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Sprouts vs Metro Market

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

Sprouts vs Metro Market at a glance

  • Metro Market is cheaper in all 8 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Metro Market is 9% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $81.48 at Metro Market and $103.25 at Sprouts.

Sprouts vs Metro Market: 1,026 products compared

  • Metro Market: cheaper on 738 items — overall winner on average price
  • Sprouts: beats Metro Market on 202 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 86 items

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How much you'd save at Metro Market

  • Average prices: $5.88 at Metro Market vs $6.56 at Sprouts
  • Basket savings: save about $13.60 on a 20-item basket at Metro Market (68¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 68¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Sprouts and Metro Market prices are

  • Within 10%: 308 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 443 items
  • More than 25% apart: 189 items
  • Typical gap: 14.6% per item, where the prices differ
  • 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 $13.99 at Metro Market — save $4.00

  • Emergen-C 1000 mg Vitamin C Super Orange Immune Support Powder

    Biggest saving at Metro MarketEmergen-C 1000 mg Vitamin C Super Orange Immune Support Powder$13.79 vs $24.99 at Sprouts — save $11.20

The same basket at Sprouts and Metro Market

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

ProductSproutsMetro Market
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$3.49$2.00
Celsius Energy Drink Peach Vibe 12 Fl Oz$3.49$2.00
Dave's Killer Bread Organic Thin-Sliced 21 Whole Grains & Seeds Bread 20 Ounces$7.79$5.99
Thomas' Original English Muffins$5.99$3.50
Cholula Original Hot Sauce$9.99$8.99
Daisy Pure and Natural Sour Cream$3.29$3.19
Dave's Killer Bread Org Good Seed Ts 20.5 oz$7.79$5.99
Silk Original Dairy Free Vegan Soy Milk Half Gallon$5.99$5.29
Snack Factory Original Pretzel Crisps 7.2 Ounces$4.99$3.99
Kind Breakfast Protein Dark Chocolate Cocoa Bars 10.58 Ounce$7.99$6.49
Kashi Go Cereal Peanut Butter 16.9 oz$8.99$6.29
Kashi Organic Cereal Cinnamon Harvest 18 oz$8.99$6.29
Impossible Foods Beef Ground 12 oz$9.99$7.99
Impossible Burger Patties Made From Plants$7.99$6.49
Talenti Caramel Cookie Crunch Gelato 1 Pint$6.49$6.99
Total$103.25$81.48

Metro Market is $21.77 cheaper on this basket.

Sprouts vs Metro Market prices by aisle

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

AisleSproutsMetro MarketCheaperGap
Bakery46 items$7.46$6.01Metro Market · 19%
Meat50 items$10.59$8.73Metro Market · 18%
Baby food51 items$5.73$4.87Metro Market · 15%
Ready meals112 items$6.64$5.64Metro Market · 15%
Pantry167 items$6.88$6.13Metro Market · 11%
Beverages296 items$5.97$5.54Metro Market · 7%
Dairy212 items$5.83$5.46Metro Market · 6%
Snacks59 items$6.41$6.05Metro Market · 6%

Sprouts vs Metro Market 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 levelSproutsMetro MarketCheaperGap
Under $3178 items$2.38$2.25Metro Market · 5%
$3 to $10747 items$6.46$5.75Metro Market · 11%
Over $10101 items$14.71$13.25Metro Market · 10%

Healthier groceries: Sprouts vs Metro Market

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

Ingredient scoreSproutsMetro MarketCheaperGap
Score A290 items$6.64$6.05Metro Market · 9%
Score AB377 items$6.37$5.76Metro Market · 9%
Score B228 items$5.73$5.02Metro Market · 12%
Score C131 items$8.41$7.35Metro Market · 13%

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

Where Sprouts and Metro Market rank on price

  • Metro Market: #23 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 23 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 2% 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 Metro Market

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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