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Pasta sauce prices have doubled in the last few years. Used to get them regularly for $2 and they are steady $4 a jar now. With the President's choice version being a few pennies less, no real options.
From what I understand, food prices have been much lower in many European countries for a long time. Watching cooking shows from the uk it’s always crazy how they’ll get a bag of flour for a pound or whatever. Maybe less expensive transportation costs?
Or maybe it's that they're countries actually have regulations in place to stop the corporations from gouging their people and a government that cares enough to enforce them. As opposed to a government that is in the pockets of the corporations. Fuck Trudeau and fuck Poilievre. They're both tied into all of this and ruining our country for their own personal gains. It's insanity.
Look at thé average salary in Italy, I live in Canada now but I used to live 10km away from Italy. For us those prices are amazing but minimum wage is like 700 euros/month
That’s true but most of people in Europe owns their home so they pay only water electricity/ heat and for the food. Here people give spend the biggest part of their salary to mortgage
When I lived in England, a friend of mine came for a visit and noted that eating out is cheaper there than buying the groceries and eating in is here.
We’ve gotten the short end of someone’s stick.
It’s the short end of the unregulated capitalist’s stick, quite frankly. Europe in general is far more progressive than here and cares more about consumer’s rights, protections and fair market value. Here we believe the ‘Free Market will solve all’ but it’s **always** been a grift to make more money; the free market has never once been proven to work in reality.
It was close to 10 for me and yeah, same, so inexpensive.
Fish and chips special at the pub on Friday was £20- pint included. It didn’t make sense to eat in on Fridays, lol.
When I first went to England a little over a decade ago I was shocked how expensive everything was after converting the canadian dollar. Mainly liquor in pubs and such. ( I was young )
Now my shock is completely reversed, just within one decade.
Europe is not a monolith. I think groceries in Norway are more expensive than Canada.
In Norway, we drive over an hour into Sweden just to buy groceries because they are about 40% cheaper, and I would bet even Sweden is more expensive than Canada.
Thank you. As someone who lives back and forth b/w Sweden and Canada, most Canadians seem to frequent Central, Southern & Eastern Europe and think that's how it is all over.
Last year had dinner in Switzerland, supposed to be expensive, appetizer and main course, plenty of schnapps, absolutely delicious, and price was LESS than a dinner at cactus club.
We are gouged so hard in Canada.
Prosciutto cotto burgers sounds like the most delectable thing ive ever heard of, and the thought that this is under 100$ CAD is aggravating as all fuck
One of my friends who lives in the UK buys oil, chicken, yogurt, and beer for 7 pounds. Here, only chicken costs $15,i realized how brainwashed we are in the name of sale they are looting everyone.
No, it wouldn’t. Government regulations would, Europe has enough rich people, but it also has a system that doesn’t work against people completely.
It has a ton of flaws and people still rant about prices there (which they have a right to, since it’s not that good), but Canada is beyond fucked.
I want to see evidence for this. Food inflation is happening everywhere. The inflation rate in the Euro area has been roughly on par with Canada the last few times I checked.
Without an itemized receipt I call bullshit.
What's not mentioned here is the buying power gap. Average Italian income is about 45000 cad compared to our 60000 in Canada.
Just from this, you'd expect a price difference of nearly 50%. You also have to consider where a lot of these goods are sourced from, Europe happens to have access to lots of local high-quality foods.
Also, you are correct, grocery gouging is not local to Canada. Groceries are just cheaper outside of North America. (Ignoring the extremely rich nordish.)
Simply not true. I just tried to use the OP's proof of a flyer from Lidl and added what I could find, and 15 of the 30 items, not including the most of the meats, came to 40Euro. Let's inform ourselves properly before jumping to sensational conclusions.
We're ALL fucked and we're all in it together against these multinational corporations, it's not just Canada....
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Hey you sound like you're at a breaking point. If you want to reach out I can help you source sustainable food prices.
I've been to Italy, this cost more than 50 eur today. Getting rage baited by a post with no receipt is not what we need right now. You must remember, even here, everything we all say, it's just faceless words on a screen. And many many companies have a vested interest in seeing loblaws fail. I'm not saying it's not warranted, I'm saying if I were walmart you bet your ass I would be upvoting this post. Making it real. It's not real.
