Fry's Food vs Fareway

Fry's Food vs Fareway at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Fry's Food is cheaper in 3 of 9 aisles, led by frozen (2% less).
• For items under $3, Fry's Food is the cheaper store (3% less on average).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Fareway is 4% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $59.84 at Fareway and $62.91 at Fry's Food.

How far apart Fry's Food and Fareway prices are

• Within 10%: 1,336 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 1,306 items
• More than 25% apart: 506 items
• Typical gap: 11.5% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Fry's FoodMaxwell House Original Roast Ground Coffee, Canister$7.99 vs $14.77 at Fareway — save $6.78

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  Biggest saving at Fareway5-hour ENERGY Dietary Supplement$14.99 vs $24.99 at Fry's Food — save $10.00

The same basket at Fry's Food and Fareway

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Fry's Food and Fareway.

Fareway is $3.07 cheaper on this basket.

Fry's Food vs Fareway prices by aisle

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

Fry's Food vs Fareway 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.

Healthier groceries: Fry's Food vs Fareway

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

Ingredient score	Fry's Food	Fareway	CheaperGap
Score A484 items	$4.60	$4.39	Fareway · 5%
Score AB801 items	$4.90	$4.73	Fareway · 3%
Score B1,133 items	$5.00	$4.82	Fareway · 4%
Score C1,121 items	$5.63	$5.35	Fareway · 5%

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