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Shaw's vs Grocery Outlet

As of November 11, 2026, Grocery Outlet is cheaper. You'd pay about 23% less for the same groceries at Grocery Outlet than at Shaw's.

Shaw's 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 24% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $65.31 at Grocery Outlet and $75.59 at Shaw's.

Shaw's vs Grocery Outlet: 1,001 products compared

  • Grocery Outlet: cheaper on 803 items — overall winner on average price
  • Shaw's: beats Grocery Outlet on 149 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 49 items

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How much you'd save at Grocery Outlet

  • Average prices: $4.02 at Grocery Outlet vs $5.24 at Shaw's
  • Basket savings: save about $24.40 on a 20-item basket at Grocery Outlet ($1.22 less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average $1.22 price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Shaw's and Grocery Outlet prices are

  • Within 10%: 167 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 354 items
  • More than 25% apart: 431 items
  • Typical gap: 22% per item, where the prices differ
  • Panera Bread Broccoli Cheddar Soup - 16 Oz

    Biggest saving at Shaw'sPanera Bread Broccoli Cheddar Soup - 16 Oz$5.99 vs $9.99 at Grocery Outlet — save $4.00

  • Frito-Lay Classic Mix Variety Pack Snack Chips Multipack - 28 Count

    Biggest saving at Grocery OutletFrito-Lay Classic Mix Variety Pack Snack Chips Multipack - 28 Count$9.99 vs $17.99 at Shaw's — save $8.00

The same basket at Shaw's and Grocery Outlet

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

ProductShaw'sGrocery Outlet
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.49$2.89
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.99$6.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$1.00$0.79
Thomas' Original English Muffins$5.49$3.79
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$10.99$10.03
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$6.99$5.49
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$5.00$4.29
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.50$2.61
Dave's Killer Bread Organic Thin-Sliced 21 Whole Grains & Seeds Bread 20 Ounces$6.49$5.49
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.50$2.99
Cheez-It Original Baked Snack Crackers Made with 100% Real Cheese 12.4 Ounces$3.99$2.49
Little Debbie Sandwich Cookies, Oatmeal Creme Pies 12 Ea$3.19$2.79
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.99$3.99
Spam, Classic 12 Oz$4.99$3.99
Drumstick Classic Vanilla Ice Cream Cones$8.99$7.19
Total$75.59$65.31

Grocery Outlet is $10.28 cheaper on this basket.

Shaw's vs Grocery Outlet prices by aisle

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

AisleShaw'sGrocery OutletCheaperGap
Meat37 items$7.08$5.06Grocery Outlet · 29%
Dairy54 items$4.65$3.33Grocery Outlet · 28%
Snacks204 items$5.06$3.72Grocery Outlet · 27%
Bakery136 items$4.69$3.61Grocery Outlet · 23%
Ready meals153 items$5.70$4.48Grocery Outlet · 21%
Pantry117 items$4.61$3.63Grocery Outlet · 21%
Beverages260 items$5.62$4.47Grocery Outlet · 20%

Shaw's 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.

Price levelShaw'sGrocery OutletCheaperGap
Under $3327 items$2.47$1.96Grocery Outlet · 21%
$3 to $10632 items$6.09$4.71Grocery Outlet · 23%
Over $1042 items$14.13$9.68Grocery Outlet · 31%

Healthier groceries: Shaw's vs Grocery Outlet

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

Ingredient scoreShaw'sGrocery OutletCheaperGap
Score A120 items$4.33$3.31Grocery Outlet · 24%
Score AB229 items$5.28$4.01Grocery Outlet · 24%
Score B304 items$4.94$3.87Grocery Outlet · 22%
Score C348 items$5.80$4.40Grocery Outlet · 24%

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 Grocery Outlet rank on price

  • Grocery Outlet: #1 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 35 of the 35 stores it's compared with, prices about 24% 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.

Cheaper than Grocery Outlet

No store we track is cheaper than Grocery Outlet on average.

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