The Basket · September 2026 prices
One basket. Real prices. Every month.
Twelve everyday groceries, the same sizes, priced from official government averages. This month: $63.99 in the United States and C$82.19 in Canada (about $58.87 in US dollars).
United States$63.99−1.1% vs September 2025
CanadaC$82.19+3.8% vs September 2025 · ≈ $58.87 US
Same 12 items and quantities in both countries. Canadian dollars converted at the ECB's September 2026 average of C$1.3961 per US dollar.
What's in the basket
Line totals for September 2026, with the change from a year earlier. Tap an item for its full history.
The basket over three years
Monthly cost of the same 12 items, in US dollars.
Gaps in the US series: BLS did not publish October 2025 prices. Those months are skipped rather than estimated.
