogurt-$3.49 for brown cow cream top large container
cheese-$1.49 for 2 c. shredded

I really don't know here! I'm not used to Virginia prices yet. It's definitely a tad higher than GA for most things. I don't buy much fruit or veggies out of season (cuz I'm cheap and I like fresh stuff when possible), so I really couldn't say on berries, melons, cukes, etc right now. What I could tell you is how much a bunch of beets costs or a lb of sweet potatoes costs. :p

I thought it would be an interesting comparison on grocery prices across the US. I am pulling from the ads that are online as far as prices go, so it limits what I am including:

a berry
a melon
citrus fruit
apples
grapes
bananas
other fruit

vegetables-- wide range, include what you buy

chicken-- whole
chicken, boneless skinless
other meat-- pork or beef, include the cuts

juice
milk
eggs
yogurt
cheese

i think the stuff that is more fresh is what will vary more. We only have organic options on some of these things, so if you buy organic, include that in your description. Also feel free to add any other prices that you can. I am going grocery shopping today so I ought to be able to add the prices


In Mississippi

strawberries this time of year around $4.00
apples golden delicious $3.50 for 3lbs
bananas $0.49 lbs

veggies here lately I've been buying a 5lb bag of frozen veggies for $5.00

whole chicken depends on size-small around $3 lg around $6
skinless boneless $6 for 3 breast
ground beef $1.99 lb
buffalo $7 lb

milk $4.59 gal 2%
eggs $4.69 2 1/2 dz medium

None of mine are usually organic:

a berry - strawberries from California, $3 per pound
a melon - cantaloupe, $2.50 on average
citrus fruit - in the fall, 5 pounds of mandarins for about $4. Winter, 4 pounds of navels for $6
apples - $4 for a 5 pound bag of small McIntosh apples
grapes - $2 a pound
bananas - $.50 a pound
other fruit - $3 for a 1.5 pound bag of kiwifruit

vegetables-- wide range, include what you buy
We buy onions, potatoes, squash, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, brocolli, celery, lettuce, and frozen green beans. They're all pretty good buys for the amount of nutrition they pack.

chicken-- whole - Grocery store, $2 per pound
chicken, boneless skinless - don't buy. But they're about $26 for an 8 pound box of frozen breasts.
other meat-- pork or beef, include the cuts - I buy hamburger (1.39 pound), chicken legs (1.69 pound), pork chops (1.99 pound), whole frozen wild salmon (1.50 pound).

juice - don't really buy. Sometimes frozen concentrate for $1 on sale.
milk - $3.59 for 2%
eggs - $5 for a flat (30 eggs) of medium
yogurt - don't buy except on clearance on sell-by date for .99 for a quart.
cheese - $9 for 2 pounds. Cheese is really expensive in Canada, I don't know why. If I cross the border I can get the same size for $5 in the US.

some of this drawn from the sale flyer otherwise i'd have no clue ;)

a berry- imported blackberries (ugh) 2.99/pt (we don't buy out of season)
a melon - no clue, i don't buy melons except for the one week a year they're cheap
citrus fruit: California!! navels 8lb for $3.94. lemons 3/$2.
apples 89c local/Integrated Pest Management, meaning they use ladybugs etc and only spray when they must, in season (co-op)
grapes - really varies. right now 2.99/lb nonorganic, 4.99/lb organic. in season, 99c/lb nonorganic 1.29/lb organic
bananas 49c nonorganic 89c organic
other fruit - tons of out of season fruit & veg that we don't buy at price chopper in the sale flyer. European cukes 2 for $3, cherries $3.99/lb, hothouse tomatoes 2.49/lb, california broccoli 1.69/bch

vegetables-- wide range, include what you buy

5 lb potatoes 2.89 pc, 5.60 local and organic at co-op, we do either depending on budget and where we are to shop
romaine - 2.49/large head or hearts 2 for $5, right now at local grocery, prob from CA
butternut squash - not sure, I think 1.xx/lb usually at co-op

I usually buy whatever they have at the co-op through the winter, they are pretty good about keeping things as local as possible although they have some out of season things sometimes like tomatoes (which go up to 3.99/lb in winter) and grapes. Usually this means big bags of local organic root veg kept in cold storage - beets, turnips, parsnips, carrots, potatoes - and roasting them in the oven (mmm and then mashing w/Amish butter and raw jersey cream). A big ol' bag costs around $7-9 depending on the season.

