Canadians can't afford to eat! WTF is going on at WalMart?

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The High Cost of Living in Toronto: A Deep Dive into Grocery Prices, Rent, and Real Estate
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Introduction: Discuss the increasing concern over the high cost of living in Toronto, impacting residents' ability to afford both groceries and housing.
Section 1: Grocery Prices in Toronto
Overview of Grocery Prices:
Highlight the general trend of rising grocery prices in Toronto.
Mention key factors contributing to the increase, such as supply chain issues and inflation.
Case Studies and Examples:
Provide specific examples of common grocery items and their price changes from 2019 to November 2023.
Impact on Household Budgets:
Analyze how the surge in grocery prices affects the overall budget of an average Toronto household.
Discuss potential consequences, such as increased financial strain and changes in consumption patterns.
Section 2: Rent and Mortgage Challenges
Real Estate Overview:
Present statistical data on real estate trends in Toronto from 2019 to November 2023.
Discuss factors influencing the real estate market, such as demand, foreign investment, and government policies.
Rising Rent Costs:
Explore the increase in rent prices over the specified period.
Highlight the demand-supply dynamics and the role of urbanization in driving up rental costs.
Mortgage Affordability:
Discuss the challenges faced by individuals trying to secure affordable mortgages in Toronto.
Include examples of interest rates and how they contribute to the overall burden on homeowners.
Section 3: Interconnection of Grocery Prices and Housing Costs
Economic Interplay:
Examine the relationship between rising grocery prices and housing costs.
Explore how inflation and economic factors contribute to a challenging financial environment for residents.
Impact on Socioeconomic Groups:
Analyze how the high cost of living disproportionately affects various socioeconomic groups.
Discuss potential disparities in access to affordable housing and nutrition.
Conclusion: Summarize the main findings, emphasizing the intricate connection between high grocery prices and housing costs in Toronto. Discuss potential policy interventions and solutions to alleviate the financial burden on residents.
Remember, you may need to supplement this with up-to-date and specific statistics for a comprehensive report.
The high cost of living in Canada, particularly in major cities like Toronto, poses a significant challenge for many individuals. After allocating a substantial portion of their income to rent or mortgage payments, the average Canadian often faces financial strain, making it difficult to afford basic necessities like food.
Housing Costs Take a Large Portion of Income:
The escalating real estate prices and rental costs in urban centers consume a substantial percentage of an individual's income. As a result, a significant portion of the budget is already allocated to housing expenses, leaving limited resources for other essential needs.
Stagnant Wage Growth:
Despite the rising cost of living, wage growth has not kept pace, making it challenging for individuals to adjust to the increasing financial demands. This wage stagnation contributes to a widening gap between income and expenses, particularly in areas where housing costs are exorbitant.
Inflationary Pressures:
Inflation affects the overall cost of goods and services, including food. When housing costs rise and inflationary pressures persist, individuals experience a reduction in their purchasing power. This, coupled with limited income growth, exacerbates the struggle to afford basic necessities like groceries.
Limited Affordable Housing Options:
The scarcity of affordable housing options forces individuals to allocate a larger share of their income to housing, leaving little room for discretionary spending on items like food. The mismatch between housing availability and income levels contributes to financial stress.
Financial Prioritization:
Faced with the choice between paying for housing and purchasing groceries, individuals may prioritize the immediate need for shelter, sometim es compromising on the quality or quantity of their food intake. This can have long-term implications for health and well-being.
Economic Disparities:
The impact is not uniform across all income groups. Lower-income individuals and families are disproportionately affected.
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@brockreynolds870 9 месяцев назад

Corporations raise prices during times of inflation MUCH more than they need to. People in Canada blame Trudeau, people in the US blame Biden, and Walmart laughs all the way to the bank. Did you all know that Walmart increased their profits by 18 billion dollars in the last 3 years? The time period of 2015-2019 only had a 9 billion profit increase.

@cjgoeslive 9 месяцев назад

Nice statistic. Thanks for aharing

@suemurphy6062 4 дня назад

My husband and I have a very strict grocery budget. We have $250/week for gas and groceries. I know we're lucky to have that much. I'm on disability. My son lives on his own and has a young son. The house he's living in is for sale. He's in an attic apartment. Once the house sells, he can't afford to get another apartment. He's going to have to go into a 1 bedroom with a child. Even the price of a 1 bedroom is $1800 - 2000 / mth plus utilities. He might have to move into our 1 bedroom mobile home with us so he can save enough to go back out on his own. It's insane here. We don't eat beef except hamburger when it goes on sale. We only shop sales for other meats. Much of the time we eat dried beans that I cook.

@cjgoeslive 3 дня назад

Wow! It's nuts. Where do you live?

@Incognito-fe8cw День назад

It's f*cking awful, but be warned, this is just the beginning as food prices will keep going up non-stop

@marcleblanc6293 День назад

Hell I am on disability, after rent and bills I have 250 too just it has to last me a month for food, gas and any extras I need.....notice I said need not want as things I want are out of reach for me. Barely surviving and that ahole in Ottawa keeps doing things to make our lives even harder.

@prevosfr День назад

Do you put that blame on Ford or Trudeau for rent? Your son can't afford a place because Ford took out rent control.

@prevosfr День назад

@marcleblanc6293 you know Ford also has a part in this right? Ford is in charge of rents. You want less government, this is what happens.

@lesmaxwell4420 3 дня назад

I work a good job in Canadian health care and now I eat similar to when I was a starving college student

@cjgoeslive 3 дня назад

Join the club

@purpledream1045 День назад

I live in Canada, 200 km away from Toronto, I don’t shop in Walmart, the stores are stupid for my opinion, their prices are not low, quality looks cheap😂

@cjgoeslive День назад

You are correct!

