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Pavilions vs Market Basket

As of November 11, 2026, Market Basket is cheaper. You'd pay about 8% less for the same groceries at Market Basket than at Pavilions.

Pavilions vs Market Basket at a glance

  • Market Basket is cheaper in all 8 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Market Basket is 8% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $62.70 at Market Basket and $70.66 at Pavilions.

Pavilions vs Market Basket: 3,677 products compared

  • Market Basket: cheaper on 2,354 items — overall winner on average price
  • Pavilions: beats Market Basket on 1,213 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 110 items

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How much you'd save at Market Basket

  • Average prices: $4.92 at Market Basket vs $5.37 at Pavilions
  • Basket savings: save about $9.00 on a 20-item basket at Market Basket (45¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 45¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Pavilions and Market Basket prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,174 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,492 items
  • More than 25% apart: 901 items
  • Typical gap: 14.6% per item, where the prices differ
  • Folgers Classic Decaf Medium Roast Ground Coffee

    Biggest saving at PavilionsFolgers Classic Decaf Medium Roast Ground Coffee$16.99 vs $26.24 at Market Basket — save $9.25

  • Weis Fresh from the Farm Center Cut Pork Chops

    Biggest saving at Market BasketWeis Fresh from the Farm Center Cut Pork Chops$11.23 vs $20.93 at Pavilions — save $9.70

The same basket at Pavilions and Market Basket

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

ProductPavilionsMarket Basket
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.49$3.35
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$4.49$3.89
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.99$0.83
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$6.49$6.29
Thomas' Original English Muffins$5.49$4.82
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$12.99$10.07
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$4.99$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$3.99$4.49
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.49$2.99
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.79$2.99
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$5.49$4.49
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.50$1.29
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.99$4.61
Total$70.66$62.70

Market Basket is $7.96 cheaper on this basket.

Pavilions vs Market Basket prices by aisle

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

AislePavilionsMarket BasketCheaperGap
Pantry886 items$4.66$3.98Market Basket · 15%
Beverages736 items$6.70$5.90Market Basket · 12%
Meat131 items$6.00$5.53Market Basket · 8%
Bakery157 items$5.28$4.91Market Basket · 7%
Dairy277 items$4.93$4.67Market Basket · 5%
Ready meals730 items$5.09$4.83Market Basket · 5%
Frozen106 items$5.98$5.81Market Basket · 3%
Snacks613 items$5.14$5.07Market Basket · 1%

Pavilions 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 levelPavilionsMarket BasketCheaperGap
Under $3780 items$2.35$2.00Market Basket · 15%
$3 to $102,649 items$5.43$5.06Market Basket · 7%
Over $10248 items$14.22$12.62Market Basket · 11%

Healthier groceries: Pavilions vs Market Basket

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

Ingredient scorePavilionsMarket BasketCheaperGap
Score A546 items$4.96$4.56Market Basket · 8%
Score AB613 items$5.22$4.80Market Basket · 8%
Score B1,179 items$5.21$4.87Market Basket · 7%
Score C1,339 items$5.75$5.17Market Basket · 10%

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

Where Pavilions and Market Basket rank on price

  • Market Basket: #45 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 26 of the 71 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% above theirs on average.
  • Pavilions: #68 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 9 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 10% above theirs on average.

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