West
Comparable 11-item basket · as of May 2026+ $56.12 +0.2% vs U.S.
Comparable basket, West. Monthly values use items priced that month; some staples report bi-monthly.
Groceries in the West are 0.2% more expensive than the national average. The comparable 11-item basket costs $56.12 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 down 2.0%.
Relative to the rest of the country, the West pays the most above average for bread (+12%) and chicken breast (+12%). It comes in below the national average on potato chips (-14%) and oranges (-6%). Each figure is the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average price, not an estimate.
Item by item vs. the national average
| Item | West | U.S. avg | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread /lb | $2.05 | $1.83 | +11.9% |
| Chicken breast /lb | $4.67 | $4.17 | +11.9% |
| Bananas /lb | $0.72 | $0.65 | +11.3% |
| Bacon /lb | $7.13 | $6.71 | +6.3% |
| Chicken /lb | $2.09 | $2.04 | +2.8% |
| Potatoes /lb | $0.92 | $0.89 | +2.5% |
| Ground beef /lb | $6.71 | $6.75 | -0.6% |
| Ham /lb | $5.18 | $5.46 | -5.2% |
| Lemons /lb | $1.97 | $2.09 | -5.7% |
| Oranges /lb | $1.45 | $1.54 | -5.8% |
| Potato chips /16oz | $5.69 | $6.58 | -13.5% |