H-E-B vs Grocery Outlet

H-E-B vs Grocery Outlet at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: H-E-B is still cheaper on beverages (5% less).
• The same 15-product basket costs $61.79 at H-E-B and $65.31 at Grocery Outlet.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Grocery Outlet is 7% cheaper.

How far apart H-E-B and Grocery Outlet prices are

• Within 10%: 453 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 217 items
• More than 25% apart: 204 items
• Typical gap: 9.2% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at H-E-BPrimal Kitchen Avocado Oil Mayo 12 Ounces$7.77 vs $11.99 at Grocery Outlet — save $4.22

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  Biggest saving at Grocery OutletRao's Made For Home Meat Trio Frozen$5.99 vs $9.98 at H-E-B — save $3.99

The same basket at H-E-B and Grocery Outlet

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

H-E-B is $3.52 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

H-E-B vs Grocery Outlet prices by aisle

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

H-E-B 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.

Healthier groceries: H-E-B vs Grocery Outlet

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

Ingredient score	H-E-B	Grocery Outlet	CheaperGap
Score A120 items	$3.73	$3.48	Grocery Outlet · 7%
Score AB190 items	$4.37	$4.06	Grocery Outlet · 7%
Score B268 items	$4.10	$3.91	Grocery Outlet · 5%
Score C301 items	$4.44	$4.21	Grocery Outlet · 5%

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