Food Lion vs Giant Food Stores

Food Lion vs Giant Food Stores at a glance

• Food Lion is cheaper in all 10 aisles we compared.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Food Lion is 6% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $48.58 at Food Lion and $53.39 at Giant Food Stores.

How far apart Food Lion and Giant Food Stores prices are

• Within 10%: 2,285 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 2,878 items
• More than 25% apart: 1,119 items
• Typical gap: 13.1% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Food LionCulturelle Kids Berry Blast Flavor Probiotic Gummies$14.99 vs $21.99 at Giant Food Stores — save $7.00

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  Biggest saving at Giant Food StoresFisher Walnut Halves & Pieces$11.99 vs $16.99 at Food Lion — save $5.00

The same basket at Food Lion and Giant Food Stores

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Food Lion and Giant Food Stores.

Food Lion is $4.81 cheaper on this basket.

Food Lion vs Giant Food Stores prices by aisle

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

Food Lion vs Giant Food Stores 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: Food Lion vs Giant Food Stores

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

Ingredient score	Food Lion	Giant Food Stores	CheaperGap
Score A1,009 items	$4.49	$4.79	Food Lion · 6%
Score AB1,697 items	$4.68	$4.96	Food Lion · 6%
Score B2,267 items	$4.93	$5.20	Food Lion · 5%
Score C2,145 items	$4.81	$5.22	Food Lion · 8%

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