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United Supermarkets vs Grocery Outlet

As of November 11, 2026, Grocery Outlet is cheaper. You'd pay about 20% less for the same groceries at Grocery Outlet than at United Supermarkets.

United Supermarkets 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 18% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $65.31 at Grocery Outlet and $69.56 at United Supermarkets.

United Supermarkets vs Grocery Outlet: 891 products compared

  • Grocery Outlet: cheaper on 695 items — overall winner on average price
  • United Supermarkets: beats Grocery Outlet on 137 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 59 items

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How much you'd save at Grocery Outlet

  • Average prices: $4.04 at Grocery Outlet vs $5.05 at United Supermarkets
  • Basket savings: save about $20.20 on a 20-item basket at Grocery Outlet ($1.01 less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average $1.01 price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart United Supermarkets and Grocery Outlet prices are

  • Within 10%: 240 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 288 items
  • More than 25% apart: 304 items
  • Typical gap: 17.1% per item, where the prices differ
  • Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil Mayo 12 Ounces

    Biggest saving at United SupermarketsPrimal Kitchen Avocado Oil Mayo 12 Ounces$7.99 vs $11.99 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 United Supermarkets — save $8.00

The same basket at United Supermarkets and Grocery Outlet

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

ProductUnited SupermarketsGrocery Outlet
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$2.99$2.89
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.49$6.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$0.79
Thomas' Original English Muffins$3.99$3.79
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$10.99$10.03
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$5.99$5.49
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$4.49$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$6.29$5.49
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.29$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$4.29$3.99
Spam, Classic 12 Oz$4.29$3.99
Drumstick Classic Vanilla Ice Cream Cones$8.99$7.19
Total$69.56$65.31

Grocery Outlet is $4.25 cheaper on this basket.

United Supermarkets vs Grocery Outlet prices by aisle

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

AisleUnited SupermarketsGrocery OutletCheaperGap
Snacks171 items$5.47$4.13Grocery Outlet · 25%
Dairy64 items$4.69$3.63Grocery Outlet · 23%
Meat34 items$6.44$5.05Grocery Outlet · 22%
Beverages234 items$5.39$4.25Grocery Outlet · 21%
Ready meals141 items$5.34$4.34Grocery Outlet · 19%
Bakery116 items$4.21$3.63Grocery Outlet · 14%
Pantry104 items$3.97$3.51Grocery Outlet · 12%

United Supermarkets 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 levelUnited SupermarketsGrocery OutletCheaperGap
Under $3283 items$2.48$1.95Grocery Outlet · 22%
$3 to $10574 items$5.81$4.72Grocery Outlet · 19%
Over $1034 items$13.67$9.97Grocery Outlet · 27%

Healthier groceries: United Supermarkets vs Grocery Outlet

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

Ingredient scoreUnited SupermarketsGrocery OutletCheaperGap
Score A103 items$4.07$3.48Grocery Outlet · 15%
Score AB214 items$5.10$4.08Grocery Outlet · 20%
Score B269 items$5.00$3.98Grocery Outlet · 20%
Score C305 items$5.39$4.25Grocery Outlet · 21%

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

Where United Supermarkets 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.
  • United Supermarkets: #22 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 53 of the 75 stores it's compared with, prices about 5% below theirs on average.

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

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