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Here's how Costco prices compare between stores in Canada and the U.S.

Do you notice a major price difference if you're a cross-border shopper and often head to the U.S. to purchase groceries, especially at Costco?

Canadian TikToker Andy Shen conducts "cross border grocery games" at Costco locations in the Vancouver, B.C., and Washington State areas and posts his findings on TikTok.

We featured some of his previous comparisons here, and he's since featured more products, such as milk, eggs, and household items like detergent and paper towels.

Here are some of his latest U.S. and Canadian Costco price comparisons. He used the exchange rate at the time of filming, so some of these prices may have fluctuated.

Bounty paper towels

Costco Canada sells Bounty Plus paper towels in a package of 12 for a regular price of $27.99 CAD.

Costco U.S. only sells "Bounty Advanced" paper towels. A package of 12 goes for $24.99 USD or $34.11 CAD. When Shen broke down the price per sheet, the Canadian paper towels were cheaper by three per cent.

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Flour

A 20kg bag of Rogers Silver Star flour is $21.49 CAD at Costco Canada.

A bag of Ardent Mills Harvest flour is $9.99 USD or $13.59 CAD for a 25-pound bag.

When both items are converted to price per kilogram, the Canadian flour is 10 per cent cheaper, making it the better deal.

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Tide HE liquid detergent

In Canada, a 4.82-litre bottle (146 loads) of Tide detergent is $29.99 CAD.

In the U.S., a 170 oz bottle of the detergent is $24.99 USD or $33.99 CAD.

Shen compared the products based on price per load (Canadian Costco $0.205 CAD/load vs. U.S. Costco $0.224 CAD per load) and found that Canadian Costco detergent is the cheapest option.

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Kraft Dinner

At Canadian Costco a 12-pack of KD boxes is $16.49 CAD. Each box contains 340 grams of product.

The U.S. version is sold in an 18-pack containing 7.25oz each (206 grams). The U.S. KD costs $15.89 USD ($21.77 CAD) for the 18-pack.

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Shen compares both countries' mac and cheese by weight and box. In Canada, the KD comes to $0.40 CAD/100g. The U.S. version comes to $0.59 CAD/100g. The Canadian product is cheaper by weight.

However, when Shen crunches the numbers per box, the results change. The Canadian KD comes to $1.37 CAD per box. The U.S. KD is $1.21 CAD per box, making the American mac and cheese cheaper per box (but it would have less product than the Canadian version).

Bananas

Bananas at Costco Canada are Del Monte brand and are $1.99 CAD for three pounds.

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Costco U.S. sells the same Del Monte brand bananas, which are $1.99 USD ($2.73 CAD) for three pounds.

The Canadian bananas are cheaper.

Bacon

In Canada, Kirkland Signature Sliced Bacon (four packs with 500 grams of bacon each) sells for $23.99 CAD.

In the U.S., the Kirkland Signature Sliced Bacon (four 1lb packs) comes in at $17.99 USD or $24.65 CAD.

When Shen does his calculations, Canadian bacon is cheaper (based on price per 100 grams).

Milk

At Canadian Costco, Kirkland Signature partly skimmed 2 per cent milk, a Canadian product, is $9.19 CAD for a four-litre jug.

In the U.S., Costco sells organic, reduced-fat 2 per cent milk (a U.S. product) in a package that contains four half-gallon cartons. Shen notes that the ingredients listed in Canadian and U.S. milk are very similar. The U.S. product sells for $12.49 USD ($17.24 CAD)

Shen calculates the price comparison based on cost per litre. The Canadian milk costs $2.30 CAD per litre, and the American milk costs $2.27 CAD per litre. The U.S. Costco milk is slightly cheaper, but due to "currency fluctuations," Shen calls it a tie.

Eggs

Costco Canada sells a five-dozen package of Golden Valley large eggs for $19.50 CAD or $3.90 CAD per dozen. Shen notes that eggs vary by province, and the eggs in his video are from B.C.

In the U.S., a package of five dozen Grade AA cage-free large eggs costs $11.99 USD ($16.43 CAD) or $2.39 USD per dozen.

When he breaks down the price per egg, one Canadian egg is $0.325 CAD whereas the U.S. product costs $0.274 CAD per egg.

The U.S. Costco eggs are cheaper.

You can check out more of Shen's grocery game videos here.


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