Ground coffee, medium roast price in Boston.
Live shelf prices for ground coffee, medium roast (12 oz) across all four major grocery delivery services in Boston, MA.
Ground coffee, medium roast · 12 oz
Northeast Urban- Instacart — AldiCheapest$7.23
- Walmart+$7.85
- Instacart — Wegmans$8.64
- Instacart — Sprouts$9.27
- Amazon Fresh (Prime)$10.15
- Whole Foods Market$12.39
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Compare full basketHow we got these numbers
- Instacart — Aldi:Category multiplier against Walmart base, adjusted for Northeast Urban ($7.23)
- Walmart+:Regional baseline ($7.85)
- Instacart — Wegmans:Category multiplier against Walmart base, adjusted for Northeast Urban ($8.64)
- Instacart — Sprouts:Category multiplier against Walmart base, adjusted for Northeast Urban ($9.27)
- Amazon Fresh (Prime):Live observation from Jul 7 ($10.15)
- Whole Foods Market:Live observation from Jul 7 ($12.39)
Live observations come from public weekly ads (Aldi, Whole Foods) and BLS Average Retail Food Prices, refreshed daily. Estimates use a per-category multiplier calibrated to NPR, Consumer Reports, and Tasting Table grocery comparison studies.
Why this category prices the way it does
Beverages — coffee, juice, soda — have the widest pricing band because shelf-pricing competition is fierce, but online delivery pricing often drops the in-store discounts.
Boston grocery context
Boston's grocery scene is shaped by the local Stop & Shop (Ahold Delhaize), Star Market (Albertsons), Market Basket (cult favorite, not on Instacart), and Roche Bros. Wegmans has multiple Boston-area stores (Newton, Burlington, Medford) with strong local following. Aldi has dense MA coverage. Whole Foods has multiple Boston and Cambridge locations. The metro's narrow streets and college-density mean delivery vehicles often double-park briefly — building access varies hugely between Back Bay brownstones and South End apartments.
Boston shoppers consistently get the best value from Instacart-Aldi for staples. Add Wegmans-via-Instacart for produce and prepared foods — the Newton and Medford stores have wide same-day windows. For Cambridge and Somerville, Trader Joe's is the cheapest premium fill-in option.
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