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Star Market vs Fareway

As of November 11, 2026, Fareway is cheaper. You'd pay about 10% less for the same groceries at Fareway than at Star Market.

Star Market 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 9% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $59.84 at Fareway and $68.39 at Star Market.

Star Market vs Fareway: 4,521 products compared

  • Fareway: cheaper on 3,057 items — overall winner on average price
  • Star Market: beats Fareway on 1,021 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 443 items

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How much you'd save at Fareway

  • Average prices: $4.76 at Fareway vs $5.27 at Star Market
  • Basket savings: save about $10.20 on a 20-item basket at Fareway (51¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 51¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Star Market and Fareway prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,188 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,056 items
  • More than 25% apart: 834 items
  • Typical gap: 14.3% per item, where the prices differ
  • Dunkin' Original Blend Medium Roast Coffee, K-Cup Pods

    Biggest saving at Star MarketDunkin' 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 Star Market — save $9.23

The same basket at Star Market and Fareway

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

ProductStar MarketFareway
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$4.29$3.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$1.00$0.77
Almond Breeze Dairy Free Unsweetened Original Almond Milk Half Gallon$4.49$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$3.49$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$68.39$59.84

Fareway is $8.55 cheaper on this basket.

Star Market vs Fareway prices by aisle

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

AisleStar MarketFarewayCheaperGap
Dairy354 items$4.78$4.23Fareway · 12%
Bakery278 items$4.92$4.39Fareway · 11%
Beverages940 items$6.25$5.56Fareway · 11%
Ready meals715 items$5.10$4.56Fareway · 11%
Frozen189 items$6.17$5.59Fareway · 9%
Meat162 items$6.26$5.71Fareway · 9%
Pantry938 items$4.45$4.05Fareway · 9%
Fresh produce27 items$3.13$2.88Fareway · 8%
Snacks895 items$5.23$4.84Fareway · 7%

Star Market 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 levelStar MarketFarewayCheaperGap
Under $31,070 items$2.26$2.12Fareway · 6%
$3 to $103,147 items$5.44$4.94Fareway · 9%
Over $10304 items$14.19$12.18Fareway · 14%

Healthier groceries: Star Market vs Fareway

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

Ingredient scoreStar MarketFarewayCheaperGap
Score A565 items$4.97$4.52Fareway · 9%
Score AB948 items$5.35$4.85Fareway · 9%
Score B1,531 items$5.10$4.64Fareway · 9%
Score C1,477 items$5.52$4.91Fareway · 11%

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

Where Star Market 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.
  • Star Market: #42 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 32 of the 75 stores it's compared with, prices level with theirs on average.

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