Cheapest Store
WinCo
$50.00 — 20-item basket, March 2026
Priciest Store
Alberta Co-op
$152.14 — 20-item basket, March 2026
Stores Tracked
20
Across the Portland metro area
-3.8%
Average 20-item basket total across all 20 stores with February & March data From February to March 2026 $95.21 → $91.61  (-$3.60 avg)

How Total Basket Prices Changed By Category In March

Budget Champions
▼ 4.3%
-$2.55 avg
Conventional Contenders
▼ 10.0%
-$7.21 avg
Premium Grocers
▼ 2.1%
-$2.10 avg
Specialty & Co-ops
▼ 1.9%
-$2.77 avg

20-Item Basket By Store


March 2026 · sorted cheapest → most expensive
Budget Champions

* Costco prices are converted to a per-unit equivalent to match the quantities sold at other stores.

Conventional Contenders
Premium Grocers
Specialty & Co-ops

Colors are relative within each store group — green is the cheapest price for that item within the group, red is the most expensive. Scroll right to see all items.  🌱 = organic.

Budget Champions
StoreApples/lbBananas/lbPotatoes (5lb)Onions/lbRomaineChicken/lbGr. Beef/lbEggs (doz)Whole MilkCheddar (8oz)Butter (1lb)Flour (5 lb)Sugar (4 lb)Veg. OilWW BreadTuna (5oz)SpaghettiPasta SauceCoffee (12oz)TP (12pk)Total
Costco*$1.25$0.66$2.50$1.00🌱$4.99$2.99$5.99$1.75$3.25$1.98$6.50🌱$4.12🌱$3.20$3.17$3.65$2.50$1.62🌱$2.22🌱$5.55$8.80$67.69
Grocery Outlet$1.99$0.54$2.49$0.99$2.99$2.69$5.00$0.99$3.64$1.99$2.49$3.99$3.20$6.35$1.49$0.99$1.19$3.49$4.99$3.99$55.48
Walmart$0.98$0.50$2.47$0.68$2.14$2.57$6.26$1.67$3.66$1.87$3.44$1.97$2.97$3.57$1.97$0.96$0.98$1.68$6.24$5.68$52.26
WinCo$0.98$0.50$1.48$0.62$2.14$1.98$6.78$1.67$3.29$1.69$2.98$1.97$2.97$3.48$1.47$0.96$0.98$1.68$7.40$4.98$50.00

* Costco prices are converted to a per-unit equivalent to match the quantities sold at other stores.

