Target vs Fareway

Target vs Fareway at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Target is cheaper in 4 of 9 aisles, led by bakery (5% less).
• For items $3 to $10, Target is the cheaper store (3% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $59.35 at Target and $61.85 at Fareway.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Fareway is 8% cheaper.

How far apart Target and Fareway prices are

• Within 10%: 1,309 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 958 items
• More than 25% apart: 383 items
• Typical gap: 10% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Targetsmartwater Vapor Distilled Water Bottles$7.39 vs $12.99 at Fareway — save $5.60

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  Biggest saving at FarewayWelch's Juice Drink Variety Pack, 24 pk./10 oz.$17.99 vs $29.49 at Target — save $11.50

The same basket at Target and Fareway

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

Target is $2.50 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Target vs Fareway prices by aisle

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

Target 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.

Healthier groceries: Target vs Fareway

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

Ingredient score	Target	Fareway	CheaperGap
Score A396 items	$5.08	$4.43	Fareway · 13%
Score AB688 items	$5.10	$4.86	Fareway · 5%
Score B938 items	$4.96	$4.94	Same
Score C859 items	$5.22	$5.19	Same

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