@chuckforget2854 День назад

Garage in garbage out=Walmart

@ndjubilant8391 День назад

They can't even paint the floor, the floor paint was worn off, their flag in the roof was tagged , visible from afar. Why bother having a flag in that condition? The roof was leaking water on DISHWASHER PODS boxes and a slipping hazard, and they refused to repair a huge 3 foot tear in plywood vinyl at their customer service counter. This was a newly constructed building, 5 years old. And their items more than Loblaws at times.

@Kate-oi6yt 23 часа назад

@@purpledream1045 I only shop sales at Walmart on pay day. Certain food items are consistently cheaper than all my gricery stores. Agreed though, a lot of crappy overpriced stuff.

@purpledream1045 17 часов назад

@@ndjubilant8391 That’s really awful.

@garybrunet6346 3 дня назад

Correction, we don’t pay sale”s tax on groceries, not disputing the excessive prices for groceries.

@kerrybrogan9887 День назад

I think we do if it's prepared food like that boxed lasagne. But the meat he showed was per kg not per pound, even still it's ridiculous...

@garybrunet6346 День назад

You’re right, if it’s prepared, it’s taxed.

@CikisHelyzet День назад

If it’s family size it’s also not taxable. If you buy 6 donuts NO TAX. But buy 5- TAXABLE.

@cjgoeslive День назад

Thank you for the education.I've been told that about one billion times now. Lol

@joyceonthego8317 3 месяца назад

A lot of the products at this Walmart are prepared foods. A good frugal way to stretch our dollars is to switch to preparing our meals from scratch. There are tons of videos on preparing such frugal meals. People are going to need to put in the time to do food prep, as well as meal planning. It will also be healthier to avoid all the chemicals used to preserve the prepared foods.

@cjgoeslive 3 месяца назад

Fantastic comment and thank you for sharing with the audience

@Myfavorites877 День назад

I agree!

@MissX905 2 дня назад

We only buy stuff now when it's on sale. And buy in bulk when meat is on sale and make 2 or 3 meals from it (freeze some). Pasta and pasta sauce is usually on sale quite a lot so buy lots of it when on sale. Pasta lasts for quite a long time. Anyway to make ends meet now a days as everything is just tooo expensive. If we want to go for take out we wait till there's a coupon to use.

@cjgoeslive 2 дня назад

EXACTLY! Why can't more people just adopt this method? It's easy

@veganover50 3 дня назад

Beans and lentils for me! Oats and brown rice, fruits and veggies. You have to watch the sales and price match at Real Canadian Super Store, or No Frills. But, rule of thumb - eat real food and dump the highly processed stuff. ☺️

@TheCaptainLulz 3 дня назад

Do remember that a Canadian dollar is only 70% the value of the USD. But yeah, prices are gross right now.

@cjgoeslive 3 дня назад

Go to cibc and they give you like 66 bucks to 100. Robbbbbbbery

@ndjubilant8391 День назад

Uh, 98 cents on the dollar last week. That's practically par.

@knowwhey7559 22 часа назад

@@ndjubilant8391 98 cents? Where did you see that? The dollar has been hovering between 72 and 76 cents for a year.

@TheKingdomWeigh День назад

It’s crazy high prices. I was retired, but needed to return to work to cover my basic needs. Sorry, youth that need a job. 😢

@cjgoeslive День назад

You are definitely not alone. I wish you the best

@EvelinHolmes 3 месяца назад

I went to a mall yesterday to wear off the the drop from my eye dr. I was shocked to see the food court being full with customers . I don’t even buy a coffee let alone eat out . Just can’t afford to waist $4.00 bucks on a coffee . Where ever I go I always bring a small thermos of coffee or water. Amazing how much you can save on these 2 items alone.

@cjgoeslive 3 месяца назад

Totally agree! Why waste the money? I feel the same about bottled drinks at the gas station. 3 bucks for a soda? Cmon now

@konciliogasco3324 5 часов назад

McDonalds coffee is priced like in the 90s it is my treat lol 1 buck for small and under 2 for extra large

@ashp4251 10 месяцев назад

I suspect that most people, like us, are looking at everything now and considering whether it is a core necessity or not. In my books ,half of this stuff is non-essential. I think that manufacturer's are going to start seeing a dropping off of their sales income in non core items as people say "we're done".

@ndjubilant8391 День назад

Yes, we're done with red dye junk food, castor oil- chocolate (they take out the cocoa butter, sell it to cosmetics companies and put back in this polyricegenol crap the nickname for castor oil to confuse , cotton seed (blue jean) oil, the last 2 ingredients are non-edible and harmful to consume

@RebeccaDittrich-t6e 10 месяцев назад

Dude I make $12 an hour part time. I work in a grocery store so I see the prices on EVERYTHING GOING UP N UP N UP!!!! For the first time in my life I now get food stamps (Thank goodness) but I still have to b very careful to make them last the whole month. It’s only myself and my granddaughter and we don’t eat a lot, I guess that’s good considering the prices on food.

@cjgoeslive 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing your situation. I truly believe that comments like this help. Everybody in the audience understand what we are all going through. Have you ever thought about reaching out to your store manager or your butcher? Or somebody in an upper management position to retain the foods that you want that are gonna be thrown out?

@Heartadia 10 месяцев назад

Welcome to Canada CJ! you should come to Vancouver if you get the chance - we're around 20-30% higher in prices than even Toronto on average when factoring in our lower wage local work environment and highest gas price in North America.

@JustinQuaid-u8v 9 месяцев назад

Yes however job wages are higher there and rent are a bit lower

@debbielockhart7762 3 дня назад

There's no sales tax on most groceries. I'm Canadian. I'm in BC (not Toronto). Toronto prices are hugher than what I pay in Victoria (another insanely overpriced market). Most ofbthese are things I wouldn't buy. If 300g of pasta salad was $7 I just wouldn't buy it. Stick to actual produce (when iit is on sale preferably). I buy meats that are on sale. Our dairy products are pricier than the US for sure. Most of the stuff you were pointing out is just over processed crap.

