Food Lion vs Market Street

Food Lion vs Market Street at a glance

• Food Lion is cheaper in all 8 aisles we compared.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Food Lion is 7% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $54.49 at Food Lion and $61.57 at Market Street.

How far apart Food Lion and Market Street prices are

• Within 10%: 1,558 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 2,551 items
• More than 25% apart: 1,128 items
• Typical gap: 14.9% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Food LionFood Lion Boneless Beef New York Strip Steak - 4 ct Fresh$24.73 vs $44.82 at Market Street — save $20.09

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  Biggest saving at Market StreetStarbucks Single-Origin Sumatra Dark Roast Ground Coffee$7.97 vs $12.99 at Food Lion — save $5.02

The same basket at Food Lion and Market Street

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

Food Lion is $7.08 cheaper on this basket.

Food Lion vs Market Street prices by aisle

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

Food Lion vs Market Street 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 Market Street

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

Ingredient score	Food Lion	Market Street	CheaperGap
Score A664 items	$4.81	$5.10	Food Lion · 6%
Score AB1,278 items	$4.52	$4.89	Food Lion · 8%
Score B2,035 items	$4.48	$4.79	Food Lion · 6%
Score C2,191 items	$4.64	$5.12	Food Lion · 9%

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