Cheapest Grocery Store in Shoreline 2026: Real Price Data

Butter at $18.00/lb? Here’s why

At Fred Meyer - Shoreline, Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter is priced at $4.50 (sale price, regular $5.99), translating to $18.00/lb. At Quality Food Center - Richmond Beach, the same product costs $4.99 (sale price, regular $6.99) or $19.96/lb. Both are on sale — but Fred Meyer offers the lower per-unit rate.

Biggest price gap: A snack that costs nearly double

The largest difference we tracked is for fruity pebbles cereal and candy. At Fred Meyer, it’s $3.99 ($31.92/lb), while at Quality Food Center, it’s $5.49 ($43.92/lb) — a 38% difference. This isn’t a sale; it’s a consistent pricing gap for the same 2 oz package.

Eggs: Identical prices across stores — mostly

Free range large brown eggs are priced identically at $9.49 (18-pack, $0.53/unit) at both Fred Meyer and Quality Food Center. But Organic Free Range large brown eggs (12-pack) show a smaller gap: $7.49 at Fred Meyer versus $8.49 at Quality Food Center — a 13% difference.

Per-unit savings: Potatoes and more

Russet Potatoes (5 lb) cost $2.69 ($0.54/lb) at Fred Meyer versus $2.99 ($0.60/lb) at Quality Food Center. For Efrutti Bunch of Bananas gummy candy (100 g), Fred Meyer offers $0.55/lb while Quality Food Center charges $0.75/lb — a 36% difference.

What’s the best value?

Among per-unit items, Free range large brown eggs at $0.53/egg is the cheapest at Fred Meyer. Among per-weight items, fruity pebbles cereal and candy at $43.92/lb at Quality Food Center had the highest per-lb cost. Not every product shows such variation — many, like Long grain rice and Vital Farms Unsalted Butter, are priced identically across both stores.

Important note

About 27% of the prices we tracked are on sale. Always verify in-store before shopping. Our data covers a selection of prices from Fred Meyer and Quality Food Center — other stores in Shoreline may have different pricing. Prices and promotions change frequently. This is a snapshot as of March 22, 2026.