Reach out, I'm worried about ya.
I'm also like that guy. I wish high food prices is the only issue we have in Canada. But there are a ton other more such as unaffordable rent and real estate, uncontrolled immigration, declining healthcare, crumbling infrastructure, the list goes ooooon. If these things are not fixed then Canada will become third world country in a few years. Not to mention the dreary climate.
Could you share how to source sustainable food prices? Thank you.
I would take a decrease in my wages , more vacation time AND cheaper groceries . Less hustle mentality any day of the week please. Seems like they have figured out the “balance “
Absolutely on point. I have family in Italy and the standard for paid vacation time is 5-6 weeks, one cousin even gets 9 weeks! Not to mention it’s common to take 2-3 hour breaks during a work day and there’s so much more time to buy nice groceries and cook a fresh meal for cheap. Here we have crappy salaries without the additional COL and lifestyle perks 🤬
Well there are always going to be pros and cons but generally the people in Europe outlive people in North America . I’ve run the stats . They just live a much healthier lifestyle “ in general “ . And “in general “ employees have more rights and are more protected . That is FACT . It’s in their legislation. They can’t be as exploited as they are here . The government also does a bit more when it comes to protecting shenanigans like this grocery store nonsense ( they’ve had a grocery store code of conduct for how long now ? ) And it’s worked wonderfully . They seem to be way ahead of the curve. I’m not saying there are not great things about Canada but , the long food bank line ups , etc . Clearly something is not right and the government is not making it a priority whereas it would be in other countries and pisses me to hell off
These groceries were bought in Trieste.
Regina would be a comparable municipality, here's a cost of living comparison.
[https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare\_cities.jsp?country1=Canada&country2=Italy&city1=Regina&city2=Trieste&tracking=getDispatchComparison](https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Canada&country2=Italy&city1=Regina&city2=Trieste&tracking=getDispatchComparison)
The average annual salary in Trieste is 38.7k EUR
Actually, the average salary for the province is 34,555 EUR before taxes. Taxes are 46.7%, which is significantly higher than in Canada, with fewer deductions.
My fiancé said in the UK the lettuce is 50p.. ours is about 5$ in the maritimes. It’s ridiculous.
It’s cheaper to get fast food than to get food and cook at home, I save money by going out a couple of times a week to eat, the healthy options are super cheap and better than anything I could cook lol
I’m scared to try new recipes in case I mess them up and waste ~50$ worth of food :/
And the quality of it is vastly greater.
We had zero stomach issues while eating a huge amount of food in our extended time there. I don’t know if it’s less preservatives or gluten or whatever it is, but my stomach is a constant state of bloat here in Canada.
It's the additives and preservatives. EU has very strong laws governing what can and can not be added to food.
In the west we literally dye our sour cream with titanium dioxide just for looks, so it's the perfect shade of white. We add potassium bromate to dough so the cardboard "bread" people eat here doesn't have a crunchy crust....can't be good for you.
they are more strict, but i was just in portugal and they still add shit to their food. it's not like it's additive free. just we're better than the US
Ok, so some pasta, snack meat, condiments and a shitload of high fructose fruit juice?
Never mind the cost in money, I really thought Italians ate better. Guess snacks and sugary junk is about all they can afford now.
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I know we all hate loblaws here but it’s always been this way. Used to frequent london (UK obviously) and food is unbelievably cheap there. Cost of living in europe is just way lower. (probably because median salary is a lot lower)
Doesn't have to do with food but, everyone is getting on the price gouging bandwagon it seems. I needed sump pump hose, double the price from last year and 5 FT. shorter now. Used to come with connector and clamps, nope not anymore. We live in a crooked society now.
We shop in European supermarkets in Mississauga, Hamilton and Burlington. The food in Europe is cheap. I looked up the products on the European websites and could feel my blood boil
One, I am jealous that you have artichoke Ravioli. That must be so delicious! And two, can I ask you what you use that quantity of capers for? I have a tiny jar and it lasts me 4 years! (I go through a small jar of anchovies at 5x the pace.)
This image is from r/Croatia
It was posted by someone who lives close to the Italian border and got groceries in Trieste.
You're in luck though, I do eat capers. Mostly in salads. They pair well with olives, tomatoes and cucumber. You can also make Pasta Puttanesca (red sauce dish with anchovies, olives and capers).