@cjgoeslive 3 дня назад

Bc is a beautiful mess. I wish it was cheaper. The California of Canada 🇨🇦

@magicmanken 10 месяцев назад

I’m 60 years old and have lived in Toronto all my life, I’ve also been disabled since 2006 due to a couple of life threatening events in my life. Our government who could care less about the disabled, only gives us $1300.00 to live on every month. After I pay for rent, bills, transportation and medication, whatever is left over is what I have to spend on food for the month which is generally less than $200.00. Food prices are more than insane in Canada, what you are seeing in this video is coming from Walmart, if you were shopping at Metro, Fortinos or Loblaws grocery stores instead, these prices would seem like bargains. Food prices have tripled here over the past year and a half and now I have to find ways of surviving on just $5.00 a day !!!!!!

@artheemisia 9 месяцев назад

Gee, I know a guy on disability who gets $1700 a month! Quebec! As for myself, I live on about $20k a year and my income tax is 800$ a year. I eat as little as I can and take a multivitamin to compensate.

@brockreynolds870 9 месяцев назад

This is why by age 60, EVERYONE should be living in a mortgage free, paid off house.

@tysone1254 9 месяцев назад

thats depressing that somone working cannot even feed themselves properly@@artheemisia

@terrylynn9984 9 месяцев назад

I used to work at A&P until Metro bought us out in 2008 and continued at Metro till 2020, i only go to Metro to get my son cut fruit container and a wrap for his lunch, I did score 3.99 box of clementines there a few weeks ago. The bulk of my grocery is bought at Walmart curbside pick up, and mid week Freshco in Ontario, once a month I go to Dollarama as well.

@terrylynn9984 9 месяцев назад

@@brockreynolds870try that in Canada, very hard to do and we have a housing crisis so most rent

@AZHITW 9 месяцев назад

My mortgage payment just went up $100 a month due to property taxes and insurance, even with that price hike it is still cheaper than renting. I guess that extra $100 is coming out of my grocery money, I'm averaging $45 a week for food, and I don't eat beef, pork, or fresh fish, I splurge on a roasted chicken from Costco that I can stretch into 8-9 meals. I eat canned tuna, brown rice, eggs, cheese, tortillas you cook yourself also from Costco, bread for my tuna sandwiches, my winter water and electric bills will absorb the mortgage payment hike, but summer is going to be tough since I live in Arizona. I'm retired living of social security, life if tough right now. I shop with a list, I don't buy prepared foods, and I'm losing weight (I need to) by eating two meals a day and smaller portions.

@CjGoesUnleashed 7 месяцев назад

Property taxes are a killer

@makaylaforbes6719 2 дня назад

@@AZHITW I'm actually thinking of switching things up to buy a roasting chicken a week myself. While at first it seems more expensive, I've seen a ton of good casseroles lately that can be made with them and those casseroles stretch a long way, so I might end up spending less in the long run

@CikisHelyzet День назад

I was like how on earth are you surviving on $45 a week? Then I realized you were in AZ. I’m a smart shopper, I cook and I can’t even go to Dollarama without dropping $20 (similar to Dollartree) on nothing. He didn’t come across some of the crazier prices. Crazy even when you work out the exchange because the cost of living around Toronto is just generally higher than many places.. so even though our dollar is less than a US dollar we get gouged on everything. We pay the highest prices in the world for cell service and internet. 🤷🏻‍♀️Impossible situation. I lived in AZ.. amazing place. ❤It’s getting very hot down there. Please be safe. 🇨🇦

@christinejunk8184 3 месяца назад

I live in the Greater Toronto area but in the suburbs where there is more grocery competition. I live within a 5 mile radius of 4 grocery chains and an ethnic grocery store so my grocery bill has remained lower as I can shop only the lost leaders and then creatively cook using them. I also buy lots of frozen fruit/veg when on sale and then stock up on produce in season when cheaper. We are a family of 3 and my grocery bill is never more than 80/week.

@cjgoeslive 3 месяца назад

That is pretty amazing. Groceries are very expensive all over canada, but there are a lot of indian and chinese stores where prices are amazing

@Myfavorites877 День назад

You just have to know how to shop and cook real food - not prepackaged.

@Kate-oi6yt 2 дня назад

Thank you for exposing this nonsense. Broke in Toronto. 🇨🇦😲

@cjgoeslive День назад

I can't imagine how everybody is not broke. I see people driving hundred thousand dollar cars, and I don't understand how they can afford it. I see people paying four thousand dollars a month for an apartment.And I can't understand how they can afford it.

@konciliogasco3324 5 часов назад

@@cjgoeslive 1000.00 for a room have to go outside to get to a bathroom or shower and have to buy internet stick it is Bull Shite I can never retire

@conniebaker1958 10 месяцев назад

I’m in the US and most of the time I say to the store you can keep that food. Example that cheese cake and the meat that’s crazy. It isn’t just drug addicts that are homeless. People just can’t afford anything

@cjgoeslive 10 месяцев назад

Choices right? Everyone has a different situation. Over 26 years in business as a landlord, I've met all kinds. The one thing we can all agree on is we all have to eat. There are billions around the world who don't have that opportunity. We are blessed.

@conniebaker1958 10 месяцев назад

@@cjgoeslive So true. Been a landlord myself. And a manager of apts Not a easy job for sure

@annabinksy1694 3 дня назад

We rarely buy bacon, unless it is on sale. I ended up buying some mega sized box of peanut butter 6×2kilo for about 65.00 from Amazon last year. Hubby thought I was nuts but who's laughing now!! Ridiculous prices here for sure. The stuff at the higher end mom and pop stores pre made fresh meals are almost the same as the frozen crap at grocery. However this is a huge luxury even for us who probably are living really well😢 compared to majority of pop😮

@cjgoeslive День назад

Thank you very much for the comment. I think it's pretty tough for everybody right now. Unless you're the ultra rich

@HelenaCymbaluk 3 дня назад

We have always paid more for food here then the states .

