Rising grocery prices have recently become a major concern for Canadians.

From the month-long boycott of Loblaws in May in protest of sky-high grocery prices to the drastic steps people are taking to lower their food costs, it seems like Canadians can’t catch a break.

Is True North the only region currently struggling with a lack of funds for groceries?

If you’re curious about the cost of food around the world, we’ve got the answer for you. Here are a few of our stories comparing grocery prices in Canada to other countries.

Philippines vs Walmart Canada

We checked grocery prices during our trip to the Philippines by browsing the aisles at Shopwise, a supermarket chain that offers local and imported products familiar to Canadian shoppers.

For comparison purposes, we opted for prices available at Walmart Canada. While some items were surprisingly more expensive ($7/kg CAD for russet potatoes in the current economy?), you might be surprised that others were on par with what you’d find in Canada.

One example is white bread, which costs 85 pesos/600 g (2.05 CAD) in the Philippines and 2.97 CAD/675 g in Canada. Read the full article here.

Spain vs Canada

We also compared grocery prices while traveling across Europe, visiting Germany, Spain, and Portugal, and wondered if post-COVID-19 inflation had wreaked havoc on supermarkets there, too.

Here’s a little preview of our discoveries in Spain:

“My friends and I had booked a three-night stay in a Spanish village. We needed food and alcohol for the six of us, since there weren’t many restaurants in the area. What was on the menu? Yogurt parfait for the early birds, bacon and eggs for brunch, cold cuts, cheese and fruit for a snack, and pork belly adobo for dinner (the leftovers would be made into fried rice the next day).

The entire basket at the Spanish grocery store Dia, including beer, wine, and a few toiletries, cost 110 euros. That’s about $160 Canadian. I don’t know about you, but I can easily spend that much on food for myself for a week in Canada, not to mention a few bottles of wine on top of that. So we were happy.

Read the full article here. It also includes comparisons with Germany and Portugal.

Walmart Mexico vs Walmart Canada

During a visit to Walmart Mexico, we compared the prices of 10 basic grocery items with those at Walmart Canada. One example of the comparison is grated cheese, which cost $109/$8.08 CAD for 453 grams ($1.78 CAD per 100 grams) at Walmart Mexico or $5.48 CAD for 320 grams ($1.71 CAD per 100 grams) at Walmart Canada. Read the full article here.

Australia vs. unpretentious Canada

During a trip to Australia to coincide with the Loblaws boycott in May, we popped into a Coles store in Brisbane and a Metro store (owned by Woolworths) in Melbourne to compare prices on lunch staples at discount supermarket chain Loblaws, No Frills.

One comparison found that a carton of 12 large free-range eggs at Metro will cost AUD$5.50, or about CAD$5.01, while a carton of President’s Choice large brown free-range eggs at a regular price will cost CAD$6.99. Read the full article here.

US Superstore vs. Real Canadian

While traveling to Arizona, we stopped at a grocery store in Phoenix to stock up on food for a week in the desert.

We went to Fry’s — a supermarket owned by American grocery retail giant Kroger Co. — to buy some basics. We decided to compare prices with those at Real Canadian Superstore.

An example is a bag of tangerines that cost $4.99 USD or $6.79 USD for a three pound bag. At Superstore they cost $8.99 CAD for the same quantity. Read the full article here.

Jamaica vs Canada

While visiting Jamaica, a Canadian went to a supermarket to check how much locals were paying for basic groceries.

The Toronto-based TikToker wanted to compare grocery prices while shopping in Kingston. She went to Shoppers Fair, a supermarket chain owned by one of Jamaica’s grocery giants, Progressive Grocers.

Whenever possible, we tried to find similar package sizes for our comparisons. One example was lettuce that cost $643.60 ($5.60 CAD) at Shoppers Fair and $3.47 CAD at Walmart Canada. Read the full article here.

France vs Canada

We selected 10 products from French supermarket chain Carrefour to compare with Walmart Canada. One example was potatoes, which cost €0.99/$1.46/kg at Carrefour and $5.97/kg at Walmart Canada. Read the full article here.

UK vs Canada

A Canadian living in the UK compared grocery prices across the pond with those in Canada and was horrified by the difference.

“Overall, prices are about 50 percent higher than in the UK,” they wrote on Reddit.

We decided to check out their food price comparisons. Since they didn’t mention which grocery store they visit in the UK, we chose one of the major chains, Tesco, and compared it with No Frills and Loblaws, as mentioned by a Reddit user.

An example is pasta that cost 1.29 pounds or 2.21 Canadian dollars per kilogram. At Loblaws, 900 grams cost 2.69 dollars, which would be 3.26 dollars per kilogram. Read the full article here.