Is No Frills cheaper than Real Canadian Superstore?
This week's advertised prices at both stores, across the 30 cities where both operate. Updated August 6, 2026.
This week
It's a split — 6 items each
Over the last 4 weeks
No Frills cheaper on 6 of 10 items
This is the steadier answer — a single week swings with whatever's on special.
Neither store is cheaper on everything. The item-by-item split is below.
Comparing stores is one thing — but is this week's sale at your store actually a good price?
Lowtein checks every advertised price against the Statistics Canada average for your region, city by city.
Check prices in your city ▸Item by item
Big number is this week's advertised price. Underneath is what that store usually charges over the last 4 weeks.
| Item | No Frills | Real Canadian Superstore | Cheaper this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potatoes | $2.00/lbusually $2.00 | $0.42/lbusually —cheaper by 79% | Real Canadian Superstore 79% |
| Cheese · Sliced | $0.72/100gusually $0.72cheaper by 72% | $2.60/100gusually $2.54 | No Frills 72% |
| Peppers | $5.99/lbusually — | $2.40/lbusually $2.40cheaper by 60% | Real Canadian Superstore 60% |
| Strawberries | $4.99/lbusually $4.99 | $2.49/lbusually $6.67cheaper by 50% | Real Canadian Superstore 50% |
| Lentils · Dried | $0.25/100gusually $0.34cheaper by 36% | $0.39/100gusually $0.58 | No Frills 36% |
| Chicken Breast | $6.99/lbusually $6.99 | $4.76/lbusually $6.88cheaper by 32% | Real Canadian Superstore 32% |
| Carrots | $1.50/lbusually $1.50cheaper by 23% | $1.94/lbusually $1.97 | No Frills 23% |
| Pasta | $0.83/100gusually —cheaper by 19% | $1.03/100gusually — | No Frills 19% |
| Whitefish | $5.10/lbusually $5.10cheaper by 18% | $6.24/lbusually $6.24 | No Frills 18% |
| Shrimp | $12.10/lbusually $12.10 | $10.58/lbusually $10.21cheaper by 12% | Real Canadian Superstore 12% |
| Mushrooms | $0.88/100gusually $0.88 | $0.81/100gusually $0.84cheaper by 8% | Real Canadian Superstore 8% |
| Chicken Wings | $4.80/lbusually —cheaper by 4% | $4.99/lbusually $4.99 | No Frills 4% |
| Cheese · Specialty | $1.47/100gusually $1.48 | $1.50/100gusually $1.75 | tie |
| Tomatoes | $1.99/lbusually $2.49 | $2.00/lbusually $2.00 | tie |
How we worked this out
We read the public weekly flyers for both stores in every city where both operate, convert each price to a common unit, and take the median typical price per item at each chain. An item only appears here when we have at least 3 observations at each store — thin items are left out rather than estimated.
The usually line under each price is the same calculation run across our last 4 saved weeks, with every week counted equally so the current one can't outweigh the rest. It's there because a single week swings with whatever each store happened to put on special — the trailing number is the better answer to “which shop is generally cheaper”. A dash means we don't hold enough weeks for that item to say.
These are advertised prices, not shelf averages, and they change every week. A store winning on our basket doesn't mean it's cheaper on your whole shop.
Cities in this comparison (30)
Abbotsford · Barrie · Calgary · Edmonton · Gatineau · Grande Prairie · Greater Sudbury · Hamilton · Kelowna · Kitchener-Waterloo · Lethbridge · London · Mississauga · Moose Jaw · Nanaimo · Niagara · Oshawa · Ottawa · Red Deer · Regina · Sarnia · Saskatoon · Selkirk · Steinbach · Surrey · Toronto · Vancouver · Victoria · Windsor · Winnipeg
Common questions
- Is No Frills cheaper than Real Canadian Superstore?
- On this week's advertised prices they split it: 6 items each of the 14 we compare across 30 cities. It depends on what you're buying.
- How does Lowtein compare No Frills and Real Canadian Superstore?
- We read both stores' public weekly flyers in every city where both operate (30 cities this week), convert every price to a common unit, and take the median typical price per item at each chain. An item only appears if we have at least 3 observations at each store, so thin items are left out rather than guessed at.
- How often is this updated?
- Every week, when the new flyers post. This page reflects prices as of August 6, 2026.
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