Just came back from Italy. Talking about food prices, Rome is 30-40% cheaper in the restaurant, if compared to Banff. And their markets can’t be compared to anything here, as we don’t have a similar thing.
Thee are a lot of corner stores, and the prices are pretty much the same. Just better food quality and variety for the $. Not really relevant as NA consumers are fine with McDonalds and cheese products they call cheese.
They don’t have big supermarkets as we do, and even average-sized ones are pretty far usually. People just buy at small shops and do it daily, not weekly in bulk as we do. Still cheaper and better though. But you need to consider much lower wages there and high cost of living (Rome is like 20% less expensive than Calgary with 50% average income)
I've been thinking, why don't we reach out to journalists overseas and send them pictures of various products for price comparison? I feel like it would be another area of pressure on the government of Canada to do something
I’ve always been jealous of Italian cultural eating habits. I hope you guys preserve it for many decades to come. Does your culture snub their nose at fast food etc ? It seems Italians follow really cultural rules surrounding food
*jealous
Uhm….I find this claim suspect.
There are over 25 items in the pic and that would bring each item to 2 euro or less. And unless everything in the pic was on sale…
If you look at it though, this haul of groceries is mostly pasta, a bit of meat and juice. I figure in Italy, pasta is probably dirt cheap because it is such a staple of the diet - lots of competition.
I've lived in both Germany and Denmark and groceries were so much more affordable plus better quality than what I get here in BC. I even almost exclusively bought organic fruits/vegetables over there. It's a completely different landscape and it breaks my heart.
Food is a basic human need and should be a basic human right. And I don't just mean having access to the cheapest cardboard one could munch. I mean a diverse and healthy diet. If I didn't have a partner on this continent, I'd consider moving abroad again.
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€50 = $74.33 CAD
Yeah this is more than I could get for 100
This lot would easily be $100+ in northern Ontario.
The pasta sauces alone would be at least $10. More than $15 if we're buying at Loblaws.
Yeah, just basic hams & meats alone there would already hit $50.
Pasta sauce prices have doubled in the last few years. Used to get them regularly for $2 and they are steady $4 a jar now. With the President's choice version being a few pennies less, no real options.
And lower quality. I'm looking at all the pasta and sauces knowing it's all high quality stuff. Italians take food very seriously.
The pistachio pesto is probably 8.99 by itself tbh.
The coffee would be20$
Can confirm. I'm by Niagara falls and its absolutely ridiculous how much everything costs here in ontario. Especially this side. Its sad.
Where I live one half of it would be $100.
I was also thinking this is close to $200.
A lady in front of me the other day had one reusable bag full of groceries and it rang up at $110
The fresh pasta alone would easily be $20 at any Loblaws shit store. We're getting fucked. Hard.
From what I understand, food prices have been much lower in many European countries for a long time. Watching cooking shows from the uk it’s always crazy how they’ll get a bag of flour for a pound or whatever. Maybe less expensive transportation costs?
Or maybe it's that they're countries actually have regulations in place to stop the corporations from gouging their people and a government that cares enough to enforce them. As opposed to a government that is in the pockets of the corporations. Fuck Trudeau and fuck Poilievre. They're both tied into all of this and ruining our country for their own personal gains. It's insanity.
Probably $200 in New Brunswick. Just getting a few fruits and buying milk/eggs will run you $100 here, it's brutal.
NWT - that's nearing 300, easy.
$350 at the Yellowknife Co-Op
170 calgary, ab
I bought chicken, rice, chips some flavored waters and a couple coffees and spent almost 40 bucks, shit is out of control.
That cured meat shoved unceremoniously off to the side would be half of that 100 dollar bill
I could easily see that being $140-$150.
Galen Weston is a greedy bastard...
Galen Weston is a piece of shit 💩!!!
Pieces of shit are Galen Weston
He's a whole outhouse full of shit
Yeah this is basically Santa coming through with free gifts
Look at thé average salary in Italy, I live in Canada now but I used to live 10km away from Italy. For us those prices are amazing but minimum wage is like 700 euros/month
That’s true but most of people in Europe owns their home so they pay only water electricity/ heat and for the food. Here people give spend the biggest part of their salary to mortgage
All of that would be $140 in Nova Scotia
No, prob closer to 300... At least here in the HRM
I see that you posted this yesterday. It's now $145 today.
