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CityMarket vs Festival Foods

As of November 11, 2026, City Market is cheaper. You'd pay about 3% less for the same groceries at City Market than at Festival Foods.

CityMarket vs Festival Foods at a glance

  • CityMarket is cheaper in all 10 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), CityMarket is 4% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $66.42 at CityMarket and $68.15 at Festival Foods.

CityMarket vs Festival Foods: 3,794 products compared

  • CityMarket: cheaper on 2,011 items — overall winner on average price
  • Festival Foods: beats CityMarket on 1,260 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 523 items

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How much you'd save at CityMarket

  • Average prices: $5.19 at CityMarket vs $5.35 at Festival Foods
  • Basket savings: save about $3.20 on a 20-item basket at CityMarket (16¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 16¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart CityMarket and Festival Foods prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,155 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,417 items
  • More than 25% apart: 699 items
  • Typical gap: 12.7% per item, where the prices differ
  • Vital Proteins UnFlavor Collagen Peptides Powder

    Biggest saving at CityMarketVital Proteins UnFlavor Collagen Peptides Powder$24.99 vs $41.99 at Festival Foods — save $17.00

  • Nature Made Prenatal with Folic Acid + DHA Softgels

    Biggest saving at Festival FoodsNature Made Prenatal with Folic Acid + DHA Softgels$26.99 vs $38.99 at CityMarket — save $12.00

The same basket at CityMarket and Festival Foods

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

ProductCityMarketFestival Foods
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.69$3.99
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.74$0.89
Almond Breeze Dairy Free Unsweetened Original Almond Milk Half Gallon$3.79$3.49
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.49$5.99
Thomas' Original English Muffins$4.49$4.99
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$11.99$10.99
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$5.99$7.49
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.99$2.99
Dave's Killer Bread Organic 21 Whole Grains & Seeds Bread 27 Ounces$6.79$7.39
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.50$3.49
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.49$2.99
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.00$3.29
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$5.49$3.99
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.29$1.19
Spam, Classic 12 Oz$4.69$4.99
Total$66.42$68.15

CityMarket is $1.73 cheaper on this basket.

CityMarket vs Festival Foods prices by aisle

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

AisleCityMarketFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Fresh produce39 items$3.03$4.06CityMarket · 25%
Ready meals489 items$4.36$4.70CityMarket · 7%
Meat231 items$6.00$6.48CityMarket · 7%
Bakery187 items$5.02$5.22CityMarket · 4%
Snacks635 items$5.10$5.30CityMarket · 4%
Dairy337 items$4.03$4.16CityMarket · 3%
Pantry734 items$4.15$4.22CityMarket · 2%
Frozen157 items$5.93$6.01CityMarket · 1%
Baby food37 items$4.18$4.19Same
Beverages902 items$6.33$6.34Same

CityMarket vs Festival Foods 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 levelCityMarketFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Under $3889 items$2.05$2.17CityMarket · 6%
$3 to $102,598 items$5.24$5.43CityMarket · 3%
Over $10307 items$13.82$13.86Same

Healthier groceries: CityMarket vs Festival Foods

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

Ingredient scoreCityMarketFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Score A562 items$4.72$4.77CityMarket · 1%
Score AB922 items$4.88$5.14CityMarket · 5%
Score B1,209 items$5.18$5.32CityMarket · 3%
Score C1,101 items$5.70$5.84CityMarket · 2%

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

Where CityMarket and Festival Foods rank on price

  • CityMarket: #26 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 45 of the 73 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% below theirs on average.
  • Festival Foods: #34 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 40 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 2% below theirs on average.

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