chicken-- whole 99c/lb-1.39/lb - if we buy local organic it is 3.50
chicken, boneless skinless - on sale 1.88/lb, we usually buy this price, but reg price is 1.99-2.99 depending on where
other meat-- pork or beef, include the cuts - boneless chuck 1.99/lb
the local grassfed organic beef we bought at 1/4 beef at a time, mostly ground: 2.65/lb includes vacuum seal
whole pig local organic smoked, cut vac packed $2.50/lb nitrite free too or 5.25/lb pork chops, 4.50/lb grd pork, 5.95/lb hams w/bone, 5.25/lb bacon

juice - 1.89 a half gal for nonorganic apple that's from canada and not from concentrate, at price chopper
milk - we don't buy and i have no idea but half n half (pc, one of the worst things in our shopping cart) $2.99/half gal

eggs - we grow our own ;) but 3.50 free-range local, 4.19 free-range organic local at the food co-op, no idea at the grocery store! lol

yogurt - no idea, i haven't bought it in a long time

cheese - big block of cabot, $8. ugh how much is it. lol - 8 oz pkg on sale for 2.89 i think? so 2 lb for $8 at pc. local cheeses vary so much - we trade eggs for some that is very $$ and then we often buy grafton trim, which is lumpy cut off pieces of Grafton cheddar (local). We don't care, we grate it or eat it as lumps ;). That is about as cheap as Cabot cheddar, which is local but decidedly not organic.

Whew...I was meal planning and grocery list making for the month while working on this, and this was actually helpful to look at. :)

going to add tomorrow-- I only made it to costco tonight.

That's funny... I bought one of a few citrus friuts today at Fred Meyers because I am making quick breads this weekend with the kids and wanted to make a lemon and an orange one. lol... so this is perfect.

I don't buy much produce this time of year becuase all berries, melons, etc are out of season. I did get a bunch this summer and froze them, so we eat them, we just dont buy them out of season. All the stuff I bought here was on sale as well....

organic orange cost me $1.28lb
organic apples - $1.99 lb
grapes - $3.99 lb (don't buy them, but they were claimed "on sale" at $3.99 and so I took notice enough to remember how much they were at least)
organic bananas - $.99 lb

ground beef was $2.79 lb on sale today.

Walla Walla onions were on sale for $.98 lb
Garlic was 3/$1

milk - organic "local" milk from costco for $8 for 1 1/2 gal
eggs - free... lol... I have chickens
cheese - $7.99 for a 2 lb baby loaf of cheddar (sometimes you can get it for $6.99 at Costco)

I don't buy much organic because I can't really afford it. :(

a berry - way too expensive. I get the frozen for about $3 a bag
a melon - cantaloupe 1.88
citrus fruit - Oranges 50cents each, clementines crate for $6
apples - 98cents a lb. right now
grapes - $3.99 a lb.
bananas - 49cents a lb
other fruit - pomegranates $1 each pears 98 cents a lb right now

vegetables-- wide range, include what you buy
celery - 1.69 regular, 2.69 hearts
chicken-- whole 79cents a lb.
chicken, boneless skinless 3 lb. bag $6
other meat-- pork or beef, include the cuts 96% lean ground beef $3.99/lb

juice ?
milk 2.50/gallon
eggs $2/dozen in stores. I get mine local freerange for $1.50/dozen
yogurt 50cents each
cheese I get fat-free on sale 2.50 each half pound bag.

Thought it would be interesting to put UK prices up here, I've converted them to US dollars. (These are just standard prices from an online shopping site)...

a berry - 150g blueberries = £3.99/$7.88
a melon – 1 watermelon = £1.98/$3.91
citrus fruit – 5 oranges = £1.69/$3.33
apples – 6 gala apples = £1.47/$2.90
grapes – 1kg white seedless grapes = £3.98/$7.86
bananas – 6 banana = £1.49/$2.94other fruit –
1 standard mango = .74p/$1.46
1 pomegranate = £1.49/$2.94
1 passion fruit = .69p/$1.36
1 papaya = £1.48/$2.92

vegetables-- wide range, include what you buy
onions 1kg = .84p/$1.65
leeks 500g = £1.89/$3.73
potatoes 2.5kg = £1.99/$3.93
tomatoes 6 = £1.09/$2.15

milk 6 pints (just under 1 US gallon) = £1.96/$3.87
eggs large dozen = £2.78/$5.49
cheese 2lb = just under £6/$11.85

