2007-01 Average Weekly Cost for Edmonton (January)

Edmonton Nutritious Food Basket Prices
Average Weekly Cost for the Month of January 2007
Age-Gender Group	Dairy Products	Eggs	Meat, Poultry & Fish	Meat Alternatives	Cereal & Bakery Products	Citrus Fruit & Tomatoes	Other Fruit	Potatoes	Other Vegetables	Fats & Oils	Sugars & Other Sweets	Total Weekly Cost (a)


(Dollars per Week)
Child
1 year	6.29	0.35	1.78	0.20	2.92	0.45	1.95	0.78	1.41	0.66	0.21	16.99
2-3 years	5.39	0.35	2.22	0.20	4.28	0.48	1.95	0.78	1.41	0.99	0.21	18.25
4-6 years	6.74	0.52	2.67	0.39	6.22	1.19	2.16	1.08	1.55	1.31	0.53	24.38
Boy
7-9 years	5.39	0.52	4.89	0.39	7.78	1.19	2.38	1.37	3.10	1.97	0.53	29.52
10-12 years	8.09	0.52	6.67	0.39	8.56	1.79	3.14	1.42	3.10	1.97	0.74	36.39
13-15 years	9.88	0.52	8.90	0.78	8.95	1.79	3.14	1.76	4.22	1.97	0.74	42.66
16-18 years	8.53	0.52	14.23	0.78	10.89	1.79	3.79	2.06	4.22	2.30	0.74	49.87
Girl
7-9 years	6.29	0.52	4.45	0.78	5.84	1.67	2.38	1.18	3.10	1.31	0.53	28.05
10-12 years	9.34	0.52	4.45	0.78	6.81	1.79	3.25	1.18	3.10	1.31	0.53	33.06
13-15 years	8.98	0.52	5.34	0.78	7.39	1.91	3.25	1.27	4.22	1.31	0.53	35.52
16-18 years	6.29	0.52	7.12	0.78	6.61	1.91	3.25	1.27	4.22	1.31	0.53	33.82
Man
19-24 years	6.29	0.52	14.68	0.98	9.73	1.91	3.79	2.06	4.22	2.30	0.74	47.22
25-49 years	6.29	0.52	14.68	0.78	8.36	1.91	3.79	2.06	4.64	1.97	0.53	45.54
50-74 years	6.29	0.52	12.90	0.78	6.61	1.91	3.79	1.72	4.64	1.31	0.42	40.90
75+ years	6.29	0.52	10.67	0.78	5.84	1.91	3.79	0.98	4.64	0.99	0.42	36.84
Woman
19-24 years	6.29	0.52	8.01	0.78	6.42	1.91	3.25	1.47	4.22	1.31	0.42	34.61
25-49 years	6.29	0.52	7.56	0.78	5.45	1.91	3.25	0.98	4.64	0.99	0.42	32.80
50-74 years	6.29	0.52	7.56	0.78	4.86	1.91	3.25	0.98	4.64	0.99	0.32	32.11
75+ years	6.29	0.52	7.56	0.59	4.67	1.91	3.25	0.98	4.22	0.99	0.21	31.19
Pregnancy (b, c)
Trimester 1	10.33	0.52	6.23	0.59	5.64	2.86	3.25	0.98	4.64	0.99	0.21	36.24
Trimester 2	11.23	0.52	6.67	0.59	6.42	2.86	3.25	1.18	4.64	0.99	0.21	38.56
Trimester 3	11.23	0.52	6.67	0.59	6.42	2.86	3.25	1.18	4.64	0.99	0.21	38.56
Lactation(c)	11.23	0.52	6.67	0.59	7.00	2.86	3.25	1.18	4.64	1.31	0.21	39.47
Family of Four (d)	28.75	2.10	35.58	3.14	28.59	7.28	12.55	5.98	16.61	6.24	2.23	149.05
(a) Add Add 10% of total to cost of basket to cover condiments, baking supplies, tea, coffee, soft drinks, etc. and iron supplement for pregnant women.
(b) A daily iron supplement is required for pregnant women.
(c) Based on the requirements of a woman 25-49 years old.
(d) Composed of a man (25-49 years), a woman (25-49 years), a boy (13-15 years) and a girl (7-9 years).
Prepared by: M.C. Wenger Consulting for Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Statistics and Data Development. For more information on nutritious food basket prices contact Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Statistics and Data Development Unit, phone: (780) 427-4011.
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Graphs:

Weekly Average Cost for a Family of Four

Total Weekly Average Cost by Age/Gender Group

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This information published to the web on January 30, 2007.
Last Reviewed/Revised on September 19, 2018.