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Shaw's vs Fareway

As of November 11, 2026, Fareway is cheaper. You'd pay about 9% less for the same groceries at Fareway than at Shaw's.

Shaw's vs Fareway at a glance

  • Fareway is cheaper in all 9 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Fareway is 8% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $59.84 at Fareway and $67.09 at Shaw's.

Shaw's vs Fareway: 4,699 products compared

  • Fareway: cheaper on 2,993 items — overall winner on average price
  • Shaw's: beats Fareway on 1,185 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 521 items

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How much you'd save at Fareway

  • Average prices: $4.73 at Fareway vs $5.17 at Shaw's
  • Basket savings: save about $8.80 on a 20-item basket at Fareway (44¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 44¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Shaw's and Fareway prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,338 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,970 items
  • More than 25% apart: 870 items
  • Typical gap: 14.2% per item, where the prices differ
  • Dunkin' Original Blend Medium Roast Coffee, K-Cup Pods

    Biggest saving at Shaw'sDunkin' Original Blend Medium Roast Coffee, K-Cup Pods$19.99 vs $25.99 at Fareway — save $6.00

  • Monster Energy Ultra Variety Pack Liberty Sugar Free Energy Drink 12 Pack - 16 fl oz

    Biggest saving at FarewayMonster Energy Ultra Variety Pack Liberty Sugar Free Energy Drink 12 Pack - 16 fl oz$17.76 vs $26.99 at Shaw's — save $9.23

The same basket at Shaw's and Fareway

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

ProductShaw'sFareway
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.99$3.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$1.00$0.77
Almond Breeze Dairy Free Unsweetened Original Almond Milk Half Gallon$3.99$3.68
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$4.99$4.99
Thomas' Original English Muffins$5.49$4.27
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$10.99$9.49
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$6.99$5.99
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$5.00$3.98
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.50$2.69
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.99$3.98
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$4.49$3.48
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.50$2.96
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.49$4.49
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.69$1.24
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.99$4.34
Total$67.09$59.84

Fareway is $7.25 cheaper on this basket.

Shaw's vs Fareway prices by aisle

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

AisleShaw'sFarewayCheaperGap
Dairy364 items$4.80$4.26Fareway · 11%
Bakery299 items$4.86$4.35Fareway · 10%
Beverages959 items$6.16$5.52Fareway · 10%
Fresh produce28 items$3.16$2.89Fareway · 9%
Frozen187 items$6.10$5.58Fareway · 9%
Ready meals741 items$4.93$4.51Fareway · 9%
Meat166 items$6.43$5.82Fareway · 9%
Pantry979 items$4.29$4.01Fareway · 7%
Snacks953 items$5.16$4.81Fareway · 7%

Shaw's vs Fareway 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 levelShaw'sFarewayCheaperGap
Under $31,175 items$2.21$2.12Fareway · 4%
$3 to $103,222 items$5.40$4.97Fareway · 8%
Over $10302 items$14.27$12.26Fareway · 14%

Healthier groceries: Shaw's vs Fareway

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

Ingredient scoreShaw'sFarewayCheaperGap
Score A588 items$4.86$4.50Fareway · 7%
Score AB983 items$5.30$4.84Fareway · 9%
Score B1,579 items$5.02$4.61Fareway · 8%
Score C1,549 items$5.37$4.86Fareway · 10%

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

Where Shaw's and Fareway rank on price

  • Fareway: #10 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 63 of the 71 stores it's compared with, prices about 9% below theirs on average.
  • Shaw's: #38 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 36 of the 75 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% below theirs on average.

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