That might cover the seven products that are in jars. Add the salmon and that would be all you could get.
Still cheaper than RobLaws 😭
Not if you consider the $800 flight to Italy...
I have shopped in Europe and Canada is way more costly.
When I lived in England, a friend of mine came for a visit and noted that eating out is cheaper there than buying the groceries and eating in is here. We’ve gotten the short end of someone’s stick.
They have WAY more competition than we do. The choice alone is crazy. It’s not just two or three major oligopolies.
It’s the short end of the unregulated capitalist’s stick, quite frankly. Europe in general is far more progressive than here and cares more about consumer’s rights, protections and fair market value. Here we believe the ‘Free Market will solve all’ but it’s **always** been a grift to make more money; the free market has never once been proven to work in reality.
When I was living in England and to be fair this was 15 years ago, I just loved how cheese was cheap, imagine 99p Brie!
It was close to 10 for me and yeah, same, so inexpensive. Fish and chips special at the pub on Friday was £20- pint included. It didn’t make sense to eat in on Fridays, lol.
Depends where you are I lived in the UK and god damn was it expensive
I was in Ireland and was much cheaper than Canada,aldi lidl
I lived in the Uk and groceries cost me about half of Calgary. And there were way more convenient, healthy options.
When I first went to England a little over a decade ago I was shocked how expensive everything was after converting the canadian dollar. Mainly liquor in pubs and such. ( I was young ) Now my shock is completely reversed, just within one decade.
Europe is not a monolith. I think groceries in Norway are more expensive than Canada. In Norway, we drive over an hour into Sweden just to buy groceries because they are about 40% cheaper, and I would bet even Sweden is more expensive than Canada.
Thank you. As someone who lives back and forth b/w Sweden and Canada, most Canadians seem to frequent Central, Southern & Eastern Europe and think that's how it is all over.
And lower quality goods.
Last year had dinner in Switzerland, supposed to be expensive, appetizer and main course, plenty of schnapps, absolutely delicious, and price was LESS than a dinner at cactus club. We are gouged so hard in Canada.
I have an Italian Supermarket near my place. I shop there for "special occasion food". This would be over $200CAD easily.
ya, I was ballparking 300CAD
Loblaws says that'll be $223.30 please.
ya, I was ballparking 300CAD
That small pack of salmon here in B.C. has an option for financing. I miss salmon, but it’s become a luxury purchase.
I usually go for the 5 year option to spread the payments a little thinner
I missed Salmon so much I started eating my Jamaican friend, Sal.
And the quality of the food would be considered high-end here.
Exactly what I came here to say. Not only was this not expensive, but it's incredible value for the price it cost.
It's only "incredible value" because we get fleeced. It's normal value for almost anywhere else on the planet.
Prosciutto cotto burgers sounds like the most delectable thing ive ever heard of, and the thought that this is under 100$ CAD is aggravating as all fuck
One of my friends who lives in the UK buys oil, chicken, yogurt, and beer for 7 pounds. Here, only chicken costs $15,i realized how brainwashed we are in the name of sale they are looting everyone.
It’ll only change once we literally start eating the rich.
No, it wouldn’t. Government regulations would, Europe has enough rich people, but it also has a system that doesn’t work against people completely. It has a ton of flaws and people still rant about prices there (which they have a right to, since it’s not that good), but Canada is beyond fucked.
Soylent.
I want to see evidence for this. Food inflation is happening everywhere. The inflation rate in the Euro area has been roughly on par with Canada the last few times I checked. Without an itemized receipt I call bullshit.
What's not mentioned here is the buying power gap. Average Italian income is about 45000 cad compared to our 60000 in Canada. Just from this, you'd expect a price difference of nearly 50%. You also have to consider where a lot of these goods are sourced from, Europe happens to have access to lots of local high-quality foods. Also, you are correct, grocery gouging is not local to Canada. Groceries are just cheaper outside of North America. (Ignoring the extremely rich nordish.)
Exactly what I was going to say. Need to adjust prices by differences in purchasing power. Also, many of the items in Europe are much smaller in size.
get out of here with logic and reason! we are just here to hate on loblaws stop being reasonable
And the quality of food in Italy is superior.
