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Fareway vs Market Basket

As of November 11, 2026, Fareway is cheaper. You'd pay about 10% less for the same groceries at Fareway than at Market Basket.

Fareway vs Market Basket at a glance

  • Fareway is cheaper in all 9 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Fareway is 10% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $57.84 at Fareway and $62.70 at Market Basket.

Fareway vs Market Basket: 3,266 products compared

  • Fareway: cheaper on 2,386 items — overall winner on average price
  • Market Basket: beats Fareway on 760 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 120 items

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How much you'd save at Fareway

  • Average prices: $4.24 at Fareway vs $4.74 at Market Basket
  • Basket savings: save about $10.00 on a 20-item basket at Fareway (50¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 50¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Fareway and Market Basket prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,177 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,268 items
  • More than 25% apart: 701 items
  • Typical gap: 13.5% per item, where the prices differ
  • Monster Energy Ultra Variety Pack Liberty Sugar Free Energy Drink 12 Pack - 16 fl oz

    Biggest saving at FarewayMonster Energy Ultra Variety Pack Liberty Sugar Free Energy Drink 12 Pack - 16 fl oz$17.76 vs $27.29 at Market Basket — save $9.53

  • Pompeian Robust Extra Virgin Olive Oil Easy Squeeze 25.4 Ounces

    Biggest saving at Market BasketPompeian Robust Extra Virgin Olive Oil Easy Squeeze 25.4 Ounces$13.99 vs $20.99 at Fareway — save $7.00

The same basket at Fareway and Market Basket

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

ProductFarewayMarket Basket
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$1.68$3.35
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.49$3.89
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.77$0.83
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$4.99$6.29
Thomas' Original English Muffins$4.27$4.82
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$9.49$10.07
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$5.99$5.99
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$3.98$3.99
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.69$2.61
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.98$4.49
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.48$2.99
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$2.96$2.99
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.49$4.49
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.24$1.29
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.34$4.61
Total$57.84$62.70

Fareway is $4.86 cheaper on this basket.

Fareway vs Market Basket prices by aisle

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

AisleFarewayMarket BasketCheaperGap
Frozen121 items$4.86$5.88Fareway · 17%
Dairy205 items$4.00$4.70Fareway · 15%
Meat138 items$5.02$5.85Fareway · 14%
Beverages541 items$5.29$5.94Fareway · 11%
Ready meals642 items$3.91$4.39Fareway · 11%
Snacks516 items$4.19$4.70Fareway · 11%
Baby food51 items$5.09$5.48Fareway · 7%
Bakery178 items$4.19$4.51Fareway · 7%
Pantry817 items$3.47$3.71Fareway · 6%

Fareway vs Market Basket 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 levelFarewayMarket BasketCheaperGap
Under $3989 items$1.99$2.16Fareway · 8%
$3 to $102,152 items$4.77$5.30Fareway · 10%
Over $10125 items$12.98$15.38Fareway · 16%

Healthier groceries: Fareway vs Market Basket

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

Ingredient scoreFarewayMarket BasketCheaperGap
Score A433 items$3.90$4.31Fareway · 9%
Score AB540 items$4.15$4.59Fareway · 9%
Score B1,073 items$4.15$4.71Fareway · 12%
Score C1,220 items$4.48$4.98Fareway · 10%

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

Where Fareway and Market Basket rank on price

  • Fareway: #10 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 63 of the 71 stores it's compared with, prices about 9% below theirs on average.
  • Market Basket: #45 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 26 of the 71 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% above theirs on average.

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