Amazon vs Food Lion

Amazon vs Food Lion at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Amazon is still cheaper on baby food (3% less).
• The same 15-product basket costs $48.98 at Amazon and $50.72 at Food Lion.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Food Lion is 36% cheaper.

How far apart Amazon and Food Lion prices are

• Within 10%: 397 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 315 items
• More than 25% apart: 356 items
• Typical gap: 14.3% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at AmazonSimilac 360 Total Care Sensitive Milk-Based Infant Formula Powder 20.1 Ounces$38.49 vs $42.99 at Food Lion — save $4.50

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  Biggest saving at Food LionAunt Sue's Raw & Unfiltered Pure Wildflower Honey$12.99 vs $21.50 at Amazon — save $8.51

The same basket at Amazon and Food Lion

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

Amazon is $1.74 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Amazon vs Food Lion prices by aisle

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

Amazon vs Food Lion 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.

Healthier groceries: Amazon vs Food Lion

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

Ingredient score	Amazon	Food Lion	CheaperGap
Score A247 items	$7.19	$4.46	Food Lion · 38%
Score AB291 items	$6.17	$4.10	Food Lion · 34%
Score B249 items	$5.64	$4.01	Food Lion · 29%
Score C334 items	$6.38	$4.21	Food Lion · 34%

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