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Food 4 Less vs Macey's

As of November 11, 2026, Food 4 Less is cheaper. You'd pay about 9% less for the same groceries at Food 4 Less than at Macey's.

Food 4 Less vs Macey's at a glance

  • Food 4 Less is cheaper in all 10 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Food 4 Less is 9% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $63.19 at Food 4 Less and $65.55 at Macey's.

Food 4 Less vs Macey's: 3,550 products compared

  • Food 4 Less: cheaper on 2,435 items — overall winner on average price
  • Macey's: beats Food 4 Less on 763 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 352 items

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How much you'd save at Food 4 Less

  • Average prices: $4.67 at Food 4 Less vs $5.12 at Macey's
  • Basket savings: save about $9.00 on a 20-item basket at Food 4 Less (45¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 45¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Food 4 Less and Macey's prices are

  • Within 10%: 990 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,299 items
  • More than 25% apart: 909 items
  • Typical gap: 15.8% per item, where the prices differ
  • L'il Critters Gummy Vites Multivitamin Gummies

    Biggest saving at Food 4 LessL'il Critters Gummy Vites Multivitamin Gummies$12.99 vs $21.29 at Macey's — save $8.30

  • BOOST Original Very Vanilla 10g Protein Nutritional Drinks - 12 pk

    Biggest saving at Macey'sBOOST Original Very Vanilla 10g Protein Nutritional Drinks - 12 pk$10.49 vs $18.99 at Food 4 Less — save $8.50

The same basket at Food 4 Less and Macey's

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Food 4 Less and Macey's.

ProductFood 4 LessMacey's
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$2.99$2.19
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.49$3.99
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.70$0.79
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.49$4.99
Thomas' Original English Muffins$4.49$3.49
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$11.99$11.99
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$5.99$5.99
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.50$2.49
Dave's Killer Bread Organic 21 Whole Grains & Seeds Bread 27 Ounces$5.99$7.99
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$3.39
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.00$2.99
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.79$5.29
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.29$1.49
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.49$4.99
Total$63.19$65.55

Food 4 Less is $2.36 cheaper on this basket.

Food 4 Less vs Macey's prices by aisle

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

AisleFood 4 LessMacey'sCheaperGap
Frozen112 items$5.13$6.16Food 4 Less · 17%
Fresh produce60 items$2.87$3.29Food 4 Less · 13%
Ready meals587 items$4.07$4.60Food 4 Less · 12%
Dairy291 items$4.05$4.56Food 4 Less · 11%
Meat202 items$5.39$5.93Food 4 Less · 9%
Pantry693 items$3.81$4.20Food 4 Less · 9%
Beverages735 items$5.76$6.16Food 4 Less · 7%
Baby food92 items$4.11$4.36Food 4 Less · 6%
Snacks571 items$4.53$4.83Food 4 Less · 6%
Bakery153 items$4.65$4.88Food 4 Less · 5%

Food 4 Less vs Macey's 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 levelFood 4 LessMacey'sCheaperGap
Under $31,048 items$1.93$2.19Food 4 Less · 12%
$3 to $102,269 items$4.99$5.49Food 4 Less · 9%
Over $10233 items$13.82$14.61Food 4 Less · 5%

Healthier groceries: Food 4 Less vs Macey's

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

Ingredient scoreFood 4 LessMacey'sCheaperGap
Score A553 items$4.12$4.41Food 4 Less · 7%
Score AB713 items$4.40$4.95Food 4 Less · 11%
Score B1,131 items$4.65$5.10Food 4 Less · 9%
Score C1,153 items$5.11$5.57Food 4 Less · 8%

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

Where Food 4 Less and Macey's rank on price

  • Food 4 Less: #14 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 58 of the 70 stores it's compared with, prices about 7% below theirs on average.
  • Macey's: #46 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 30 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% above theirs on average.

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