@cjgoeslive День назад

Maybe. But definitely true now

@chris5942 10 месяцев назад

I am stunned at those prices.

@julesvern-u4e 10 месяцев назад

My Brother lives in Dallas and he texted me lastnight, sent a pic of 6 thick T-bones he bought for $35 USD in a grocery store... one T-bone like that in Canada would cost me the same, if not more.

@ihatecops 10 месяцев назад

Hello from Wisconsin, we have some crazy prices here but not as bad as what you are showing, i'm commenting because you sounded sincere when you asked "what is good healthy cooking oil", the answer is: IT MUST SAY "COLD PRESSED" PERIOD on the label, anything else is pure crap and is horrible for you, thats why people comment to you, great video, thanks for taking the trip up there, have a nice rest of your day !!!!

@cjgoeslive 10 месяцев назад

Thank you. I'm making 2 to 3 videos a day up here to compare all angles of Grocery shopping. Tune in to see the next ones

@Mugwortcircle 3 дня назад

Even if it says cold pressed 90% of olive oil sold is fake.

@theratrace999 День назад

Most of the food in Canada comes from the USA and the $ exchange rate is less so of course the prices would be higher in Canada because the importers have to pay US $!

@cjgoeslive День назад

Yes

@FragmentedMindZ День назад

These are restaurant prices. So you can’t even escape your problems by cooking at home.

@cjgoeslive День назад

I know, and that really pisses me off.

@mariongould4173 День назад

I live in rural Canada 3 hrs from Toronto. Prices are loony...We purchased a live lamb abt 50-60 lbs and butchered it ourselves. Cost $450.00.. Farm direct beef is pretty much the same. I thank god it's just the 2 of us. We do buy meat on sale and stock up. We buy our shrimp and cod from a Down Easterner who comes every summer. Amazingly the prices were the same as last year as he stated he still wants to keep it affordable. Some decent men still around. Watched a video several years ago showing a boy and his mom. He asked if they were having beef for dinner. The mother stated, " son, it's not your birthday" . This is what it's coming to. Food gifts for Christmas etc. Forcing us to eat inferior food. FYI...Food for thought...my husband l found when we stopped eating potatoes and rice our arthritis disappeared. Other foods bothered us but not to the extent of those 2. Now we have potatoes once a week, usually. If it"s 2 nights in a row the pain starts.

@cjgoeslive День назад

Brilliant comment, and thank you for sharing with the audience

@freudenberg101 10 месяцев назад

Divide by 1.37 to get prices in USD.

@rp.aguilera 2 дня назад

even though prices here in Canada are super high, you should compare them fairly and remember that C$1= $0.74 so it may not be this dramatic, but still sucks!

@cjgoeslive 2 дня назад

I do. Watch some of my other videos

@FragmentedMindZ День назад

Should we all jump “ ship” sell our homes and move to the states? My God we’re really really dumb to pay this and there’s NO REASON for it.

@cjgoeslive День назад

No way. Don't move here. Lol. You're better off where you are. It's a mess in the u.s.

@terrylynn9984 9 месяцев назад

Canada doesnt have SNAP or EBT,so people are left to muddle along as best they can, probably why last month 6 million Canadians went to food banks.

@cjgoeslive 9 месяцев назад

Who pays for the food banks?

@terrylynn9984 9 месяцев назад

@@cjgoeslive food banks are through food donations, and monetary donations from the public, the govt doesn't run them.

@beckypetersen2680 День назад

I''m reacting to your title. I certainly have gotten the idea that times are hard for Canadians. Then I look at how packed the Blue Jays games are (since I watch a lot of baseball.) Those people are not suffering or "can't eat". I shake my head at the disparity of what is obviously different situations for myriads of people.

@cjgoeslive День назад

Everyone has their vice. For some it drugs and booze, others it baseball games.

@pattygreen1938 День назад

Sad thing is grapes and strawberries are grown right here in the Niagara region. It's disgusting how they can charge that price for food

@cjgoeslive День назад

Crazy right? I don't get it

@starmud2 10 месяцев назад

Food prices in Canada have been higher than in the u.s. long before covid/economic complications and the inflation that's followed. Americans enjoy a number of subsides to our food/farming system as well, which help keep costs somewhat lower for various foods versus other countries... it can interesting to research the cost and inflation of these items, such as why bananas have stayed fairly cheap over the last few decades compared to other countries and fruits.

@MilePost106 10 месяцев назад

I agree. I drove truck up there back in the 90's and the prices back then were much higher than here.

@sounds0fmeows 10 месяцев назад

even before the pandemic I went to the states in 2019. And when coat eggs for $1.70-2$ full price.. meanwhile our cheapest is 3.89-4$, our milk is 6-7$ for a 4L but in the US it was half the price. I went to target for the first time during my trip in the US but I didn't find them to be any cheaper than Canada for most of the stuff inside the store like clothing, pharmacy, sporting goods, hygiene products, and skincare products etc.. the price difference was mostly noticed with the grocery products... also my favourite burritos . Winco they were 2.49 for eight pack. the same eight pack in Canada is 8.99 to 9.99 depending on what store you go to

@cindaschuster6725 10 месяцев назад

Globalism is the reason. Trudeau is a globalist.

@dango721 2 дня назад

Most of the prices this guy was showing if you read the table is not the item he wad showing. And then he was showing meat that was 7 dollars but he was saying it's 30 something. This guy is literally showing all the wrong tags. I shop at Walmart canads and live near Toronto and also buy these products he's showing and majority of them are way cheaper then what he is saying.. anyways do your research yourself folks. Funny video but inaccurate information.

