EGGS $2.19/doz ▼2.6%MILK $4.22/gal ▲2.0%BREAD $1.83/lb ▼2.1%FLOUR $0.54/lb ▲0.2%RICE $1.07/lb ▼0.5%SPAGHETTI & MACARONI $1.37/lb ▲2.3%GROUND BEEF $6.75/lb ▼2.2%CHICKEN $2.04/lb ▲0.5%CHICKEN BREAST $4.17/lb ▲0.1%BACON $6.71/lb ▼1.7%HAM $5.46/lb ▲1.0%PORK CHOPS $4.91/lb ▲6.7%TOMATOES $2.49/lb ▼7.4%POTATOES $0.89/lb ▲4.0%LETTUCE $1.96/lb ▲20.6%BANANAS $0.65/lb ▼1.2%ORANGES $1.54/lb ▲2.5%LEMONS $2.09/lb ▲2.9%COFFEE $9.51/lb ▼2.2%SUGAR $1.03/lb ▲2.8%BUTTER $3.93/lb ▼6.8%CHEDDAR CHEESE $5.69/lb ▼5.7%ORANGE JUICE $4.97/16oz ▲1.4%POTATO CHIPS $6.58/16oz ▼2.5%EGGS $2.19/doz ▼2.6%MILK $4.22/gal ▲2.0%BREAD $1.83/lb ▼2.1%FLOUR $0.54/lb ▲0.2%RICE $1.07/lb ▼0.5%SPAGHETTI & MACARONI $1.37/lb ▲2.3%GROUND BEEF $6.75/lb ▼2.2%CHICKEN $2.04/lb ▲0.5%CHICKEN BREAST $4.17/lb ▲0.1%BACON $6.71/lb ▼1.7%HAM $5.46/lb ▲1.0%PORK CHOPS $4.91/lb ▲6.7%TOMATOES $2.49/lb ▼7.4%POTATOES $0.89/lb ▲4.0%LETTUCE $1.96/lb ▲20.6%BANANAS $0.65/lb ▼1.2%ORANGES $1.54/lb ▲2.5%LEMONS $2.09/lb ▲2.9%COFFEE $9.51/lb ▼2.2%SUGAR $1.03/lb ▲2.8%BUTTER $3.93/lb ▼6.8%CHEDDAR CHEESE $5.69/lb ▼5.7%ORANGE JUICE $4.97/16oz ▲1.4%POTATO CHIPS $6.58/16oz ▼2.5%
THE GROCERY PRICE INDEX

Midwest

Comparable 11-item basket · as of May 2026+
$55.81 -0.4% vs U.S.
Region #3 of 4 by basket cost · YoY ▲ 2.6% · national comparable $56.03
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$3.91$17.84$31.78$45.72$59.65 $55.81 198019891998200720172026

Comparable basket, Midwest. Monthly values use items priced that month; some staples report bi-monthly.

Groceries in the Midwest are 0.4% cheaper than the national average. The comparable 11-item basket costs $55.81 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 2.6%.

Relative to the rest of the country, the Midwest pays the most above average for lemons (+12%) and chicken (+7%). It comes in below the national average on potatoes (-15%) and bread (-9%). Each figure is the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average price, not an estimate.

Item by item vs. the national average

ItemMidwestU.S. avgDifference
Lemons /lb $2.35 $2.09 +12.3%
Chicken /lb $2.17 $2.04 +6.5%
Ham /lb $5.67 $5.46 +4%
Ground beef /lb $6.89 $6.75 +2.2%
Chicken breast /lb $4.17 $4.17 0%
Oranges /lb $1.52 $1.54 -1.2%
Bacon /lb $6.54 $6.71 -2.5%
Bananas /lb $0.62 $0.65 -3.6%
Potato chips /16oz $6.09 $6.58 -7.5%
Bread /lb $1.66 $1.83 -9.4%
Potatoes /lb $0.76 $0.89 -15.1%