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Food 4 Less vs United Supermarkets

As of November 11, 2026, Food 4 Less is cheaper. You'd pay about 3% less for the same groceries at Food 4 Less than at United Supermarkets.

Food 4 Less vs United Supermarkets at a glance

  • The same 15-product basket costs $61.57 at United Supermarkets and $62.20 at Food 4 Less.
  • Food 4 Less is cheaper in all 8 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Food 4 Less is 2% cheaper.

Food 4 Less vs United Supermarkets: 4,397 products compared

  • Food 4 Less: cheaper on 2,085 items — overall winner on average price
  • United Supermarkets: beats Food 4 Less on 1,594 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 718 items

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How much you'd save at Food 4 Less

  • Average prices: $4.84 at Food 4 Less vs $4.96 at United Supermarkets
  • Basket savings: save about $2.40 on a 20-item basket at Food 4 Less (12¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 12¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Food 4 Less and United Supermarkets prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,298 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,736 items
  • More than 25% apart: 645 items
  • Typical gap: 12.8% per item, where the prices differ
  • Frito Lay Flamin Hot Mix Variety Pack - 42 Count

    Biggest saving at Food 4 LessFrito Lay Flamin Hot Mix Variety Pack - 42 Count$19.99 vs $27.99 at United Supermarkets — save $8.00

  • McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract 4 Ounces

    Biggest saving at United SupermarketsMcCormick Pure Vanilla Extract 4 Ounces$10.49 vs $19.99 at Food 4 Less — save $9.50

The same basket at Food 4 Less and United Supermarkets

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

ProductFood 4 LessUnited Supermarkets
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$2.99$2.99
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.49$3.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.70$0.79
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$5.00$4.49
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.50$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$4.79$4.49
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.29$1.49
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.49$4.29
Total$62.20$61.57

United Supermarkets is $0.63 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Food 4 Less vs United Supermarkets prices by aisle

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

AisleFood 4 LessUnited SupermarketsCheaperGap
Ready meals639 items$4.48$4.79Food 4 Less · 6%
Dairy443 items$4.33$4.56Food 4 Less · 5%
Meat209 items$5.90$6.21Food 4 Less · 5%
Frozen171 items$5.18$5.30Food 4 Less · 2%
Snacks958 items$4.92$5.00Food 4 Less · 2%
Bakery213 items$4.63$4.67Food 4 Less · 1%
Pantry721 items$4.11$4.15Food 4 Less · 1%
Beverages1,004 items$5.50$5.53Same

Food 4 Less 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 levelFood 4 LessUnited SupermarketsCheaperGap
Under $31,149 items$2.03$2.16Food 4 Less · 6%
$3 to $102,964 items$5.13$5.26Food 4 Less · 2%
Over $10284 items$13.17$13.21Same

Healthier groceries: Food 4 Less vs United Supermarkets

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

Ingredient scoreFood 4 LessUnited SupermarketsCheaperGap
Score A557 items$4.79$4.86Food 4 Less · 1%
Score AB853 items$4.75$4.90Food 4 Less · 3%
Score B1,511 items$4.53$4.69Food 4 Less · 3%
Score C1,476 items$5.22$5.32Food 4 Less · 2%

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

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