These were all taken from this week's ads here in SC.


a berry black, blue and raspberries $3 for 1/2 pint
a melon cateloupe 2/$4
citrus fruit Naval oranges 10/$4
apples 1.49/lb
grapes 2.99/lb
bananas .59/lb
other fruit pineapple 3.99/lb

vegetables--
2.99 5lb bag potatoes
2.99 2lb baby carrots
.77/lb acorn squash
1.79/lb zucchini
2.49 tomatoes
3.79 asparagus
.99 cukes
1.49 avos
1.99 broccoli
3.29 romaine, spinach

I only buy these on sale, never full price
.79/lb chicken-- whole
1.99/lb chicken, boneless skinless
2.19 ground chuck
1.99 boneless pork chops
2.99 chuck roast
1.49 spiral ham (just had one for Christmas, LOL)

Never buy.....juice
3.89 milk
1.79 eggs
.50/ea yogurt
$4/lb cheese

Estimates, since I don't buy all of these things. I won't buy imported fruit.

a berry--all out of season (though we should get strawberries soon!) 2.99/pint of strawberries. Everything else is imported.
a melon--imported small watermelon for $4
citrus fruit--cheap! Box of cuties for $5. Even cheaper! Oranges off of our tree--free!
apples--about 1.99/lb right now for most kinds. Not organic, though--those are 2.99/lb
grapes--way too expensive because they are imported. Organic $5-6/lb, conventional $3-4/lb
bananas--79cents/lb, organic 89cents/lb
other fruit

vegetables-- wide range, include what you buy (what we're buying right now, in the winter)
baby bok choy 89 cents/lb
bag organic baby carrots 1.99
bag organic carrots (1 lb) 1.99
3 pack organic romaine lettuce 2.99
organic sweet potatoes 1.99/lb
organic winter squash 1.99-3.99/lb
organic broccoli 2.99/lb (I think)
organic baby spinach 4.99/lb
organic onions 3.99/3lb bag


chicken-- whole: Organic is 4.99/lb not organic is 1.99/lb unless on sale.
chicken, boneless skinless--8.99/lb for organic (I think I can get it at 7.99 at TJ's) For non-organic, it goes on sale sometimes for 1.99/lb, or I can get it frozen at TJ's for 2.99/lb.
other meat-- pork or beef, include the cuts
I just bought grassfed beef stew meat for 8.99/lb. There were a few other cuts at 8.99/lb, most were more. Ground beef was 5.99/lb. I don't buy much beef. I haven't purchased pork in forever, so I don't know. Last year I got a whole bunch of pork ribs for DH's birthday dinner (organic, humanely raised, all that), I think they were $10/lb.

juice--$2.50 for the regular containers at TJs for apple juice, right? We don't buy juice much. Oh, I get the calcium fortified OJ at Whole Foods for $4 for the big jug.

milk--$3.79 for a gallon. I don't know about organic because I don't buy milk (just see conventional advertised sometimes).

eggs--I pay $3.89 a dozen for the locally raised from chickens treated nicely. That's in the grocery store. The eggs from my CSA are REALLY expensive.

yogurt--Soy yogurt from whole foods for .89/8 oz container. Same price as conventional yogurt at the grocery store, unless they are on sale. Organic yogurt containers are $1.19 and up. TJ's is the definite deal for plain, nonfat organic yogurt--the big containers (32 oz) for $2.79.

cheese--$7 for 32 oz of mozzarella, $12 for 32 oz of the extra sharp cheddar we get. That's not organic cheese, I'm working on that still.

a berry $3.99/pint raspberries (less when in season)
a melon anywhere from $2.50-$5.00 depending on what's in season/available
citrus fruit .99/ea for California Navel oranges
apples (1.99/lb)
grapes (2.99/lb--less during the summer)
bananas (.59/lb)
other fruit

vegetables-- wide range, include what you buy
sqash and zucchini $1.99/lb during winter or .79/lb during summer (we grow our own during summer)

chicken-- whole
chicken, boneless skinless $4.99/lb, but I can usually get them for $2.50-$2.99/lb on sale
other meat-- pork or beef, include the cuts

juice Tropicana Orange juice $4.49, but I can usually find it on sale for $3.00/half gallon
milk $3.39 for hormone free (but not "ORGANIC") at Trader Joes
eggs $1.99/dozen
yogurt .79/ea
cheese $1.75-$2.75 for a package of shredded cheese, depending on what is on sale.



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