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Vons vs Grocery Outlet

As of November 11, 2026, Grocery Outlet is cheaper. You'd pay about 30% less for the same groceries at Grocery Outlet than at Vons.

Vons 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 29% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $65.31 at Grocery Outlet and $77.35 at Vons.

Vons vs Grocery Outlet: 1,071 products compared

  • Grocery Outlet: cheaper on 921 items — overall winner on average price
  • Vons: beats Grocery Outlet on 120 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 30 items

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How much you'd save at Grocery Outlet

  • Average prices: $4.06 at Grocery Outlet vs $5.80 at Vons
  • Basket savings: save about $34.80 on a 20-item basket at Grocery Outlet ($1.74 less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average $1.74 price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Vons and Grocery Outlet prices are

  • Within 10%: 119 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 311 items
  • More than 25% apart: 611 items
  • Typical gap: 28.6% per item, where the prices differ
  • RXBAR Peanut Butter 12g Protein Bar

    Biggest saving at VonsRXBAR Peanut Butter 12g Protein Bar$3.00 vs $5.99 at Grocery Outlet — save $2.99

  • Folgers Classic Roast Ground Coffee, Medium Roast

    Biggest saving at Grocery OutletFolgers Classic Roast Ground Coffee, Medium Roast$14.99 vs $24.99 at Vons — save $10.00

The same basket at Vons and Grocery Outlet

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

ProductVonsGrocery Outlet
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.49$2.89
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$4.49$6.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.99$0.79
Thomas' Original English Muffins$5.49$3.79
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$12.99$10.03
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$4.99$5.49
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$4.99$4.29
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.99$2.61
Dave's Killer Bread Organic Thin-Sliced 21 Whole Grains & Seeds Bread 20 Ounces$6.99$5.49
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.79$2.99
Cheez-It Original Baked Snack Crackers Made with 100% Real Cheese 12.4 Ounces$4.49$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$8.49$7.19
Total$77.35$65.31

Grocery Outlet is $12.04 cheaper on this basket.

Vons vs Grocery Outlet prices by aisle

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

AisleVonsGrocery OutletCheaperGap
Meat47 items$9.02$5.58Grocery Outlet · 38%
Snacks218 items$5.58$3.68Grocery Outlet · 34%
Beverages272 items$6.51$4.48Grocery Outlet · 31%
Dairy54 items$5.13$3.52Grocery Outlet · 31%
Pantry130 items$5.02$3.53Grocery Outlet · 30%
Ready meals161 items$5.91$4.42Grocery Outlet · 25%
Bakery144 items$4.98$3.80Grocery Outlet · 24%

Vons 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 levelVonsGrocery OutletCheaperGap
Under $3282 items$2.59$1.89Grocery Outlet · 27%
$3 to $10715 items$6.18$4.36Grocery Outlet · 29%
Over $1074 items$14.31$9.35Grocery Outlet · 35%

Healthier groceries: Vons vs Grocery Outlet

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

Ingredient scoreVonsGrocery OutletCheaperGap
Score A154 items$4.78$3.46Grocery Outlet · 28%
Score AB244 items$5.84$4.09Grocery Outlet · 30%
Score B324 items$5.31$3.88Grocery Outlet · 27%
Score C349 items$6.66$4.46Grocery Outlet · 33%

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

Where Vons 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.
  • Vons: #66 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 10 of the 75 stores it's compared with, prices about 9% above theirs on average.

Cheaper than Grocery Outlet

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

Cheaper than Vons

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