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Albertsons vs Giant Food Stores

As of October 20, 2026, Giant Food Stores is cheaper. You'd pay about 6% less for the same groceries at Giant Food Stores than at Albertsons.

Albertsons vs Giant Food Stores at a glance

  • Giant Food Stores is cheaper in all 9 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Giant Food Stores is 7% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $53.39 at Giant Food Stores and $59.45 at Albertsons.

Albertsons vs Giant Food Stores: 6,613 products compared

  • Giant Food Stores: cheaper on 3,763 items — overall winner on average price
  • Albertsons: beats Giant Food Stores on 2,141 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 709 items

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How much you'd save at Giant Food Stores

  • Average prices: $5.43 at Giant Food Stores vs $5.76 at Albertsons
  • Basket savings: save about $6.60 on a 20-item basket at Giant Food Stores (33¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 33¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Albertsons and Giant Food Stores prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,941 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,723 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,240 items
  • Typical gap: 14.3% per item, where the prices differ
  • Bertolli Olive Oil Extra Light Tasting - 51 Fl. Oz.

    Biggest saving at AlbertsonsBertolli Olive Oil Extra Light Tasting - 51 Fl. Oz.$22.99 vs $29.99 at Giant Food Stores — save $7.00

  • California Olive Ranch 100% California Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 33.8 Fl. Oz.

    Biggest saving at Giant Food StoresCalifornia Olive Ranch 100% California Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 33.8 Fl. Oz.$24.99 vs $47.49 at Albertsons — save $22.50

The same basket at Albertsons and Giant Food Stores

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Albertsons and Giant Food Stores.

ProductAlbertsonsGiant Food Stores
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$3.00$3.00
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$5.49$3.49
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$2.49$2.39
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.67$0.99
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$3.29$2.49
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.99$3.59
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.99$3.89
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$4.99$3.89
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$3.00$4.49
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.49$1.00
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.59$3.50
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.99$2.49
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$5.49$4.79
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$2.99$3.00
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$10.99$10.39
Total$59.45$53.39

Giant Food Stores is $6.06 cheaper on this basket.

Albertsons vs Giant Food Stores prices by aisle

Average price of the matched products in each aisle, biggest difference first.

AisleAlbertsonsGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Fresh produce28 items$7.11$5.47Giant Food Stores · 23%
Frozen58 items$4.97$4.28Giant Food Stores · 14%
Pantry1,401 items$5.64$5.12Giant Food Stores · 9%
Bakery325 items$5.34$4.97Giant Food Stores · 7%
Beverages1,159 items$6.28$5.85Giant Food Stores · 7%
Dairy735 items$5.35$5.00Giant Food Stores · 7%
Ready meals1,007 items$5.16$4.92Giant Food Stores · 5%
Meat375 items$7.25$6.91Giant Food Stores · 5%
Snacks1,490 items$5.78$5.72Giant Food Stores · 1%

Albertsons vs Giant Food Stores on cheap and pricier items

The same products grouped by what they cost — a store can win on everyday basics and lose on bigger-ticket items, or the other way round.

Price levelAlbertsonsGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Under $31,392 items$2.28$2.13Giant Food Stores · 7%
$3 to $104,646 items$5.73$5.40Giant Food Stores · 6%
Over $10575 items$14.43$13.65Giant Food Stores · 5%

Healthier groceries: Albertsons vs Giant Food Stores

Matched products grouped by their Labeled ingredient score, from A (cleanest ingredients) to C.

Ingredient scoreAlbertsonsGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Score A835 items$6.72$6.10Giant Food Stores · 9%
Score AB1,686 items$5.88$5.55Giant Food Stores · 6%
Score B2,184 items$5.39$5.13Giant Food Stores · 5%
Score C1,907 items$5.66$5.38Giant Food Stores · 5%

Scores come from the Labeled app, which grades each product's ingredients against research from the FDA, EFSA, WHO and others.

Where Albertsons and Giant Food Stores rank on price

  • Giant Food Stores: #26 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 24 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 2% below theirs on average.
  • Albertsons: #37 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 11 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% above theirs on average.

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