@DeeDee-hz6wf 2 дня назад

I live in Toronto and yep its crazy expensive and everything is shrinking. I walk everywhere at 62 and just buy whats on sale. Learned to do without alot of items. I really dont buy food from walmart, i buy alot of personal items as some of it is cheaper for sure

@cjgoeslive 2 дня назад

Good stuff

@DeeDee-hz6wf 2 дня назад

@cjgoeslive just wanted to say thank you for opening up my eyes✌️made me a subscriber 😊

@castlekeep2789 День назад

like the 30's & the kid who had to go to public school with only a mustard sandwich. I wonder how to get soap toothpaste & shampoo & washing machine soap. This senior is going without the basics!

@cjgoeslive День назад

Dollarama or dollar tree. Whatever discount store nearby. Also check your churches and food banks

@MyrnaGarrett 20 часов назад

I go Florida as well. I find prices for food are very much the same. Beef is still high in both countries. Chicken and turkey lower . I am a senior. My pension is 1400. monthly. I have my home paid for. My vehicle is ev and is a huge savings on filling up. My health care and meds are all paid for. Blood work etc.Groceries do not have a tax. Our wages here are much better than states. Having worked in banking I am a really good budgeted.i found so many people are always walking around with extra large pop and or coffee. I buy for me need and not my wants.

@Incognito-fe8cw День назад

Walmart Canada is greedy too, and even the frigging Value Village has gotten greedier, I shit you not !!

@cjgoeslive День назад

The value village and all of the discount stores like goodwill and salvation army saw what people were doing with reselling on ebay. So they decided to get a piece of their own pie

@Carnivore_In_The_Six 2 дня назад

There is NO Tax on food bought in a grocery store. Junk food yes.

@cjgoeslive 2 дня назад

Thank you for the update and the information

@MichaelCraik-u1h Месяц назад

I've been to the states many times, just recently. The prices in the states are NOT any better. Probably why people are stealing meat, tide, batteries. We don't put an alarm sensor on our steaks. You also need to remember that we have sticker standards when it comes ingredients. Also, Everything in not taxed. Prepared foods are taxed. Why is a case of pop in the states $8 US, plus deposit on cans. It's only 6.49 Canadian , and no deposit on cans. Cases of water $2 Canadian. In the states, $5 US.

@cjgoeslive 29 дней назад

Canadian food is superior.

@pattygreen1938 День назад

I'm in St.Catharines and our prices are the same as the Wal-Mart in Toronto. Pathetic

@cjgoeslive День назад

Wow! Well, I'm not surprised. You should see the prices in b.c.

@bradhodgkinson7996 День назад

Walmart is definitely not cheaper. They need to rethink their advertising of lower pricing .

@cjgoeslive 22 часа назад

Lol. Where else do you shop?

@wyleecoyotee4252 День назад

Toronto is a major city and has high prices in housing. In other Ontario regions you czn get a house for $500,000. Live within your means and shop the flyers. Cook your own meals, don't buy premade foods this guy goes through. You can do it.

@cjgoeslive День назад

Lol. Like I actually buy those things? It's what north americans eat dum dum

@wyleecoyotee4252 День назад

@@cjgoeslive Only dum dums eat processed foods from the frozen food aisles

@nonasmith2405 День назад

In the US Walmart you can get a carton of eggs for 1.99 and a can of veggies or beans 89 cents still.

@yverak5504 День назад

Not any more.😮

@cjgoeslive День назад

Well....eggs are 4 bucks. Beans at Aldi are less than a buck. Was 60 cents a year ago

@cjgoeslive День назад

Nope

@matthewbrown6163 14 часов назад

Here I thought that prices here Downunder were bloody high ? But this takes the cake for mega inflation. I can't believe the prices of your groceries but then again they will blame someone. These are in kg weight not just pounds - but 2.2lbs = 1 Kg. So after you sell a kidney, lung & some intestines. With the Aus Dollar & Can D being a close comparison this is bloody scary to us.

@cjgoeslive 12 часов назад

I'd love to come to australia and do a video of your grocery stores

@matthewbrown6163 10 часов назад

@@cjgoeslive Well we really have 3 - Woolworths & Coles + Aldi. IGA is an Independent Grocers Association & these are a chain but owner operators. The sell 80% of the others do. I worked once as a Contractor Auditor for another long gone discount chain who attempted to take on the big 2 & failed. They added a butchery, bakery, seafood, fresh fruit / veges & failed as they expanded too fast. They had Generic Products called NO FRILLS that were not too bad. But for the working class (like all of us) they were pretty good.

@lynnmacleod5005 4 дня назад

There is no tax on food in canada. Some products left out,,,,products that are packaged by employees

@cjgoeslive 3 дня назад

Thank you for the input and sharing with the audience

@Giardintek День назад

Heavily processed foods and pre-made selection are insane. I'd say stay with raw ingredients and learn how to cook. If not, every penny you earn will be spent on food. We seldom go to Walmart, even tho there is one next door. Especially not for food! The rest of their shoes/clothes are C.C.S, You get better prices in a dollar store on soap, toothpaste, deo, etc. I get my meat at a butcher, and my veggies at the flea market, 20 min before closing.. Also Walmart hires ppl who don't speak English/French, and often enough you have to deal with a bleached head, morbidly obese trailorhome trash at the checkout.

@cjgoeslive 22 часа назад

Ahahaha. I hear ya. Where do you shop?

@Giardintek 21 час назад

@@cjgoeslive Gian Tiger, Flea market and we also have a few of those Asian Supermarkets in town with separate meat department. I also have tomato plants and part of a produce trade group. Go to your local flea market 30 min before closing, It gives me the opportunity to get stuff for dirt cheap. Yesterday I spent $8- and came home with 2 bags full of fruit and veggies, including a large honeydew melon for a buck ($1), which cost about $7.99 at Walmart.

