Price Chopper vs Stop & Shop Prices: Who is Cheaper?
Price Chopper is a chain grocery store with about 130 locations mostly in the Northeast. Stop & Shop has over 400 stores and they are also mostly in the Northeast as well.
We are going to make a meal plan and grocery list, then price compare at Price Chopper and Stop and Shop to find out who has the cheapest prices on groceries!
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Is Price Chopper cheaper than Stop and Shop?
For this price comparison, I have made a meal plan for a family of 4 using “25 Cheap food that fills you up when you are broke!” as a guide. Our plan is to get groceries for a week that are healthy and cheap!
Here is our meal plan:
Breakfasts
- Chocolate Banana Overnight Oats
- Easy Sausage Muffins (1cup of Biscuit Mix, 1 lb of sausage, 4 eggs, 1 cup of cheese)
- Scrambled Eggs with Biscuits and applesauce
Lunches
- Pepperoni Pizza Quesadillas
- Salad with Hard Boiled Eggs x2
- Leftover Chicken & Salad Wraps
- Dinner Leftovers
Dinners
- Eggroll in a Bowl (1 lb ground turkey, 1/2 bag of coleslaw mix, soy sauce)
- Kielbasa Sausage, Potato, Squash Sheet Pan Bake
- Baked Chicken Thighs, Soy Sauce Rice, and California Blend Vegetables
- Chicken Parmesan Pasta (chicken breasts, pasta, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, breadcrumbs) with side salad
- BBQ Chicken Wraps with Coleslaw (1/2 bag of coleslaw mix)
- Cheesy Shepherd’s Pie (ground turkey, mash potatoes, tomato sauce, frozen peas and cheese) with Biscuits
Snacks
- Bananas
- Celery with Ranch or Peanut Butter
- Homemade Granola Bars (peanut butter, quick oats, and chocolate chips)
- Applesauce
Sweet Treat
- Peach Cobbler (using biscuit mix and canned peaches)
For this price comparison, I am using prices available in Southington, Connecticut. I will be selecting items for our meal plan that are the absolute cheapest.
This means mostly generic store brand options and the smallest size needed. This may not be the best value, but we are going for the cheapest option.
We are assuming that we already have kitchen basics like cooking oil, seasonings, salt/pepper, and baking powder at home. Everything else needed for the meal plan will need to be purchased.
For a more in depth break down on how I would make this meal plan work, check out “Healthy Grocery List for Family of 4 on a Budget #4.”
Produce Section
This is all the fresh vegetables and fruits we need for the week.
| Item | Price Chopper Price | Stop & Shop Price |
| 6 bananas | $0.65 a lb = $1.86 | 4-6 ct bunch = $1.52 |
| Celery | 1 stalk= $2.19 | 1 stalk = $1.99 |
| Coleslaw Mix | Fresh Express 10oz bag = $2.79 | Dole 14oz bag = $1.99 |
| Potatoes | 5lb bag of Russets = $3.79 | 5lb bag of Russets = $3.49 |
| Yellow Squash | $1.57 each | $0.68 each * on sale* |
| Cucumber | $0.99 each | $0.99 each |
| Roma Tomato x4 | $0.79 each x 4= $3.16 | $0.43 each x 4= $1.72 |
| Total: (7 items) | $16.35 | $12.38 |
In the produce section, Stop and Shop came out cheaper with a total of $12.38. This was $3.97 cheaper than the total at Price Chopper.
Deli/Meats
This is all the meats that we will need from the deli and meat counter.
| Item | Price Chopper Price |