Ralphs vs Safeway

Ralphs vs Safeway at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Safeway is cheaper in 2 of 9 aisles, led by baby food (2% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Ralphs is 4% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $64.24 at Ralphs and $72.33 at Safeway.

How far apart Ralphs and Safeway prices are

• Within 10%: 1,585 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 2,661 items
• More than 25% apart: 1,512 items
• Typical gap: 16.1% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Ralphsvitaminwater Zero Sugar XXX Acai-Blueberry-Pomegranate Flavored Bottled Water Beverage$11.79 vs $22.99 at Safeway — save $11.20

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  Biggest saving at SafewayFolgers 22 6 Ounce Colombian Each$9.99 vs $19.49 at Ralphs — save $9.50

The same basket at Ralphs and Safeway

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

Ralphs is $8.09 cheaper on this basket.

Ralphs vs Safeway prices by aisle

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

Ralphs vs Safeway 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: Ralphs vs Safeway

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

Ingredient score	Ralphs	Safeway	CheaperGap
Score A1,130 items	$5.75	$5.89	Ralphs · 2%
Score AB1,701 items	$5.73	$6.02	Ralphs · 5%
Score B1,944 items	$5.66	$5.97	Ralphs · 5%
Score C1,909 items	$7.14	$7.70	Ralphs · 7%

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