Amazon vs Tom Thumb

Amazon vs Tom Thumb at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Amazon is still cheaper on meat (15% less).
• For items under $3, Amazon is the cheaper store (16% less on average).
• The same 14-product basket costs $41.11 at Amazon and $48.47 at Tom Thumb.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Tom Thumb is 21% cheaper.

How far apart Amazon and Tom Thumb prices are

• Within 10%: 196 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 434 items
• More than 25% apart: 740 items
• Typical gap: 27.3% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at AmazonPamela's Baking & Pancake Mix$19.50 vs $33.59 at Tom Thumb — save $14.09

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  Biggest saving at Tom ThumbCoombs Orgnic Maple Syrup - 32 Fl. Oz.$22.99 vs $34.50 at Amazon — save $11.51

The same basket at Amazon and Tom Thumb

The 14 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Amazon and Tom Thumb.

Amazon is $7.36 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Amazon vs Tom Thumb prices by aisle

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

Amazon vs Tom Thumb 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 Tom Thumb

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

Ingredient score	Amazon	Tom Thumb	CheaperGap
Score A385 items	$8.28	$6.80	Tom Thumb · 18%
Score AB381 items	$7.36	$5.57	Tom Thumb · 24%
Score B309 items	$7.53	$5.15	Tom Thumb · 32%
Score C322 items	$6.89	$4.82	Tom Thumb · 30%

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