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Amazon vs Cub

As of November 11, 2026, Cub is cheaper. You'd pay about 30% less for the same groceries at Cub than at Amazon.

Amazon vs Cub at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Amazon is still cheaper on baby food (12% less).
  • For items under $3, Amazon is the cheaper store (17% less on average).
  • The same 15-product basket costs $39.98 at Amazon and $46.75 at Cub.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Cub is 27% cheaper.

Amazon vs Cub: 1,555 products compared

  • Cub: cheaper on 672 items — overall winner on average price
  • Amazon: beats Cub on 857 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 26 items

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How much you'd save at Cub

  • Average prices: $5.04 at Cub vs $7.21 at Amazon
  • Basket savings: save about $43.40 on a 20-item basket at Cub ($2.17 less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average $2.17 price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Amazon and Cub prices are

  • Within 10%: 253 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 481 items
  • More than 25% apart: 795 items
  • Typical gap: 25.7% per item, where the prices differ
  • EleCare with DHA & ARA Powdered Formula for Infants

    Biggest saving at AmazonEleCare with DHA & ARA Powdered Formula for Infants$59.28 vs $69.99 at Cub — save $10.71

  • Hi Mountain Seasonings Original Snackin' Sticks Kit

    Biggest saving at CubHi Mountain Seasonings Original Snackin' Sticks Kit$19.99 vs $34.99 at Amazon — save $15.00

The same basket at Amazon and Cub

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Amazon and Cub.

ProductAmazonCub
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.96$0.79
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, 1 lb.$1.52$1.59
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.18$1.29
STARKIST 5OZ SOLID WHITE TUNA IN WATER$1.79$2.49
Hormel Mary Kitchen Corned Beef Hash, 14 oz$3.97$4.79
Chef Boyardee Beefaroni in Tomato and Meat Sauce Ready-to-eat Meal$1.79$1.79
Ocean Spray Craisins Dried Cranberries, 5 oz$2.49$3.49
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 45 Ounces$5.99$8.49
Bush's Best Bourbon & Brown Sugar Grillin' Beans 22 Oz$2.82$3.49
Nutella & Go! Hazelnut Spread And Breadsticks$2.48$2.39
Gerber Sitter 2nd Foods Turkey And Gravy 2.5 Oz$1.26$1.69
Gerber 2nd Foods Banana Blackberry Blueberry Baby Food 2 Pack$2.19$1.99
Shake 'N Bake Original Pork Seasoned Coating Mix, 2 count, 5 oz$4.23$5.49
Bush's Best Grillin' Beans, Steakhouse Recipe 22 Oz$2.69$3.49
McCormick Pure Lemon Extract 2 Ounces$4.62$3.49
Total$39.98$46.75

Amazon is $6.77 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Amazon vs Cub prices by aisle

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

AisleAmazonCubCheaperGap
Snacks35 items$11.79$5.93Cub · 50%
Pantry1,216 items$7.46$5.00Cub · 33%
Ready meals179 items$4.73$4.08Cub · 14%
Baby food63 items$6.59$7.50Amazon · 12%
Meat25 items$5.26$4.86Cub · 8%

Amazon vs Cub 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 levelAmazonCubCheaperGap
Under $3302 items$1.97$2.36Amazon · 17%
$3 to $101,071 items$6.14$5.17Cub · 16%
Over $10182 items$22.25$8.73Cub · 61%

Healthier groceries: Amazon vs Cub

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

Ingredient scoreAmazonCubCheaperGap
Score A402 items$7.55$5.31Cub · 30%
Score AB410 items$6.78$5.12Cub · 24%
Score B336 items$7.03$4.73Cub · 33%
Score C407 items$7.47$4.94Cub · 34%

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

Where Amazon and Cub rank on price

  • Cub: #44 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 31 of the 76 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% above theirs on average.
  • Amazon: #80 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 1 of the 51 stores it's compared with, prices about 34% above theirs on average.

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