Safeway vs Grocery Outlet

Safeway vs Grocery Outlet at a glance

• Grocery Outlet is cheaper in all 8 aisles we compared.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Grocery Outlet is 30% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $65.01 at Grocery Outlet and $81.30 at Safeway.

How far apart Safeway and Grocery Outlet prices are

• Within 10%: 120 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 296 items
• More than 25% apart: 658 items
• Typical gap: 29.3% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at SafewayJif Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter$3.99 vs $7.29 at Grocery Outlet — save $3.30

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  Biggest saving at Grocery OutletGreat American Seafood 31-40 Raw Easy Peel Shrimp$12.99 vs $21.98 at Safeway — save $8.99

The same basket at Safeway and Grocery Outlet

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

Grocery Outlet is $16.29 cheaper on this basket.

Safeway vs Grocery Outlet prices by aisle

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

Safeway 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: Safeway vs Grocery Outlet

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

Ingredient score	Safeway	Grocery Outlet	CheaperGap
Score A155 items	$4.70	$3.51	Grocery Outlet · 25%
Score AB269 items	$5.97	$4.08	Grocery Outlet · 32%
Score B335 items	$5.46	$3.89	Grocery Outlet · 29%
Score C359 items	$6.59	$4.46	Grocery Outlet · 32%

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