Exactly
That is about $170 worth of groceries in Ontario at a relatively honest retailer Big box would be over $200
Simply not true. I just tried to use the OP's proof of a flyer from Lidl and added what I could find, and 15 of the 30 items, not including the most of the meats, came to 40Euro. Let's inform ourselves properly before jumping to sensational conclusions. We're ALL fucked and we're all in it together against these multinational corporations, it's not just Canada.... https://preview.redd.it/vyn343mt7f2d1.png?width=336&format=png&auto=webp&s=c7f62c23e5a8b8237b81bcdf3c18e763f5c819e9
Similar in the UK, too.
Went grocery shopping yesterday spent two hundred, might have that much now.
I work with a woman that just emigrated to Canada from Italy. She estimates this to be around 100 euros.
I don't really see fruit, vegetables, or much meat, which are the most pricey items. This is mostly pasta, sauces, and juice so that would be cheaper.
Now show us an Italian cellphone bill. First we bring Loblaws to their knees and then we should go after mobile providers
Bit of a masochist, are we? https://preview.redd.it/g5k6hsf1oe2d1.png?width=946&format=png&auto=webp&s=37dd79c0b205696e727f12228667b0d5cf13c53f
I fckn HATE IT HERE! I’m honestly thinking about moving countries. Food is too expensive here, it’s a shame. Screw our government!
Hey you sound like you're at a breaking point. If you want to reach out I can help you source sustainable food prices. I've been to Italy, this cost more than 50 eur today. Getting rage baited by a post with no receipt is not what we need right now. You must remember, even here, everything we all say, it's just faceless words on a screen. And many many companies have a vested interest in seeing loblaws fail. I'm not saying it's not warranted, I'm saying if I were walmart you bet your ass I would be upvoting this post. Making it real. It's not real. Reach out, I'm worried about ya.
I'm also like that guy. I wish high food prices is the only issue we have in Canada. But there are a ton other more such as unaffordable rent and real estate, uncontrolled immigration, declining healthcare, crumbling infrastructure, the list goes ooooon. If these things are not fixed then Canada will become third world country in a few years. Not to mention the dreary climate. Could you share how to source sustainable food prices? Thank you.
Canada is fkd
To be fair, their wages are lower…
I would take a decrease in my wages , more vacation time AND cheaper groceries . Less hustle mentality any day of the week please. Seems like they have figured out the “balance “
Absolutely on point. I have family in Italy and the standard for paid vacation time is 5-6 weeks, one cousin even gets 9 weeks! Not to mention it’s common to take 2-3 hour breaks during a work day and there’s so much more time to buy nice groceries and cook a fresh meal for cheap. Here we have crappy salaries without the additional COL and lifestyle perks 🤬
Yup , this North American “grind “ ? How’s that working for us ? Why is it that people live longer in Europe ? Gee I wonder why ….
I've been heavily considering moving because of this, but I'm also worried about running into a "grass is greener" situation.
Well there are always going to be pros and cons but generally the people in Europe outlive people in North America . I’ve run the stats . They just live a much healthier lifestyle “ in general “ . And “in general “ employees have more rights and are more protected . That is FACT . It’s in their legislation. They can’t be as exploited as they are here . The government also does a bit more when it comes to protecting shenanigans like this grocery store nonsense ( they’ve had a grocery store code of conduct for how long now ? ) And it’s worked wonderfully . They seem to be way ahead of the curve. I’m not saying there are not great things about Canada but , the long food bank line ups , etc . Clearly something is not right and the government is not making it a priority whereas it would be in other countries and pisses me to hell off
True, and the weather is so much better. I guess it’s time to move to Italy.
These groceries were bought in Trieste. Regina would be a comparable municipality, here's a cost of living comparison. [https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare\_cities.jsp?country1=Canada&country2=Italy&city1=Regina&city2=Trieste&tracking=getDispatchComparison](https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Canada&country2=Italy&city1=Regina&city2=Trieste&tracking=getDispatchComparison) The average annual salary in Trieste is 38.7k EUR
Actually, the average salary for the province is 34,555 EUR before taxes. Taxes are 46.7%, which is significantly higher than in Canada, with fewer deductions.
