请问,这个句子The price of meat is more expensive than other stores.

请问,这个句子The price of meat is more expensive than other stores.
如题.
The price of meat is more expensive than other stores.
是“肉的价格比其他东西贵.”还是“这家店卖的肉比其他店卖得贵.”
more than前后的内容不是要保持一致么？the price怎么能和other stores比较呢？如果是说“这家店的肉比其他家的贵”是不是应该这样说：The price of meat is more expensive than that in other stores.
我在字典里查到stores可做名词，相当于goods，表示“商品，货品”。