I spent some time pricing out the same staples across stores in different neighborhoods. The gaps are genuinely wild, but not in the way you’d expect.
Here’s what a dozen eggs costs right now:
– H-Mart (Amsterdam Ave): $9.99
– Pioneer Supermarket (Columbus Ave): $9.99
– Whole Foods (UWS): $7.99
– Key Food (Amsterdam): $6.79
– Fairway (UWS): $5.89
– Trader Joe’s (UWS): $3.49
It’s not always the fancy stores ripping you off. A Vital City reporter found kiwis at their local C-Town going for $9.99 while the same item was $6.99 at Whole Foods. Gothamist tracked prices across 20 stores for six months and found regional chains like C-Town and Foodtown were consistently more expensive than Trader Joe’s and Aldi.
So the neighborhood bodega or local chain that feels like it should be cheaper than Whole Foods sometimes isn’t.
Curious about a few things:
Do you already shop around, or do you just go to whatever’s closest? Are there stores or neighborhoods you’ve figured out are consistently cheaper? And is a subway trip worth it if you’d save $15-20 on a weekly shop?
Would love to know how people actually handle this. Feels like information that should be a lot easier to find.
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