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Fareway vs Grocery Outlet

As of November 11, 2026, Grocery Outlet is cheaper. You'd pay about 11% less for the same groceries at Grocery Outlet than at Fareway.

Fareway vs Grocery Outlet at a glance

  • Grocery Outlet is cheaper in all 8 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Grocery Outlet is 10% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $65.31 at Grocery Outlet and $67.15 at Fareway.

Fareway vs Grocery Outlet: 830 products compared

  • Grocery Outlet: cheaper on 592 items — overall winner on average price
  • Fareway: beats Grocery Outlet on 192 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 46 items

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How much you'd save at Grocery Outlet

  • Average prices: $3.95 at Grocery Outlet vs $4.43 at Fareway
  • Basket savings: save about $9.60 on a 20-item basket at Grocery Outlet (48¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 48¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Fareway and Grocery Outlet prices are

  • Within 10%: 247 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 304 items
  • More than 25% apart: 233 items
  • Typical gap: 14.1% per item, where the prices differ
  • Folgers Classic Roast Ground Coffee, Medium Roast

    Biggest saving at FarewayFolgers Classic Roast Ground Coffee, Medium Roast$9.99 vs $14.99 at Grocery Outlet — save $5.00

  • Starbucks Pike Place Medium Roast Ground Coffee

    Biggest saving at Grocery OutletStarbucks Pike Place Medium Roast Ground Coffee$7.99 vs $14.99 at Fareway — save $7.00

The same basket at Fareway and Grocery Outlet

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

ProductFarewayGrocery Outlet
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$1.68$2.89
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.49$6.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.77$0.79
Thomas' Original English Muffins$4.27$3.79
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$9.49$10.03
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$5.99$5.49
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$3.98$4.29
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.69$2.61
Dave's Killer Bread Organic Thin-Sliced 21 Whole Grains & Seeds Bread 20 Ounces$6.99$5.49
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$2.96$2.99
Cheez-It Original Baked Snack Crackers Made with 100% Real Cheese 12.4 Ounces$3.99$2.49
Little Debbie Sandwich Cookies, Oatmeal Creme Pies 12 Ea$3.19$2.79
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.34$3.99
Spam, Classic 12 Oz$4.34$3.99
Drumstick Classic Vanilla Ice Cream Cones$8.98$7.19
Total$67.15$65.31

Grocery Outlet is $1.84 cheaper on this basket.

Fareway vs Grocery Outlet prices by aisle

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

AisleFarewayGrocery OutletCheaperGap
Fresh produce51 items$2.35$1.85Grocery Outlet · 21%
Meat38 items$5.81$4.69Grocery Outlet · 19%
Ready meals111 items$4.90$4.15Grocery Outlet · 15%
Snacks137 items$4.33$3.86Grocery Outlet · 11%
Bakery104 items$3.88$3.48Grocery Outlet · 10%
Beverages229 items$4.99$4.63Grocery Outlet · 7%
Pantry108 items$3.81$3.56Grocery Outlet · 7%
Dairy42 items$3.94$3.69Grocery Outlet · 6%

Fareway vs Grocery Outlet 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 levelFarewayGrocery OutletCheaperGap
Under $3317 items$2.27$1.93Grocery Outlet · 15%
$3 to $10500 items$5.58$5.06Grocery Outlet · 9%

Healthier groceries: Fareway vs Grocery Outlet

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

Ingredient scoreFarewayGrocery OutletCheaperGap
Score A141 items$3.55$3.22Grocery Outlet · 9%
Score AB145 items$4.46$4.02Grocery Outlet · 10%
Score B251 items$4.26$3.96Grocery Outlet · 7%
Score C293 items$4.97$4.26Grocery Outlet · 14%

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

Where Fareway and Grocery Outlet rank on price

  • Grocery Outlet: #1 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 35 of the 35 stores it's compared with, prices about 24% below theirs on average.
  • Fareway: #10 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 63 of the 71 stores it's compared with, prices about 9% below theirs on average.

Cheaper than Grocery Outlet

No store we track is cheaper than Grocery Outlet on average.

Cheaper than Fareway

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