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Fred Meyer vs Market Basket

As of November 11, 2026, Fred Meyer is cheaper. You'd pay about 7% less for the same groceries at Fred Meyer than at Market Basket.

Fred Meyer vs Market Basket at a glance

  • The same 15-product basket costs $62.70 at Market Basket and $63.42 at Fred Meyer.
  • Fred Meyer is cheaper in all 9 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Fred Meyer is 8% cheaper.

Fred Meyer vs Market Basket: 3,101 products compared

  • Fred Meyer: cheaper on 2,032 items — overall winner on average price
  • Market Basket: beats Fred Meyer on 906 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 163 items

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How much you'd save at Fred Meyer

  • Average prices: $4.79 at Fred Meyer vs $5.17 at Market Basket
  • Basket savings: save about $7.60 on a 20-item basket at Fred Meyer (38¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 38¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Fred Meyer and Market Basket prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,025 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,306 items
  • More than 25% apart: 607 items
  • Typical gap: 14% per item, where the prices differ
  • Death Wish Coffee, Organic and Fair Trade, Espresso Roast, Ground Coffee, 9oz

    Biggest saving at Fred MeyerDeath Wish Coffee, Organic and Fair Trade, Espresso Roast, Ground Coffee, 9oz$10.99 vs $19.41 at Market Basket — save $8.42

  • Morton & Bassett Paprika Smoked - 2 Oz

    Biggest saving at Market BasketMorton & Bassett Paprika Smoked - 2 Oz$6.79 vs $12.99 at Fred Meyer — save $6.20

The same basket at Fred Meyer and Market Basket

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

ProductFred MeyerMarket Basket
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.49$3.35
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.39$3.89
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.74$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$5.49$3.99
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.99$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$3.39$2.99
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.00$2.99
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.69$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$63.42$62.70

Market Basket is $0.72 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Fred Meyer vs Market Basket prices by aisle

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

AisleFred MeyerMarket BasketCheaperGap
Meat149 items$5.26$6.20Fred Meyer · 15%
Frozen68 items$5.14$5.94Fred Meyer · 13%
Ready meals485 items$4.35$4.85Fred Meyer · 10%
Dairy259 items$4.28$4.72Fred Meyer · 9%
Snacks443 items$4.88$5.30Fred Meyer · 8%
Pantry688 items$3.62$3.91Fred Meyer · 7%
Baby food78 items$6.55$6.95Fred Meyer · 6%
Bakery187 items$4.35$4.65Fred Meyer · 6%
Beverages708 items$6.18$6.39Fred Meyer · 3%

Fred Meyer 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 levelFred MeyerMarket BasketCheaperGap
Under $3821 items$1.97$2.19Fred Meyer · 10%
$3 to $102,082 items$5.05$5.44Fred Meyer · 7%
Over $10198 items$13.78$14.69Fred Meyer · 6%

Healthier groceries: Fred Meyer vs Market Basket

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

Ingredient scoreFred MeyerMarket BasketCheaperGap
Score A436 items$3.98$4.35Fred Meyer · 8%
Score AB571 items$4.42$4.80Fred Meyer · 8%
Score B983 items$4.71$5.14Fred Meyer · 8%
Score C1,111 items$5.37$5.71Fred Meyer · 6%

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

Where Fred Meyer and Market Basket rank on price

  • Fred Meyer: #27 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 44 of the 73 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% 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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