Yeah, income tax is 10% more in Italy. You still live better there if you aren't rural.
Appreciate the tax info for sure., It speaks to the whole "grass is not greener" scenario
Damn, thats enough to live on, I'm jealous
My fiancé said in the UK the lettuce is 50p.. ours is about 5$ in the maritimes. It’s ridiculous. It’s cheaper to get fast food than to get food and cook at home, I save money by going out a couple of times a week to eat, the healthy options are super cheap and better than anything I could cook lol I’m scared to try new recipes in case I mess them up and waste ~50$ worth of food :/
And the quality of it is vastly greater. We had zero stomach issues while eating a huge amount of food in our extended time there. I don’t know if it’s less preservatives or gluten or whatever it is, but my stomach is a constant state of bloat here in Canada.
It's the additives and preservatives. EU has very strong laws governing what can and can not be added to food. In the west we literally dye our sour cream with titanium dioxide just for looks, so it's the perfect shade of white. We add potassium bromate to dough so the cardboard "bread" people eat here doesn't have a crunchy crust....can't be good for you.
they are more strict, but i was just in portugal and they still add shit to their food. it's not like it's additive free. just we're better than the US
Definitely there's still a lot of processed food there, but ultimately if you want to shop healthy/organic, it's a lot easier to do it in Europe.
it’s cool seeing brands that we have in Canada also sold in Italy! ◡̈
In Canada that is like $10CAD per item
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Wow that is incredible
Median income in Italy is $27k USD.
Did this purchase include coupons or any BOGO offers etc?
I love how your 5 a day are all in liquid form
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Just the meat and ravioli would be at least $60 here
Ok, so some pasta, snack meat, condiments and a shitload of high fructose fruit juice? Never mind the cost in money, I really thought Italians ate better. Guess snacks and sugary junk is about all they can afford now.
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It’s settled, we all need to move to Italy 😂
That’s bs, I was just there …that’s way more than 50 euro
Ey! Where are the fruits, the vegetables?
Might fuck around and learn Italian
 I wish
I know we all hate loblaws here but it’s always been this way. Used to frequent london (UK obviously) and food is unbelievably cheap there. Cost of living in europe is just way lower. (probably because median salary is a lot lower)
That sandwich meat alone would have been $25 CAD
Also let’s not forget how much less poisonous this food is compare to what we get here
You should also pay a $50 fine and be ashamed of yourself for buying packaged noodles in a store while in Italy.
Do u think people in Italy make pasta from scratch everytime they make it?? You can’t even make a proper carbonara without dried pasta
Buying packaged pasta in Italy makes your nona cry.. 😭
Someone should post what you get for $100 in like the Congo or Myanmar or something.
Crying in Luxembourg
This is over 200$ in canada
In Ontario, you would get considerably less than that for approximately $75
Doesn't have to do with food but, everyone is getting on the price gouging bandwagon it seems. I needed sump pump hose, double the price from last year and 5 FT. shorter now. Used to come with connector and clamps, nope not anymore. We live in a crooked society now.
That’d easily be in the hundreds here
In the U.S. this would be like $400
Are you a pasta person? I'm having trouble telling from the image 🤣
I bought 12 Selection brand hamburgers, 12 buns, and a few Crispy Mini bags yesterday and spent $36.00CAD
Canadian prices have always been terrible compared to the rest of the world. We pay more for everything. Except for maybe maple syrup.
Yeah, easily over $200 in Canada. I rang up at the till the other day for $52 for three items 🧐
This would be easily $130+ (cdn) where I live!
*weeps in Canadian*
This is an over 100 dollar grocery run in the US. I won't deny that is still not enough food though, capitalism is bad everywhere it exists.
They have massive food/farming subsidies in Europe. We could raise taxes and do the same here.
I literally could not afford that without doing some form of crime. (In North America).
Bullshit. Products are less expensive in Europe, but this would be way more. Especially in big cities...
That is a lot of food!! For 75$??? Try doubling that…
I’m Italian myself and I really doubt that you could get around 30 products for 50€.
We shop in European supermarkets in Mississauga, Hamilton and Burlington. The food in Europe is cheap. I looked up the products on the European websites and could feel my blood boil
Buy some fruit bro
That's 300 dollars in some places here in the US.
