Safeway vs Carrs

Safeway vs Carrs at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Carrs is still cheaper on meat (5% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Safeway is 7% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $71.80 at Safeway and $83.57 at Carrs.

How far apart Safeway and Carrs prices are

• Within 10%: 3,449 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 7,073 items
• More than 25% apart: 3,332 items
• Typical gap: 16.5% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at SafewayCore Power Milk Shake, High Protein, Strawberry Banana, 12Pk$41.67 vs $74.99 at Carrs — save $33.32

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  Biggest saving at CarrsUSDA Choice Beef Ribeye Roast Boneless - Weight Between 6-9 Lb$153.67 vs $217.43 at Safeway — save $63.76

The same basket at Safeway and Carrs

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

Safeway is $11.77 cheaper on this basket.

Safeway vs Carrs prices by aisle

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

Safeway vs Carrs 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: Safeway vs Carrs

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

Ingredient score	Safeway	Carrs	CheaperGap
Score A3,201 items	$7.24	$7.57	Safeway · 4%
Score AB3,832 items	$6.40	$7.04	Safeway · 9%
Score B4,524 items	$5.87	$6.52	Safeway · 10%
Score C4,338 items	$7.00	$7.71	Safeway · 9%

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