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CityMarket vs United Supermarkets

As of November 11, 2026, United Supermarkets is barely cheaper. You'd pay about 1% less for the same groceries at United Supermarkets than at City Market.

CityMarket vs United Supermarkets at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: CityMarket is cheaper in 3 of 9 aisles, led by meat (2% less).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), United Supermarkets is 3% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $62.07 at United Supermarkets and $65.12 at CityMarket.

CityMarket vs United Supermarkets: 5,482 products compared

  • United Supermarkets: cheaper on 2,480 items — overall winner on average price
  • CityMarket: beats United Supermarkets on 2,179 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 823 items

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How much you'd save at United Supermarkets

  • Average prices: $5.42 at United Supermarkets vs $5.47 at CityMarket
  • Basket savings: save about 100¢ on a 20-item basket at United Supermarkets (5¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 5¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart CityMarket and United Supermarkets prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,838 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,173 items
  • More than 25% apart: 648 items
  • Typical gap: 12.5% per item, where the prices differ
  • Starbucks Caffè Verona Dark Roast K-Cup Coffee Pods

    Biggest saving at CityMarketStarbucks Caffè Verona Dark Roast K-Cup Coffee Pods$26.99 vs $38.99 at United Supermarkets — save $12.00

  • McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract 4 Ounces

    Biggest saving at United SupermarketsMcCormick Pure Vanilla Extract 4 Ounces$10.49 vs $16.99 at CityMarket — save $6.50

The same basket at CityMarket and United Supermarkets

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

ProductCityMarketUnited Supermarkets
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.69$3.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.74$0.79
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$3.99
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$11.99$10.99
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$5.99$5.99
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$5.49$4.49
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.99$2.50
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.50$3.79
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.49$3.00
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.00$3.29
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$5.49$4.49
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.29$1.49
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.69$4.29
Total$65.12$62.07

United Supermarkets is $3.05 cheaper on this basket.

CityMarket vs United Supermarkets prices by aisle

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

AisleCityMarketUnited SupermarketsCheaperGap
Bakery285 items$4.80$4.69United Supermarkets · 2%
Beverages1,349 items$6.56$6.46United Supermarkets · 2%
Frozen198 items$5.58$5.44United Supermarkets · 2%
Meat256 items$6.81$6.96CityMarket · 2%
Pantry1,023 items$4.65$4.54United Supermarkets · 2%
Dairy545 items$4.50$4.56CityMarket · 1%
Fresh produce28 items$4.58$4.55United Supermarkets · 1%
Ready meals611 items$5.14$5.19CityMarket · 1%
Snacks1,162 items$5.46$5.38United Supermarkets · 1%

CityMarket vs United Supermarkets 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 levelCityMarketUnited SupermarketsCheaperGap
Under $31,173 items$2.13$2.18CityMarket · 2%
$3 to $103,820 items$5.46$5.37United Supermarkets · 2%
Over $10489 items$13.56$13.57Same

Healthier groceries: CityMarket vs United Supermarkets

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

Ingredient scoreCityMarketUnited SupermarketsCheaperGap
Score A783 items$5.23$5.02United Supermarkets · 4%
Score AB1,302 items$5.34$5.25United Supermarkets · 2%
Score B1,756 items$5.05$5.08CityMarket · 1%
Score C1,641 items$6.14$6.10United Supermarkets · 1%

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

Where CityMarket and United Supermarkets rank on price

  • United Supermarkets: #22 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 53 of the 75 stores it's compared with, prices about 5% below theirs on average.
  • CityMarket: #26 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 45 of the 73 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% below theirs on average.

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