Woman shares $400 haul showing food prices in Newfoundland and Labrador
Across the country, Canadians are feeling the pressure each time they head to the grocery store as food costs continue to rise.
But when it comes to food prices, one Canadian who lives in Newfoundland and Labrador shows that those who live in more isolated regions have it far worse.
Registered nurse, mom, and content creator Brittany Norman shared her recent grocery haul in a video on her TikTok channel @itsbrittanynorman to show viewers what she can get for $400.
“If I get one comment about, ‘Oh, you’re buying brand name,’ I don’t have a choice,” she explained. “We have one grocery store and a Walmart, which is not a Walmart Superstore. We have dry food at Walmart.”
She also states in the comments that shopping at Costco isn’t an option, as the closest one is a 15-hour drive away. Norman continues that she’s sharing her haul for “educational purposes.”
“Because the grocery prices in Canada are ridiculous,” she said.
Her grocery haul had a variety of meat products, produce, packaged items, and baby formula. Prices include $9.54 for 0.44 kg of lean ground meat, just under $10 for a bag of cherries, $10.47 for two chicken breasts, and $53 for baby formula on sale.
Daily Hive searched for similar items on Walmart Canada and Sobeys’ online delivery site Voilà and found that, altogether, the items would cost roughly $250 in Toronto.
Norman shows all of her purchases laid out on her kitchen counter.
“It looks like a lot,” she says. “It’s not. Four hundred dollars.”
Watch the video below:
@itsbrittanynorman The cost of groceries in Canada is getting crazyyyyy. #groceryhaul #canadiangroceries #canadiangroceryhaul #foodcosts ♬ original sound – brittany 💕
She stated that the cost makes her wonder how people can afford the rising cost of food in Canada.
“How does everybody afford this? How are people doing it? I want to feed my kids healthy food, so this is what it costs. Wtf?” she said.
Viewers shared their frustration in the comments, with one simply stating, “Wow, I thought Alberta was bad.”
Another commenter stated, “I legit get depressed going grocery shopping! Northern B.C. here, and I hate it!! My family can afford it, but doesn’t mean they should be this price! Why is a pack of three cucumbers $8? 😞 It’s insane!”
Other Canadians have it far worse.
“That would cost me 800 bucks easily in the Northwest Territories; we only have one store. Isolated for two months out of the year,” shared one viewer.
And prices are about to get even higher in 2026.
According to Dalhousie Agri-food Analytics Lab’s Canada’s Food Price Report (CFPR) 2026, an average Canadian family of four is expected to spend $17,571.79 on food in 2026 — an increase of up to $994.63 from 2025.
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