@sounds0fmeows 10 месяцев назад

it matters that it's raised in Canada because there's no antibiotics and stuff in our meat like in the US. farmers in Canada are not allowed to raise their animals with antibiotics.

@mommafirst6777 4 дня назад

Seriously! It's like every second week. Everything goes up 1$ or more. Last week pumpkins were 2.49 each. Yesterday 3.49. im not kidding. It's aprox. Every two weeks.

@cjgoeslive 3 дня назад

This is true. I do the family shopping and every week the prices go up

@terismith3284 5 часов назад

I like in a town in Muskoka. Groceries are crazy I only have one child that isn’t an eater and I’m kinda thankful. I’m m not sure how people with hungry kids manage. Or our seniors for that matter. Our cell phone rates are insane as well. Nor do we have a dollar store that sells frozen food. We have to take it dry though since Diddy has bought up all the lube in North America!

@kimbryan2014 День назад

live in Winnipeg Manitoba and the Wally Mart is not as expensive however shop Giant Tiger and the prices are 50% less or more...do the Bulk Barn for baking needs... never buy processed cook from scratch and that includes bread as for meat buy only discounted or on special ... a senior

@cjgoeslive 23 часа назад

I am crazy for wine gums. And I go to bulk barn whenever I get the chance

@Canadianguy-d5d 12 часов назад

First, many of the shoppers ARE "new" Canadians who get it ALL PAID FOR. Watching them shop without any regard to price. Also eating ALL day in the food courts. Second, while you might think Walmart prices are bad... they are usually MUCH MUCH less than Loblaws, Metro.. ..

@elaineg5301 3 дня назад

i live in Toronto area and have been to that walmart you are at. fyi there is no tax on basic groceries in Canada. Only on junk food groceries like chips, chocolate, coke etc...

@cjgoeslive 3 дня назад

Oh, thanks for the info.

@dlewis895 2 дня назад

GROCERIES IN AMERICA DONT HAVE TAXES. UNLESS TARRIFS ADDED THEN DRIVE FOOD PRICES UP

@Shelly.1962 3 месяца назад

Toronto here Food prices are even worse now . 😬😬Thank you for sharing 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦Love your channel🥰

@cjgoeslive 3 месяца назад

Thanks for tuning in And sharing with the audience. Toronto is completely crazy. I don't know how anyone affords to live there. Much less eat there

@christinekeleher3578 2 дня назад

One of the biggest beef harvest plants was just on strike. I’m not sure if the prices in Toronto are different from prices closer to Kitchener

@cjgoeslive День назад

Probably the same. Pennies difference

@Incognito-fe8cw День назад

Canada has a smaller population than the US, so corruption and greed has grown faster in Canada, even though the USA has more of it due to it's size!

@cjgoeslive День назад

Trudeau has turned canada into a mess

@EranFrodo-y9l День назад

The Canadian dream... You gotta be asleep to believe it.😆

@cjgoeslive День назад

Ahahahaha

@cathy3546 14 часов назад

Higher taxes in Canada compared to USA. Government policy affects cost of living. Also, carbon taxes on all fuel = higher costs for shipping, trucking etc. The consumer pays in the end.

@thirstbuster78 3 дня назад

A huge part of the peoblem is that we have a minority government and the official opposition has tje grocery stores literally lobbying AND running a campaign. It gives the sitting party almost a free pass to do nothing.

@thirstbuster78 3 дня назад

Fyi, those prices are per kilo. That's 2.2 lbs.

@cjgoeslive 3 дня назад

Canada is so communist. Coming to the United states

@cjgoeslive 3 дня назад

Thanks for the comment

@thirstbuster78 3 дня назад

@cjgoeslive communist? Lol no not at all. We don't even have a communist party that has a seat.

@FragmentedMindZ День назад

Welcome to 🇨🇦. Where the population is California from coast to coast to coast. Where farmland abounds and yet crazy inflation!

@cjgoeslive День назад

Canada has become california

@salonsavy6476 9 месяцев назад

Eating healthy?,, how can anyone afford to ,,

@cjgoeslive 9 месяцев назад

People without kids. Doctors, lawyers, etc. Lol

@KS0102 9 месяцев назад

Did you manage to stop and think that inflation is all over the world and not confined to North America?

@cjgoeslive 9 месяцев назад

Yes I did. But I am here, not there.

@gabrielleangelica1977 3 месяца назад

@@cjgoesliveGermany is NOT cheap.

@makaylaforbes6719 5 дней назад

And just think ... Walmart stopped price matching during the first round of lockdowns too. I had to get REAL creative to keep in groceries up here

@cjgoeslive 3 дня назад

It's not just you guys up there in canada.It's all over the states too

@makaylaforbes6719 2 дня назад

@@cjgoeslive it's ridiculous! Notice how it's just the essentials they know people NEED that are ridiculously high in price though (at the stores and around town)? Want to get to work so you can make that cash to make your ends meet? The gas will cost over $100, when not that long ago you could fill the tank for $40 or less? Want a roof over your head? Count on $1500,( if not more, for a teeny tiny fix or repair daily)/month and it's nothing special, meat and vegs will cost both kidneys, but you can buy enough junk food to sink the navy for the same price. And they say it isn't planned, and worse, they say they care and are aware, yet nothing is done

@makaylaforbes6719 День назад

@@cjgoeslive I wouldn't be surprised if it's everywhere that has pricing dictated by corporates

@paulgeisel9067 10 месяцев назад

No sales tax on food at grocery store,but 13% at restaurants.

@chris5942 10 месяцев назад

They seem to be getting it out of buyers anyway. Wowie

@grazynawolska8160 10 месяцев назад

They don't charge on unprocessed food but they definitely charged on processed.

