Publix vs Grocery Outlet

Publix vs Grocery Outlet at a glance

• Grocery Outlet is cheaper in all 7 aisles we compared.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Grocery Outlet is 31% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $57.67 at Grocery Outlet and $73.05 at Publix.

How far apart Publix and Grocery Outlet prices are

• Within 10%: 71 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 246 items
• More than 25% apart: 531 items
• Typical gap: 29.7% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at PublixJif Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter$3.75 vs $7.29 at Grocery Outlet — save $3.54

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  Biggest saving at Grocery OutletStarbucks Caramel Flavored K-Cup Coffee Pods$7.99 vs $15.49 at Publix — save $7.50

The same basket at Publix and Grocery Outlet

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

Grocery Outlet is $15.38 cheaper on this basket.

Publix vs Grocery Outlet prices by aisle

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

Publix 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: Publix vs Grocery Outlet

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

Ingredient score	Publix	Grocery Outlet	CheaperGap
Score A112 items	$5.48	$3.72	Grocery Outlet · 32%
Score AB202 items	$5.77	$4.00	Grocery Outlet · 31%
Score B266 items	$5.73	$4.18	Grocery Outlet · 27%
Score C269 items	$6.79	$4.56	Grocery Outlet · 33%

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