Canadian Dollars per Kilo to US Dollars per Pound

The U.S. Dollar per Pound from Canadian Dollars per Kilogram calculator computes the price of a product (e.g. groceries) in U.S. dollars per pound based on the entered price of Canadian Dollars per  Kilogram (kg).

INSTRUCTIONS: Enter the following:

• (CPK) Price per Kilogram of product in Canadian Dollars (CAD). 

Dollars per Pound (DPP): The calculator returns the price per pound in U.S. dollars.  It uses the pound to kilogram conversion and the current exchange rate. 

If you want to go the other direction, Canadian dollars per kilogram from U.S. dollars per pound, CLICK HERE.

The Math / Science

Are you used to seeing your prices in dollars per pound, but now you're in Canada?  You have two things to consider.  In the Canada, they sell their products by the kilogram and in Canadian Dollars.  To make the conversion, you have to know how many kilograms are in a pound, and the current exchange rate.  This calculator does that for you.  It provides the US dollars per Pound equivalent for Canadian dollars per Kilogram.

The formula to convert U.S. Dollars per Pound to Canadian Dollars per Kilogram is:

    `UPP = CPK  *  ((0.45359 " Kilograms" )/ (1.0 "Pound"))  *   "($1.0 " USD")/ ($ 1.431 CAD")`

where:

• UPP = US Dollars per Pound
• CPK = Canadian Dollars per Kilogram
• DPP = Dollars per Pound

Note: the currency exchange rate between the Canadian and U.S. dollars are updated every five minutes.

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Description

Are you used to seeing your food prices in dollars per pound, but now you're in Canada?  You have two things against you.  In Canada they sell their food by the kilogram and in Canadian Dollars (CAD).  To make the conversion, you have to know how many kilograms are in a pound, and the current exchange rate.  This calculator does all that for you.

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These are useful conversion tools used for trade between the US and Canada

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• Canadian dollars per gram to US Dollars per Ounce
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• US dollars per Ounce to US dollars per Gram
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• US dollars per Gallon to Canadian dollars per Liter
• Canadian dollars per Liter to US dollars per Gallon

Useful conversions

•  $1.431 CAD = $1.0 USD (as of 2025-03-31)
• 1.0 Gallons = 3.7854 Liters
• 1 ounce = 28.3495 grams
• 1 pound = 0.45358 kilograms (kilos)

Note: conversions between metric and imperial units are constant, but the currency exchange rate between the Canadian dollar (CAD) and the US dollar (USD) is updated every two minutes.