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Fred Meyer vs Sprouts

As of October 20, 2026, Fred Meyer is cheaper. You'd pay about 10% less for the same groceries at Fred Meyer than at Sprouts.

Fred Meyer vs Sprouts at a glance

  • Fred Meyer is cheaper in all 9 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Fred Meyer is 10% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $77.67 at Fred Meyer and $105.25 at Sprouts.

Fred Meyer vs Sprouts: 1,424 products compared

  • Fred Meyer: cheaper on 984 items — overall winner on average price
  • Sprouts: beats Fred Meyer on 317 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 123 items

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How much you'd save at Fred Meyer

  • Average prices: $6.04 at Fred Meyer vs $6.74 at Sprouts
  • Basket savings: save about $14.00 on a 20-item basket at Fred Meyer (70¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 70¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Fred Meyer and Sprouts prices are

  • Within 10%: 418 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 603 items
  • More than 25% apart: 280 items
  • Typical gap: 14.3% per item, where the prices differ
  • Emergen-C 1000 mg Vitamin C Super Orange Immune Support Powder

    Biggest saving at Fred MeyerEmergen-C 1000 mg Vitamin C Super Orange Immune Support Powder$12.99 vs $24.99 at Sprouts — save $12.00

  • Rao's Made For Home Meatballs & Sauce Frozen Meal - 24 Oz

    Biggest saving at SproutsRao's Made For Home Meatballs & Sauce Frozen Meal - 24 Oz$9.99 vs $14.79 at Fred Meyer — save $4.80

The same basket at Fred Meyer and Sprouts

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

ProductFred MeyerSprouts
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.00$3.49
Celsius Energy Drink Peach Vibe 12 Fl Oz$2.00$3.49
Dave's Killer Bread Organic Thin-Sliced 21 Whole Grains & Seeds Bread 20 Ounces$5.99$7.79
Thomas' Original English Muffins$3.79$5.99
Cholula Original Hot Sauce$8.99$9.99
Daisy Pure and Natural Sour Cream$2.99$3.29
Dave's Killer Bread Org Good Seed Ts 20.5 oz$5.99$7.79
Silk Original Dairy Free Vegan Soy Milk Half Gallon$4.99$5.99
Snack Factory Original Pretzel Crisps 7.2 Ounces$3.99$4.99
Kind Breakfast Protein Dark Chocolate Cocoa Bars 10.58 Ounce$6.49$7.99
Kashi Go Cereal Peanut Butter 16.9 oz$5.99$8.99
Kashi Organic Cereal Cinnamon Harvest 18 oz$5.99$8.99
Impossible Foods Beef Ground 12 oz$7.49$9.99
Impossible Burger Patties Made From Plants$5.99$7.99
Tillamook Old Fashioned Vanilla Ice Cream 48 oz$4.99$8.49
Total$77.67$105.25

Fred Meyer is $27.58 cheaper on this basket.

Fred Meyer vs Sprouts prices by aisle

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

AisleFred MeyerSproutsCheaperGap
Bakery89 items$6.39$8.02Fred Meyer · 20%
Frozen27 items$6.22$7.53Fred Meyer · 17%
Meat81 items$8.33$10.09Fred Meyer · 17%
Baby food89 items$4.29$4.96Fred Meyer · 14%
Ready meals150 items$5.78$6.54Fred Meyer · 12%
Beverages394 items$5.99$6.52Fred Meyer · 8%
Pantry259 items$6.56$7.17Fred Meyer · 8%
Dairy243 items$5.47$5.85Fred Meyer · 6%
Snacks75 items$6.29$6.44Fred Meyer · 2%

Fred Meyer vs Sprouts 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 levelFred MeyerSproutsCheaperGap
Under $3211 items$2.26$2.37Fred Meyer · 5%
$3 to $101,053 items$5.72$6.41Fred Meyer · 11%
Over $10160 items$13.16$14.65Fred Meyer · 10%

Healthier groceries: Fred Meyer vs Sprouts

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

Ingredient scoreFred MeyerSproutsCheaperGap
Score A405 items$5.88$6.45Fred Meyer · 9%
Score AB523 items$5.90$6.60Fred Meyer · 11%
Score B304 items$5.18$5.83Fred Meyer · 11%
Score C192 items$8.12$9.14Fred Meyer · 11%

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

Where Fred Meyer and Sprouts rank on price

  • Fred Meyer: #20 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 27 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 3% below theirs on average.
  • Sprouts: #40 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 5 of the 42 stores it's compared with, prices about 8% above theirs on average.

Cheaper than Fred Meyer

Cheaper than Sprouts

  • H-E-B — 17% cheaper than Sprouts
  • Food Lion — 16% cheaper than Sprouts
  • Pay Less — 16% cheaper than Sprouts
  • Jay C — 14% cheaper than Sprouts

Prices are periodic snapshots and may differ from your local store.

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