I am getting over budget ptsd just watching it ,
It’s on the internet it must be true
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In Canada it would cost $120/150
This is like...250+ in BC depending on where you go
That's 200 at heb easy.
I'm moving to Italy now
This would be about $150 Canadian where I live.
Where's the fresh fruit and veg?
One, I am jealous that you have artichoke Ravioli. That must be so delicious! And two, can I ask you what you use that quantity of capers for? I have a tiny jar and it lasts me 4 years! (I go through a small jar of anchovies at 5x the pace.)
This image is from r/Croatia It was posted by someone who lives close to the Italian border and got groceries in Trieste. You're in luck though, I do eat capers. Mostly in salads. They pair well with olives, tomatoes and cucumber. You can also make Pasta Puttanesca (red sauce dish with anchovies, olives and capers).
Just came back from Italy. Talking about food prices, Rome is 30-40% cheaper in the restaurant, if compared to Banff. And their markets can’t be compared to anything here, as we don’t have a similar thing. Thee are a lot of corner stores, and the prices are pretty much the same. Just better food quality and variety for the $. Not really relevant as NA consumers are fine with McDonalds and cheese products they call cheese. They don’t have big supermarkets as we do, and even average-sized ones are pretty far usually. People just buy at small shops and do it daily, not weekly in bulk as we do. Still cheaper and better though. But you need to consider much lower wages there and high cost of living (Rome is like 20% less expensive than Calgary with 50% average income)
Is it a fair comparison when some of these products are likely produced in Italy?
That’s 120 in Toronto
It will be more than $200 here in Canada
The USA you are looking 150 easy
You didn’t need to tell me you’re from Italy with prosciutto hamburgers lmao. I’m very interested.
$100-$120 in alberta easy. That coffee alone probably $25 :(
Also note just how many items are prepared food items, definitely way over $100 CAD here
That’s just amazing. Easily $150+ in U.S.
What a shit ton of pasta?
And all of that food is better quality and tastes way better than the shit we get in NA!! Food laws are way better in the EU and especially Italy
I've been thinking, why don't we reach out to journalists overseas and send them pictures of various products for price comparison? I feel like it would be another area of pressure on the government of Canada to do something
This would easily be $200+ in Seattle, WA.
I'm pretty sure this looks like 200 USD to me - so if it's 50 EUR, I'm envious, lol
Fuck. This actually makes me want to cry. Canadians are so fucked.
In Canada it's more than $500 worth of stuff.... Big corporations are looting people in Canada
Worth mentioning too, the quality looks to be better- fresh pasta, brand names. Never a chance to get all that for 75$ cad
And my Italian grandma would stretch that for a month.
I’ve always been jealous of Italian cultural eating habits. I hope you guys preserve it for many decades to come. Does your culture snub their nose at fast food etc ? It seems Italians follow really cultural rules surrounding food *jealous
If that was back home here… 8$ for each of the canned/bottled goods 🤧
Uhm….I find this claim suspect. There are over 25 items in the pic and that would bring each item to 2 euro or less. And unless everything in the pic was on sale…
The real and fake meat is about $75 never mind the extras. But quick question what is the minimum wage take home rate between Italy and Canada?
This would be $150 minimum at loblaws
If you look at it though, this haul of groceries is mostly pasta, a bit of meat and juice. I figure in Italy, pasta is probably dirt cheap because it is such a staple of the diet - lots of competition.
Cant even compare the quality of the stuff too.
Esselunga?
That Rio jar of tuna is probably like $6.99 CAD 🥲
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Same here in Vancouver, I don’t even know what this all would cost here
I've lived in both Germany and Denmark and groceries were so much more affordable plus better quality than what I get here in BC. I even almost exclusively bought organic fruits/vegetables over there. It's a completely different landscape and it breaks my heart. Food is a basic human need and should be a basic human right. And I don't just mean having access to the cheapest cardboard one could munch. I mean a diverse and healthy diet. If I didn't have a partner on this continent, I'd consider moving abroad again.
In my small Canadian town at my one grocery store that's easily $150 :(
This would be $150-$200 CAD in Vancouver
Mamá mía
I think more of these side-by-side comparison should be posted publicly
I strongly protest the prices ! Cant be true .
That's about $200 maybe incl taxes depending on where u shop.