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Piggly Wiggly vs Market Basket

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

Piggly Wiggly vs Market Basket at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Piggly Wiggly is still cheaper on fresh produce (7% less).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Market Basket is 5% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $62.70 at Market Basket and $67.66 at Piggly Wiggly.

Piggly Wiggly vs Market Basket: 3,282 products compared

  • Market Basket: cheaper on 2,124 items — overall winner on average price
  • Piggly Wiggly: beats Market Basket on 1,048 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 110 items

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How much you'd save at Market Basket

  • Average prices: $4.51 at Market Basket vs $4.82 at Piggly Wiggly
  • Basket savings: save about $6.20 on a 20-item basket at Market Basket (31¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 31¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Piggly Wiggly and Market Basket prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,041 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,442 items
  • More than 25% apart: 689 items
  • Typical gap: 14.9% per item, where the prices differ
  • Rich's 8 Inch Boston Cream Cake 27 Ounces

    Biggest saving at Piggly WigglyRich's 8 Inch Boston Cream Cake 27 Ounces$10.99 vs $15.74 at Market Basket — save $4.75

  • Dr Pepper Cream Soda 16 Ounce Bottle 6 Pack

    Biggest saving at Market BasketDr Pepper Cream Soda 16 Ounce Bottle 6 Pack$6.60 vs $13.19 at Piggly Wiggly — save $6.59

The same basket at Piggly Wiggly and Market Basket

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

ProductPiggly WigglyMarket Basket
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$2.09$3.35
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.59$3.89
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.89$0.83
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$6.59$6.29
Thomas' Original English Muffins$3.50$4.82
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$11.99$10.07
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$6.49$5.99
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$5.49$3.99
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$3.29$2.61
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$4.69$4.49
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$2.99$2.99
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$4.09$2.99
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$5.99$4.49
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.59$1.29
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.39$4.61
Total$67.66$62.70

Market Basket is $4.96 cheaper on this basket.

Piggly Wiggly vs Market Basket prices by aisle

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

AislePiggly WigglyMarket BasketCheaperGap
Pantry807 items$3.92$3.51Market Basket · 11%
Frozen125 items$5.75$5.19Market Basket · 10%
Baby food37 items$4.65$4.34Market Basket · 7%
Fresh produce25 items$3.90$4.20Piggly Wiggly · 7%
Ready meals692 items$4.43$4.13Market Basket · 7%
Meat159 items$6.63$6.15Market Basket · 7%
Snacks454 items$4.89$4.53Market Basket · 7%
Bakery160 items$4.60$4.37Market Basket · 5%
Beverages552 items$5.94$5.73Market Basket · 4%
Dairy215 items$4.25$4.20Market Basket · 1%

Piggly Wiggly 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 levelPiggly WigglyMarket BasketCheaperGap
Under $3959 items$2.17$2.01Market Basket · 7%
$3 to $102,166 items$5.30$4.98Market Basket · 6%
Over $10157 items$14.49$13.25Market Basket · 9%

Healthier groceries: Piggly Wiggly vs Market Basket

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

Ingredient scorePiggly WigglyMarket BasketCheaperGap
Score A456 items$4.35$4.19Market Basket · 4%
Score AB507 items$4.47$4.20Market Basket · 6%
Score B1,054 items$4.80$4.45Market Basket · 7%
Score C1,265 items$5.16$4.79Market Basket · 7%

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

Where Piggly Wiggly 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.
  • Piggly Wiggly: #63 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 14 of the 69 stores it's compared with, prices about 8% above theirs on average.

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