http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/05/26/columbia-study-finds-groceries-cheaper-in...

		rdouble on June 29, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Moving to New York: a Guide for Software Engineers http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/05/26/columbia-study-finds-... Anecdotally, I recently took a road trip across the southwest and Fairway was cheaper than similar stores in Tucson, Flagstaff, Moab and Boulder. In Minneapolis things got cheap again but in Northern MN/ND they are about the same (as NYC).

That's not surprising in the southwest, due to transportation costs.