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Albertsons vs Stop & Shop

As of October 20, 2026, Stop & Shop is cheaper. You'd pay about 3% less for the same groceries at Stop & Shop than at Albertsons.

Albertsons vs Stop & Shop at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Albertsons is still cheaper on meat (2% less).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Stop & Shop is 4% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $58.16 at Stop & Shop and $59.45 at Albertsons.

Albertsons vs Stop & Shop: 6,944 products compared

  • Stop & Shop: cheaper on 3,473 items — overall winner on average price
  • Albertsons: beats Stop & Shop on 2,466 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 1,005 items

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How much you'd save at Stop & Shop

  • Average prices: $5.64 at Stop & Shop vs $5.81 at Albertsons
  • Basket savings: save about $3.40 on a 20-item basket at Stop & Shop (17¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 17¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Albertsons and Stop & Shop prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,883 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,764 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,292 items
  • Typical gap: 14% per item, where the prices differ
  • Monster Zero Sugar Ultra Energy Drink Variety Pack Cans

    Biggest saving at AlbertsonsMonster Zero Sugar Ultra Energy Drink Variety Pack Cans$23.99 vs $33.49 at Stop & Shop — save $9.50

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

    Biggest saving at Stop & ShopCalifornia Olive Ranch 100% California Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 33.8 Fl. Oz.$25.39 vs $47.49 at Albertsons — save $22.10

The same basket at Albertsons and Stop & Shop

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Albertsons and Stop & Shop.

ProductAlbertsonsStop & Shop
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$3.00$2.99
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$2.00
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.99$4.49
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.99$3.49
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$4.99$3.49
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$3.00$4.29
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.49$1.39
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.59$3.99
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.99$3.79
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$5.49$6.99
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$2.99$3.99
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$10.99$10.39
Total$59.45$58.16

Stop & Shop is $1.29 cheaper on this basket.

Albertsons vs Stop & Shop prices by aisle

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

AisleAlbertsonsStop & ShopCheaperGap
Frozen54 items$4.60$4.24Stop & Shop · 8%
Pantry1,168 items$5.73$5.36Stop & Shop · 6%
Bakery297 items$5.20$5.01Stop & Shop · 4%
Dairy721 items$5.37$5.13Stop & Shop · 4%
Ready meals1,238 items$5.22$5.02Stop & Shop · 4%
Beverages1,270 items$7.08$6.93Stop & Shop · 2%
Meat336 items$6.81$6.96Albertsons · 2%
Snacks1,800 items$5.50$5.44Stop & Shop · 1%

Albertsons vs Stop & Shop 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 levelAlbertsonsStop & ShopCheaperGap
Under $31,339 items$2.29$2.10Stop & Shop · 8%
$3 to $104,968 items$5.67$5.49Stop & Shop · 3%
Over $10637 items$14.32$14.21Stop & Shop · 1%

Healthier groceries: Albertsons vs Stop & Shop

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

Ingredient scoreAlbertsonsStop & ShopCheaperGap
Score A878 items$6.53$6.17Stop & Shop · 6%
Score AB1,693 items$5.84$5.67Stop & Shop · 3%
Score B2,256 items$5.25$5.08Stop & Shop · 3%
Score C2,116 items$6.10$5.98Stop & Shop · 2%

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

Where Albertsons and Stop & Shop rank on price

  • Stop & Shop: #31 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 17 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% above 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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