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Stop & Shop vs Fareway

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

Stop & Shop vs Fareway at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Stop & Shop is still cheaper on fresh produce (10% less).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Fareway is 9% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $59.94 at Fareway and $67.55 at Stop & Shop.

Stop & Shop vs Fareway: 3,958 products compared

  • Fareway: cheaper on 2,642 items — overall winner on average price
  • Stop & Shop: beats Fareway on 990 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 326 items

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How much you'd save at Fareway

  • Average prices: $4.73 at Fareway vs $5.20 at Stop & Shop
  • Basket savings: save about $9.40 on a 20-item basket at Fareway (47¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 47¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Stop & Shop and Fareway prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,120 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,771 items
  • More than 25% apart: 741 items
  • Typical gap: 14.3% per item, where the prices differ
  • Maxwell House Original Roast Ground Coffee, Canister

    Biggest saving at Stop & ShopMaxwell House Original Roast Ground Coffee, Canister$7.99 vs $14.77 at Fareway — save $6.78

  • Monster Zero Sugar Ultra Energy Drink Variety Pack Cans

    Biggest saving at FarewayMonster Zero Sugar Ultra Energy Drink Variety Pack Cans$17.76 vs $33.49 at Stop & Shop — save $15.73

The same basket at Stop & Shop and Fareway

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

ProductStop & ShopFareway
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$2.99$3.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$0.77
Almond Breeze Dairy Free Unsweetened Original Almond Milk Half Gallon$3.99$3.68
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.99$4.99
Thomas' Original English Muffins$5.69$4.27
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$11.49$9.49
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$6.49$5.99
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$4.49$3.98
Diet Coke Soda Bottle$2.99$2.79
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.79$3.98
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$4.59$3.48
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.29$2.96
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.99$4.49
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.19$1.24
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.79$4.34
Total$67.55$59.94

Fareway is $7.61 cheaper on this basket.

Stop & Shop vs Fareway prices by aisle

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

AisleStop & ShopFarewayCheaperGap
Beverages631 items$6.87$5.92Fareway · 14%
Dairy332 items$4.82$4.28Fareway · 11%
Fresh produce30 items$2.75$3.06Stop & Shop · 10%
Baby food48 items$5.97$5.45Fareway · 9%
Bakery222 items$4.84$4.46Fareway · 8%
Ready meals797 items$4.55$4.18Fareway · 8%
Snacks879 items$5.28$4.86Fareway · 8%
Pantry786 items$4.40$4.09Fareway · 7%
Meat170 items$6.23$5.91Fareway · 5%
Frozen33 items$4.34$4.16Fareway · 4%

Stop & Shop 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 levelStop & ShopFarewayCheaperGap
Under $31,013 items$2.20$2.08Fareway · 5%
$3 to $102,674 items$5.41$4.94Fareway · 9%
Over $10271 items$14.40$12.47Fareway · 13%

Healthier groceries: Stop & Shop vs Fareway

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

Ingredient scoreStop & ShopFarewayCheaperGap
Score A451 items$4.84$4.39Fareway · 9%
Score AB875 items$5.18$4.75Fareway · 8%
Score B1,340 items$5.04$4.64Fareway · 8%
Score C1,292 items$5.51$4.92Fareway · 11%

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

Where Stop & Shop 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.
  • Stop & Shop: #40 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 34 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% below theirs on average.

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