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FoodsCo vs Market Basket

As of November 11, 2026, FoodsCo is cheaper. You'd pay about 9% less for the same groceries at FoodsCo than at Market Basket.

FoodsCo vs Market Basket at a glance

  • FoodsCo is cheaper in all 9 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), FoodsCo is 10% cheaper.

FoodsCo vs Market Basket: 3,066 products compared

  • FoodsCo: cheaper on 2,111 items — overall winner on average price
  • Market Basket: beats FoodsCo on 790 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 165 items

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How much you'd save at FoodsCo

  • Average prices: $4.38 at FoodsCo vs $4.82 at Market Basket
  • Basket savings: save about $8.80 on a 20-item basket at FoodsCo (44¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 44¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart FoodsCo and Market Basket prices are

  • Within 10%: 923 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,303 items
  • More than 25% apart: 675 items
  • Typical gap: 14.7% per item, where the prices differ
  • Oreo Premium Ice Cream Cake 46 Ounces

    Biggest saving at FoodsCoOreo Premium Ice Cream Cake 46 Ounces$16.99 vs $26.24 at Market Basket — save $9.25

  • Canada Dry Caffeine Free Cranberry Ginger Ale Soda - 12 pk

    Biggest saving at Market BasketCanada Dry Caffeine Free Cranberry Ginger Ale Soda - 12 pk$7.49 vs $11.99 at FoodsCo — save $4.50

The same basket at FoodsCo and Market Basket

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

ProductFoodsCoMarket Basket
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.29$3.35
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.49$3.89
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.70$0.83
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.49$6.29
Thomas' Original English Muffins$4.49$4.82
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$11.99$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$5.00$3.99
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.50$2.61
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.50$4.49
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.49$2.99
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.00$2.99
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.99$4.49
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.29$1.29
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.49$4.61
Total$62.70$62.70

This basket costs the same at both stores.

FoodsCo vs Market Basket prices by aisle

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

AisleFoodsCoMarket BasketCheaperGap
Meat150 items$4.63$5.57FoodsCo · 17%
Ready meals563 items$3.82$4.40FoodsCo · 13%
Dairy229 items$4.13$4.70FoodsCo · 12%
Frozen64 items$4.73$5.34FoodsCo · 11%
Bakery161 items$4.21$4.67FoodsCo · 10%
Snacks558 items$4.32$4.79FoodsCo · 10%
Baby food78 items$6.27$6.80FoodsCo · 8%
Pantry624 items$3.44$3.69FoodsCo · 7%
Beverages597 items$5.58$5.89FoodsCo · 5%

FoodsCo 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 levelFoodsCoMarket BasketCheaperGap
Under $3943 items$1.88$2.14FoodsCo · 12%
$3 to $101,956 items$4.80$5.28FoodsCo · 9%
Over $10167 items$13.60$14.63FoodsCo · 7%

Healthier groceries: FoodsCo vs Market Basket

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

Ingredient scoreFoodsCoMarket BasketCheaperGap
Score A401 items$3.67$4.03FoodsCo · 9%
Score AB499 items$3.94$4.43FoodsCo · 11%
Score B991 items$4.34$4.80FoodsCo · 10%
Score C1,175 items$4.84$5.28FoodsCo · 8%

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

Where FoodsCo and Market Basket rank on price

  • FoodsCo: #15 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 57 of the 70 stores it's compared with, prices about 7% 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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