Fred Meyer vs QFC prices: Who is cheaper?
Fred Meyer is a popular store in the Northwest part of the US. Quality Food Centers is best known as QFC and is also located in the Northwest.
What is super interesting, is that both Fred Meyer and QFC are part of the Kroger Co now. This would make me think that both stores would have similar pricing.
Let’s compare pricing for Fred Meyer and QFC in Portland, OR and see if one store has cheaper prices for groceries. Scroll to the end to see the final result. (The results will probably shock you!)
Is QFC more expensive than Fred Meyer?
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 Portland, Oregan. 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 | Fred Meyer Price | QFC Price |
| 6 bananas | $0.59 a lb = $1.50 | $0.65 a lb = $1.62 |
| Celery | 1 stalk= $0.99 | 1 stalk = $1.69 |
| Coleslaw Mix | Kroger 16oz bag = $1.99 | Kroger 16oz bag = $1.89 |
| Potatoes | 5lb bag of Russets= $2.29 | 5lb bag of Russets= $2.49 |
| Yellow Squash | $0.85 each | $1.00 each |
| Cucumber | $0.79 each | $0.99 each |
| Roma Tomato x4 | $0.99 a lb = $1.20 | $1.99 a lb = $2.40 |
| Total: (7 items) | $9.61 | $12.08 |
In the produce section, Fred Meyer came out cheaper with a total of $9.61. This was $2.47 cheaper than QFC at $12.08.
Deli/Meats
This is all the meats that we will need from the deli and meat counter.
| Item | Fred Meyer Price |