Conventional Contenders
StoreApples/lbBananas/lbPotatoes (5lb)Onions/lbRomaineChicken/lbGr. Beef/lbEggs (doz)Whole MilkCheddar (8oz)Butter (1lb)Flour (5 lb)Sugar (4 lb)Veg. OilWW BreadTuna (5oz)SpaghettiPasta SauceCoffee (12oz)TP (12pk)Total
Albertsons$0.99$0.59$1.49$0.99$2.49$4.49$4.49$2.99$3.69$1.99$3.49$3.99$4.29$5.49$2.99$1.29$1.49$2.50$7.99$6.29$64.01
Fred Meyer$1.19$0.55$2.69$0.99$2.49$4.99$4.99$1.79$3.49$2.33$3.99$2.50$3.99$4.19$2.49$0.97$0.88$1.67$6.53$6.49$59.20
QFC$0.99$0.69$2.99$1.49$2.99$7.49$7.99$2.49$3.79$2.33$3.49$2.50$2.99$4.49$2.29$1.00$1.00$2.99$6.99$6.99$67.97
Safeway$0.99$0.59$1.49$0.99$2.49$3.49$4.49$2.99$3.69$1.99$3.49$3.99$4.29$5.49$1.99$1.00$1.49$2.50$7.99$6.29$61.72
Trader Joe's$1.38$1.12$3.49$1.32$3.49$4.99$6.49$2.99$3.99$2.50$2.99$2.99$9.98🌱$5.25$2.49$1.79$0.99$1.99$5.99$5.49$71.71
Premium Grocers
StoreApples/lbBananas/lbPotatoes (5lb)Onions/lbRomaineChicken/lbGr. Beef/lbEggs (doz)Whole MilkCheddar (8oz)Butter (1lb)Flour (5 lb)Sugar (4 lb)Veg. OilWW BreadTuna (5oz)SpaghettiPasta SauceCoffee (12oz)TP (12pk)Total
Basics Market$1.99🌱$1.49🌱$9.95🌱$1.99🌱$3.49🌱$8.99$7.99$7.59🌱$6.49$2.99$5.99$4.79$4.99$7.49$7.19🌱$1.49$1.49$4.79🌱$16.99🌱$7.49$115.66
Chuck's Fresh Markets$1.29$0.59$3.99$0.99$1.42$3.99$7.99$2.99$4.99$3.99$4.49$3.99$4.49$4.99$1.99$1.79$2.49$3.99$11.99$8.99$81.43
Market of Choice$1.99$0.89$2.99$1.39$3.39$8.99$6.99$2.98$3.99$4.69$4.69$4.89$4.69$4.99$2.99$1.67$2.50$3.49$10.99$8.60$87.79
New Seasons$2.99🌱$0.99🌱$9.95🌱$1.99$2.99🌱$5.99$7.99$3.99$3.79$5.19$4.19$4.49$3.69$6.29$2.79$1.67$3.50$3.99$12.99$14.39$103.85
Roth's Fresh Markets$1.29$0.59$4.95$0.99$2.99$6.29$7.49$2.99$4.99$2.99$4.49$3.99$4.49$4.99$2.19$1.79$2.49$2.59$8.99$8.99$80.56
Whole Foods$2.49$0.69$3.69$1.49$2.29$5.99$8.49$4.29$4.09$2.99$4.29$3.39$4.39$7.19$3.29$2.39$1.19🌱$2.59🌱$10.19$5.69$81.10
Zupan's Markets$2.49$0.99🌱$9.95🌱$2.29🌱$4.00🌱$10.99$10.99$3.49$5.49$5.99$7.45$5.99$5.79$10.50$7.25🌱$3.45$7.99$9.99$16.50$16.49$148.07
Specialty & Co-ops
StoreApples/lbBananas/lbPotatoes (5lb)Onions/lbRomaineChicken/lbGr. Beef/lbEggs (doz)Whole MilkCheddar (8oz)Butter (1lb)Flour (5 lb)Sugar (4 lb)Veg. OilWW BreadTuna (5oz)SpaghettiPasta SauceCoffee (12oz)TP (12pk)Total
Alberta Co-op$1.99🌱$1.29🌱$7.45🌱$1.79🌱$3.29🌱$10.99🌱$10.99$4.99$5.99$6.99🌱$5.49$3.79$15.16🌱$26.99🌱$3.99$2.99$3.49🌱$3.50🌱$13.99$16.99$152.14
Barbur World Foods$1.29$0.99$4.95$0.59$3.29🌱$4.99$6.99$3.99$5.99$6.49$5.49$5.99$7.49$11.99$5.49$1.99$3.99$5.99🌱$15.49$18.49$121.96
Natural Grocers$1.99🌱$0.89🌱$6.45🌱$1.19🌱$3.79🌱$7.99$7.75$2.99$10.35🌱$5.49🌱$9.59🌱$5.89$19.80🌱$25.94🌱$3.99🌱$2.89$2.49🌱$4.99🌱$11.99🌱$13.79$150.24
People's Food Co-op$2.19🌱$1.49🌱$7.45🌱$1.49🌱$3.29🌱$9.58$13.58$7.59🌱$10.98🌱$6.99🌱$5.99🌱$6.99🌱$17.92🌱$22.19🌱$5.99$1.60$3.49🌱$4.59🌱$10.99🌱$14.99$159.37

* Costco prices are converted to a per-unit equivalent to match the quantities sold at other stores.

People's Food Co-op does not sell meat. Vegan substitutions are used for ground beef and chicken. The market-wide average price for canned tuna is used in place of a store-specific price.