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Safeway vs Woodman's

As of November 11, 2026, Woodman's is cheaper. You'd pay about 25% less for the same groceries at Woodman's than at Safeway.

Safeway vs Woodman's at a glance

  • Woodman's is cheaper in all 10 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Woodman's is 25% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $45.64 at Woodman's and $61.41 at Safeway.

Safeway vs Woodman's: 10,144 products compared

  • Woodman's: cheaper on 9,162 items — overall winner on average price
  • Safeway: beats Woodman's on 657 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 325 items

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How much you'd save at Woodman's

  • Average prices: $4.56 at Woodman's vs $6.05 at Safeway
  • Basket savings: save about $29.80 on a 20-item basket at Woodman's ($1.49 less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average $1.49 price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Safeway and Woodman's prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,106 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 3,458 items
  • More than 25% apart: 5,255 items
  • Typical gap: 25.1% per item, where the prices differ
  • Dynasty Jasmine Rice

    Biggest saving at SafewayDynasty Jasmine Rice$28.99 vs $39.99 at Woodman's — save $11.00

  • Jennie O Turkey Store Oven Ready Whole Turkey with Gravy Packet

    Biggest saving at Woodman'sJennie O Turkey Store Oven Ready Whole Turkey with Gravy Packet$28.99 vs $45.99 at Safeway — save $17.00

The same basket at Safeway and Woodman's

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

ProductSafewayWoodman's
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.49$2.79
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.99$3.39
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.99$0.63
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$4.99$4.49
Thomas' Original English Muffins$5.49$3.79
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$5.99$5.49
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$4.99$3.59
Gatorade Fruit Punch Sports Drink Bottle$3.27$1.99
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$3.27$1.99
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.99$2.50
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$4.99$2.67
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.99$2.99
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$5.49$3.99
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.49$1.15
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.99$4.19
Total$61.41$45.64

Woodman's is $15.77 cheaper on this basket.

Safeway vs Woodman's prices by aisle

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

AisleSafewayWoodman'sCheaperGap
Meat582 items$8.29$5.62Woodman's · 32%
Bakery466 items$6.29$4.51Woodman's · 28%
Ready meals1,687 items$5.98$4.30Woodman's · 28%
Pantry2,460 items$5.92$4.28Woodman's · 28%
Dairy925 items$5.26$3.95Woodman's · 25%
Snacks1,829 items$5.46$4.33Woodman's · 21%
Frozen427 items$6.25$4.97Woodman's · 20%
Beverages1,482 items$6.81$5.60Woodman's · 18%
Fresh produce31 items$5.49$4.51Woodman's · 18%
Baby food173 items$3.82$3.48Woodman's · 9%

Safeway vs Woodman's 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 levelSafewayWoodman'sCheaperGap
Under $32,062 items$2.40$1.86Woodman's · 22%
$3 to $107,433 items$6.14$4.62Woodman's · 25%
Over $10649 items$16.57$12.45Woodman's · 25%

Healthier groceries: Safeway vs Woodman's

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

Ingredient scoreSafewayWoodman'sCheaperGap
Score A1,894 items$6.36$4.75Woodman's · 25%
Score AB2,623 items$5.90$4.45Woodman's · 25%
Score B2,845 items$5.71$4.35Woodman's · 24%
Score C2,782 items$6.32$4.75Woodman's · 25%

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

Where Safeway and Woodman's rank on price

  • Woodman's: #2 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 77 of the 78 stores it's compared with, prices about 18% below theirs on average.
  • Safeway: #69 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 8 of the 75 stores it's compared with, prices about 10% above theirs on average.

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