@charleswood2948 День назад

Your dollars will get you 30 extra cents per dollars. There is no tax on 90 percent of the food

@cjgoeslive День назад

Yes. Thank you for educating the audience

@donm8363 12 часов назад

You were reading the meat prices wrong… the rate is per KG, not pound. Also, sales tax is exempt on food.

@user-ld6wo4rv8h 10 месяцев назад

Those onion rings used to be $3.99 and the fries $2 and now they are $9 for the onion rings and $5.79 for the fries. 4% my ass. That's like 250% inflation in 3 years.

@katesinclair2645 10 месяцев назад

I have been making my own bread and butter for a while now. The stores are acting as if they evented butter and I refuse to pay more then $5.00 for a decent loaf of bread. Plus, I'm thinking about putting cows in my back yard.

@joannejohnson7367 10 месяцев назад

I make my own bread but how do you make your own butter?

@bobjohnston5527 День назад

I know all about the Walmart grocery prices. I live in Fredericton New Brunswick. It starts with the farmers

@cjgoeslive День назад

How so?

@ndjubilant8391 День назад

Yes, tell them what Canadian food prices are!!! Just because it was driven over a border!!! Who is slapping tariffs on FOOD and why? I get paying for gas, but come on

@cjgoeslive День назад

I hear ya

@veronicaBolanos-mc4fc 9 месяцев назад

Sounds like rent in new jersey. This is getting out of control. I genuinely have to choose either the rent is late so i can buy food, or pay rent on time and starve. Disgusting

@cjgoeslive 9 месяцев назад

Been outta control

@denisem6790 10 месяцев назад

Frozen prepared foods are getting very expensive now - but the plant based nuggets and burgers are under $10 - they are trying to push people into those. People won't buy bacon anymore. Sad when $5 for a lb. of butter is the sale price. The real signal is what people have in their carts at checkout - buying much less than before. Used to enjoy grocery shopping.

@lightgiver7311 10 месяцев назад

This is why I never depended on "Frozen Foods". People have gotten really lazy when it comes to cooking from scratch.

@thechronicillnessdiaries2773 10 месяцев назад

I believe their food prices are higher for some foods to help pay for their socialized Healthcare system. Things like chips, pop, ECT I believe have a pretty hefty tax. Also, if you learn to shop the sales, whether in US or Canada, you can significantly lower your prices. Walmart never has good sales. I can get pop for 99 cents at Kroger. Hamburger for $2.99/lb. Chops for $2.99/lb. Eggs $1.59 (18 CT). Chips $2.99 for the party size.

@Michael-fw5ef 9 месяцев назад

Our healthcare system was more efficient and served more people when we had lower taxes on goods and services, a few decades ago. Taxes have nothing to do with how good or how bad our healthcare system is. We could give the government twice the money for healthcare and they would still keep us on waiting lists. My Aunt died on a healthcare waiting list despite paying $10,000 per year in taxes for her healthcare. She still couldn't get a simple MRI that could have saved her life.

@brockreynolds870 9 месяцев назад

@@Michael-fw5ef You have shortage of medical technicians and doctors and nurses, because nobody wants to live on the frozen tundra!

@marcleblanc6293 День назад

Over the last few years prices for food, rent, housing, gas etc have gone up exponentially......a disaster is on the horizon.

@cjgoeslive День назад

Ya think? Million dollar houses and $25/lb meat. Recipe for disaster

@FragmentedMindZ День назад

So if only one of your states population fits into our entire country like Texas. Have you figured out why our prices are ⬆️. No competition is all I can think. Your population is huge yet food affordable? So why do this to people?

@cjgoeslive День назад

Food is totally unaffordable right now. Doesn't matter if you're in canada or in the united states. It's all straight robbery and greed by corporations

@kaths9075 17 часов назад

I stopped shopping there, I was tired of leaving the store angry. I live North of Toronto and will shop anywhere but Walmart.

@nickd4310 2 дня назад

The Greenfield bacon, which is a premium brand, at 8:48 is $U.S.5.94 per pound. With one exception, all the bacon at Buffalo's Walmart is over $U.S.6.00 per pound.

@cjgoeslive День назад

Wow

@pattygreen1938 День назад

All bakery items are prefrozen. That's everything from bread to desserts

@cjgoeslive День назад

I don't eat frozen foods

@chrystalsmith4453 10 месяцев назад

In Ontario there is no tax on food

@CikisHelyzet День назад

Those Tasty Bite meals don’t come with rice! 😄They used to be 1.50 and surprisingly tasty.

@cjgoeslive День назад

I never tried them, maybe I should

@ko8957 13 часов назад

People Control the Price of Everything, Especially Food. If we don't buy, the Price comes Down to keep it moving!

@carlapogson7024 День назад

I have food allergies and so I’ve had to eat with no preservatives. We live in BC and yes foods extremely high. I moved to Canada from Washington state. I must say ectopic buy at the dollar store is made in China.

@cjgoeslive День назад

I love b.c.

@artheemisia 9 месяцев назад

Food at Walmart is less expensive in Montreal - and we only pay tax on alcohol, junk food, soft drinks, ready to eat dishes and sandwiches. It pays to have a good memory for prices. Metro is obscene: a small soy sauce bottle is $4.50 while the same bottle is $1.25 at Dollarama!

