Is No Frills cheaper than Real Canadian Superstore?
This week's advertised prices at both stores, across the 30 cities where both operate. Updated October 8, 2026.
This week
Real Canadian Superstore is cheaper on 7 of 13 staples
No Frills wins 5 · Real Canadian Superstore wins 7 · 1 within 2%
Over the last 4 weeks
No Frills cheaper on 5 of 9 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 | $1.53/lbusually — | $0.30/lbusually $2.16cheaper by 80% | Real Canadian Superstore 80% |
| Whitefish | $4.08/lbusually $3.86cheaper by 55% | $9.00/lbusually $5.29 | No Frills 55% |
| Cheese · Specialty | $1.50/100gusually $1.55cheaper by 53% | $3.16/100gusually $2.67 | No Frills 53% |
| Tofu | $0.55/100gusually $0.55cheaper by 50% | $1.10/100gusually — | No Frills 50% |
| Strawberries | $4.99/lbusually $4.99 | $2.99/lbusually $4.22cheaper by 40% | Real Canadian Superstore 40% |
| Salmon | $8.99/lbusually —cheaper by 36% | $14.00/lbusually $14.00 | No Frills 36% |
| Yogurt | $0.77/100gusually $0.42 | $0.54/100gusually $0.56cheaper by 30% | Real Canadian Superstore 30% |
| Cream | $3.75/Lusually $3.75 | $3.11/Lusually $3.12cheaper by 17% | Real Canadian Superstore 17% |
| Mushrooms | $0.88/100gusually $0.88 | $0.74/100gusually $0.88cheaper by 16% | Real Canadian Superstore 16% |
| Tomatoes | $2.00/lbusually $1.99 | $1.92/lbusually $1.92cheaper by 4% | Real Canadian Superstore 4% |
| Carrots | $1.49/lbusually $1.39 | $1.44/lbusually $1.69cheaper by 3% | Real Canadian Superstore 3% |
| Pork Ribs | $5.33/lbusually —cheaper by 3% | $5.48/lbusually $5.48 | No Frills 3% |
| Grapes | $2.49/lbusually $3.92 | $2.49/lbusually $4.00 | 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, Real Canadian Superstore is cheaper on 7 of the 13 staples we can compare across 30 cities where both stores operate. 1 were within 2% of each other. It varies by item — neither store is cheaper on everything.
- 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 October 8, 2026.
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