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Amazon vs Safeway

As of November 11, 2026, Safeway is cheaper. You'd pay about 14% less for the same groceries at Safeway than at Amazon.

Amazon vs Safeway at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Amazon is cheaper in 3 of 5 aisles, led by meat (16% less).
  • For items under $3, Amazon is the cheaper store (21% less on average).
  • The same 15-product basket costs $51.08 at Amazon and $63.69 at Safeway.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Safeway is 14% cheaper.

Amazon vs Safeway: 1,597 products compared

  • Safeway: cheaper on 578 items — overall winner on average price
  • Amazon: beats Safeway on 993 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 26 items

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How much you'd save at Safeway

  • Average prices: $6.66 at Safeway vs $7.78 at Amazon
  • Basket savings: save about $22.40 on a 20-item basket at Safeway ($1.12 less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average $1.12 price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Amazon and Safeway prices are

  • Within 10%: 226 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 473 items
  • More than 25% apart: 872 items
  • Typical gap: 26.8% per item, where the prices differ
  • Royal Basmati Rice Bag - 15 LB

    Biggest saving at AmazonRoyal Basmati Rice Bag - 15 LB$19.98 vs $34.99 at Safeway — save $15.01

  • Philippine Brand Dried Mangoes - 20 Oz

    Biggest saving at SafewayPhilippine Brand Dried Mangoes - 20 Oz$19.99 vs $36.99 at Amazon — save $17.00

The same basket at Amazon and Safeway

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Amazon and Safeway.

ProductAmazonSafeway
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.96$0.99
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, 1 lb.$1.52$1.99
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.18$1.49
STARKIST 5OZ SOLID WHITE TUNA IN WATER$1.79$2.29
Hormel Mary Kitchen Corned Beef Hash, 14 oz$3.97$5.99
Chef Boyardee Beefaroni in Tomato and Meat Sauce Ready-to-eat Meal$1.79$2.50
Ocean Spray Craisins Dried Cranberries, 5 oz$2.49$2.50
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 45 Ounces$5.99$7.99
Bush's Best Bourbon & Brown Sugar Grillin' Beans 22 Oz$2.82$4.99
Nutella & Go! Hazelnut Spread And Breadsticks$2.48$2.49
Gerber Sitter 2nd Foods Turkey And Gravy 2.5 Oz$1.26$1.50
Gerber 2nd Foods Banana Blackberry Blueberry Baby Food 2 Pack$2.19$2.00
Shake 'N Bake Original Pork Seasoned Coating Mix, 2 count, 5 oz$4.23$5.99
McCormick Pure Lemon Extract 2 Ounces$4.62$4.99
PediaSure Grow & Gain Vanila Protein Shakes 6 Pack$13.79$15.99
Total$51.08$63.69

Amazon is $12.61 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Amazon vs Safeway prices by aisle

Average price of the matched products in each aisle, biggest difference first.

AisleAmazonSafewayCheaperGap
Snacks39 items$11.31$6.08Safeway · 46%
Pantry1,244 items$7.77$6.32Safeway · 19%
Meat42 items$4.44$5.31Amazon · 16%
Baby food99 items$12.96$14.41Amazon · 10%
Ready meals147 items$4.44$4.50Amazon · 1%

Amazon vs Safeway on cheap and pricier items

The same products grouped by what they cost — a store can win on everyday basics and lose on bigger-ticket items, or the other way round.

Price levelAmazonSafewayCheaperGap
Under $3270 items$1.85$2.34Amazon · 21%
$3 to $101,058 items$6.06$5.96Safeway · 1%
Over $10269 items$20.51$13.76Safeway · 33%

Healthier groceries: Amazon vs Safeway

Matched products grouped by their Labeled ingredient score, from A (cleanest ingredients) to C.

Ingredient scoreAmazonSafewayCheaperGap
Score A478 items$7.95$6.83Safeway · 14%
Score AB429 items$7.11$6.12Safeway · 14%
Score B320 items$7.63$6.08Safeway · 20%
Score C370 items$8.46$7.59Safeway · 10%

Scores come from the Labeled app, which grades each product's ingredients against research from the FDA, EFSA, WHO and others.

Where Amazon and Safeway rank on price

  • Safeway: #69 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 8 of the 75 stores it's compared with, prices about 10% above theirs on average.
  • Amazon: #80 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 1 of the 51 stores it's compared with, prices about 34% above theirs on average.

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