@ShitWrangler 9 месяцев назад

Subsidized by AB oil

@makaylaforbes6719 2 дня назад

@@artheemisia I gave up on metro a long time ago myself. Giant Tiger was the place to shop for groceries on a budget for the longest time. Now they took away our giant Tiger so if I want to shop there, it's a 4 hour round trip. Only suitable for winter groceries, as summer and fall anything frozen will thaw on the 2 hour trip home. At the same time 2 hours waiting outside for buses just to fill the freezer makes no sense either

@MichaelCraik-u1h Месяц назад

I've also heard Walmart in the states weighs meat improperly, so they can charge you more

@cjgoeslive 29 дней назад

This is true

@tomg962 10 месяцев назад

Use to visit Canada from USA 1-2 times per year, but don’t plan on going there in the near future for a variety of reasons. On a positive note Toronto hot dogs from the street vendors are the best.

@stacyvansluytman5050 10 месяцев назад

Mmmm... you mentioned street meat, I'm in!

@kinkle2 9 месяцев назад

On the rare occasion I want ice cream, I make my own... it takes about 7 minutes.

@cjgoeslive 6 месяцев назад

Cool

@zoeslovely7096 День назад

There's no tax on groceries here!!! Be honest with the audience

@cjgoeslive День назад

Yes, i've heard this a thousand times now, and thank you for the education

@HuatulcoGuy 10 месяцев назад

You are not including the fact that when you compare prices, the dollar in Canada is worth much less than a U.S. dollar.

@freudenberg101 10 месяцев назад

Yes, 37% less.

@debraberube3608 4 дня назад

Sorry but welfare in Quebec is 800.00 and the taxes are 15% I can hardly put food on the table. Eating mostly peanut butter😢

@cjgoeslive 3 дня назад

Wow! Why?

@Zidlef 7 минут назад

Well also take into account the exchange rates as well. In Canada we are not the capital of the world of fat people either, we eat usually to feed ourselves and do not attempt to look like a semi-truck backing up everywhere we go. As Canadian meats do have standards with them and not overfilled with steroids, antibiotics and numbers only ingredients like in the USA. Food markets do have to make profits to remain open and serving the public, in the last 4 years price in grocery stores had gone way up because of Trudeau carbon tax mainly. From farmers, truckers, butchers plants etc all have to pay it at every level over and over. Turkey is not a thing like it is in the USA, the last time i had turkey was when i went to Florida 25 years ago with the kids and it was just sad to eat. I had a friend who had went wild turkey hunting 20 years ago, he killed it, cooked it and had a dinner with friends and we ate it, it was delicious. Walmart i haven't went back there in 26 years at the opening in my town, that isn't a grocery store at all to me and if it closed down i wouldn't care at all. Wanna buy processed and reprocessed foods that it is frozen, unfrozen multiple times. They wanted to get a higher priced for the low level jobs?? Jobs that used to be at 7.25$/ an hour!!! Those are now 15$ to 20$/an hour 😂🤣😂🤣 I drink my tap water from my well for the last 52 years and still going strong and free!!! Kraft parmesan is not parmesan cheese at all!!! It is processed and made up wanna be cheese with artificial flavors and nothing else. I buy my canned tuna for 1.29$ each at my grocery store and when they come up on special at 1$ a can for 10 for 9.99$$ . Sop buying ready to eat foods = pay the price, wanna be smart make and cook your own foods and it is a lot cheaper!!!! Dollar tree, Dollarama etc are cheaper prices but it comes at a cost, expiration dates are expired or close to expiration, they come from damaged boxes, water damage boxes, rodent damage boxes etc, when they are cheap there is always a reason!!

@alessandrobracci9890 День назад

I used to shop at Giant Eagle when i visited my Grandmother in Aliquippa. I ❤️ Western PA.

@cjgoeslive День назад

Giant eagle is one of the more expensive grocery stores out here.I find. If you shop for the sales, then you're okay

@alessandrobracci9890 22 часа назад

@@cjgoeslive This was back in the day, 20 years ago when she was still alive. She didn't speak much English. She wanted to go to Giant Eagle that's where I took her.

@MikeMcKenzie-y4y День назад

GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

@cjgoeslive День назад

Same to you

@brookerobitaille745 День назад

I don’t buy from Walmart- Walmart is expensive

@cjgoeslive День назад

Well, where is cheaper?

@janakubin2547 День назад

No food stamps in Canada

@cjgoeslive 23 часа назад

Really?

@yiansaechao2251 3 дня назад

In kitchener Walmart....near my location 3 cash register's working 😮😮 i really hate scanning my own stuff............

@cjgoeslive День назад

Lol. So do I. I feel like I should get a discount. Lol

@KAZIE. День назад

To get a bag full of money for a cart of groceries now we’ve got to bring a cart full of money to get a bag full of groceries

@cjgoeslive День назад

It's like 3rd world almost

@sounds0fmeows 10 месяцев назад

I live on potatoes, Grain toast with seeds, and honey nut Cheerios with almond milk.. those are the three main staple foods in my house. That's all I eat every day, but I'm thankful either way, i enjoy my baked potatoes with margarine and HP sauce

@cjgoeslive 10 месяцев назад

Do you like what you eat?

@Mentabolist 9 месяцев назад

Margarine very bad

@sounds0fmeows 9 месяцев назад

@@cjgoeslive i do like what i eat. yes. i just like everything simple haha Picky eater with taste.

@sounds0fmeows 9 месяцев назад

@@Mentabolist i know its not the best- but dairy makes me sick IBS flare-ups. so i don't use milk or butter.

@annajohnson3309 9 месяцев назад

@@Mentabolistif that's all you can afford to buy you will eat it and be happy or starve .

@BrianT-tx6pi 2 дня назад

there is no tax on most food items!!! only other stuff at wallmart like cleaning supplies etc.

@cjgoeslive 2 дня назад

Thanks for the update and the education

@conniezepszeps2535 4 дня назад

Hi you keep giving the price of meat products in pounds but the price shown is in kilograms. 1 kilogram is equivalent to 2.2 pounds. So if it’s $20. Per kilogram its approximately $10 per pound.

@cjgoeslive 3 дня назад

I love kilograms. 2.2 Pounds