The Market Report

  It's time for another price comparison! I started this tradition last January , with another one coming out last summer . Now, the same list brings us a new cheapest supermarket. Click below to check out the full list, including comparisons to the past surveys, averages, and lots more. Click here to see the full list! UPDATE 2/7/26: Market Basket, Gristedes, Morton Williams, Sprouts, and King Kullen added!

It's no secret that food is expensive. Grocery prices are high and getting higher , but even despite that, there are still some easy ways to save on your weekly grocery bill. One simple one: choosing the right store to shop at. The Market Report has compared prices of 50 items at 30 stores across the northeastern US in an effort to find the lowest-priced (and highest-priced) groceries. Using a standard basket of common groceries like apples, flour, milk, eggs, ground beef, paper towels, and others, I've totaled up the full order at a selection of supermarkets in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, following up on my January survey . Here's the full results -- plus see more details at the end. And come back tomorrow for a look at two new stores opening soon in New Jersey! 30. Whole Foods, $453.72 Location: Lynnfield, MA Change since January 2025: +10.6% It's no surprise to most that the most expensive store on ...

It's no secret that groceries are expensive. And everyone seems to want to save money when they shop. But how expensive really is your supermarket? Well, I did the math. I compared prices on a sample basket of 50 items across more than 30 supermarkets in the northeast region to see how they stack up. The highest and lowest definitely weren't a surprise: ALDI comes in at just $257 for the order, while the same basket is $429 at Kings. Here's what I notice looking at these prices: Discount stores offer the best prices -- if you're willing to compromise.  The discounters I checked for this comparison, ALDI and LIDL, were the cheapest for the overall basket. But they also had a more limited selection, and more substitutions. You can save big by shopping there, but be prepared to not get exactly what you were looking for. Walmart and Hannaford are good choices for a full selection but low prices.  Walmart and Hannaford had nearly everything on the list, and low everyday pric...