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Macey's vs Northgate Market

As of November 11, 2026, Macey's is cheaper. You'd pay about 14% less for the same groceries at Macey's than at Northgate Market.

Macey's vs Northgate Market at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Northgate Market is still cheaper on fresh produce (6% less).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Macey's is 11% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $68.16 at Macey's and $79.32 at Northgate Market.

Macey's vs Northgate Market: 1,307 products compared

  • Macey's: cheaper on 904 items — overall winner on average price
  • Northgate Market: beats Macey's on 371 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 32 items

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How much you'd save at Macey's

  • Average prices: $4.19 at Macey's vs $4.86 at Northgate Market
  • Basket savings: save about $13.40 on a 20-item basket at Macey's (67¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 67¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Macey's and Northgate Market prices are

  • Within 10%: 303 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 460 items
  • More than 25% apart: 512 items
  • Typical gap: 20% per item, where the prices differ
  • Pompeian Organic Robust Extra Virgin Olive Oil 16 Ounces

    Biggest saving at Macey'sPompeian Organic Robust Extra Virgin Olive Oil 16 Ounces$8.89 vs $16.49 at Northgate Market — save $7.60

  • Frigo Cheese Heads Original String Mozzarella Cheese 12 Pack

    Biggest saving at Northgate MarketFrigo Cheese Heads Original String Mozzarella Cheese 12 Pack$7.55 vs $14.99 at Macey's — save $7.44

The same basket at Macey's and Northgate Market

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

ProductMacey'sNorthgate Market
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$2.19$1.88
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.99$4.79
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$1.19
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$4.99$5.87
Thomas' Original English Muffins$3.49$5.99
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$11.99$11.54
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$5.99$9.59
Dave's Killer Bread Organic 21 Whole Grains & Seeds Bread 27 Ounces$7.99$7.55
Diet Coke Soda Bottle$2.50$3.49
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.49$4.79
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$2.99$3.99
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$5.29$5.24
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.49$1.79
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.99$6.83
Haagen-Dazs Strawberry Ice Cream 14 Ounces$5.99$4.79
Total$68.16$79.32

Macey's is $11.16 cheaper on this basket.

Macey's vs Northgate Market prices by aisle

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

AisleMacey'sNorthgate MarketCheaperGap
Baby food35 items$2.31$3.31Macey's · 30%
Ready meals134 items$3.70$4.85Macey's · 24%
Meat59 items$4.66$5.80Macey's · 20%
Dairy113 items$4.38$5.34Macey's · 18%
Snacks165 items$4.32$5.20Macey's · 17%
Bakery57 items$4.31$4.85Macey's · 11%
Frozen25 items$6.31$7.08Macey's · 11%
Pantry344 items$3.62$4.08Macey's · 11%
Beverages271 items$5.26$5.82Macey's · 10%
Fresh produce82 items$2.43$2.28Northgate Market · 6%

Macey's vs Northgate Market 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 levelMacey'sNorthgate MarketCheaperGap
Under $3441 items$1.87$2.15Macey's · 13%
$3 to $10790 items$4.71$5.55Macey's · 15%
Over $1076 items$12.23$13.48Macey's · 9%

Healthier groceries: Macey's vs Northgate Market

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

Ingredient scoreMacey'sNorthgate MarketCheaperGap
Score A331 items$3.36$3.73Macey's · 10%
Score AB235 items$4.33$4.93Macey's · 12%
Score B357 items$4.18$4.96Macey's · 16%
Score C384 items$4.82$5.71Macey's · 16%

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

Where Macey's and Northgate Market rank on price

  • Macey's: #46 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 30 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% above theirs on average.
  • Northgate Market: #73 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 4 of the 57 stores it's compared with, prices about 14% above theirs on average.

Cheaper than Macey's

Cheaper than Northgate Market

  • H-E-B — 28% cheaper than Northgate Market
  • Woodman's — 27% cheaper than Northgate Market
  • Meijer — 22% cheaper than Northgate Market
  • Fareway — 21% cheaper than Northgate Market

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