Northeast
Comparable 11-item basket · as of April 2026+ $58.60 +4.6% vs U.S.
Comparable basket, Northeast. Monthly values use items priced that month; some staples report bi-monthly.
Groceries in the Northeast are 4.6% more expensive than the national average. The comparable 11-item basket costs $58.60 here versus $56.03 for the U.S. city average, using each item's latest BLS price. Over the past year the regional basket is up 6.8%.
Relative to the rest of the country, the Northeast pays the most above average for potato chips (+19%) and bacon (+12%). It comes in below the national average on chicken breast (-7%) and lemons (-4%). Each figure is the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average price, not an estimate.
Item by item vs. the national average
| Item | Northeast | U.S. avg | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato chips /16oz | $7.83 | $6.58 | +19% |
| Bacon /lb | $7.50 | $6.71 | +11.7% |
| Chicken /lb | $2.18 | $2.04 | +7.1% |
| Oranges /lb | $1.63 | $1.54 | +5.8% |
| Bread /lb | $1.92 | $1.83 | +5% |
| Bananas /lb | $0.67 | $0.65 | +4% |
| Ground beef /lb | $6.93 | $6.75 | +2.8% |
| Potatoes /lb | $0.91 | $0.89 | +1.3% |
| Ham /lb | $5.33 | $5.46 | -2.4% |
| Lemons /lb | $2.00 | $2.09 | -4.4% |
| Chicken breast /lb | $3.88 | $4.17 | -6.9% |