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Food Lion vs Price Chopper

As of November 11, 2026, Food Lion is cheaper. You'd pay about 16% less for the same groceries at Food Lion than at Price Chopper.

Food Lion vs Price Chopper 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 15% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $58.34 at Food Lion and $69.45 at Price Chopper.

Food Lion vs Price Chopper: 5,001 products compared

  • Food Lion: cheaper on 3,946 items — overall winner on average price
  • Price Chopper: beats Food Lion on 862 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 193 items

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How much you'd save at Food Lion

  • Average prices: $4.76 at Food Lion vs $5.65 at Price Chopper
  • Basket savings: save about $17.80 on a 20-item basket at Food Lion (89¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 89¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Food Lion and Price Chopper prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,101 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,989 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,718 items
  • Typical gap: 19.1% per item, where the prices differ
  • Osteo Bi-Flex Triple Strength Glucosamine & Chondroitin Caplets

    Biggest saving at Food LionOsteo Bi-Flex Triple Strength Glucosamine & Chondroitin Caplets$27.49 vs $46.49 at Price Chopper — save $19.00

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

    Biggest saving at Price ChopperBOOST Original Very Vanilla 10g Protein Nutritional Drinks - 12 pk$10.99 vs $21.69 at Food Lion — save $10.70

The same basket at Food Lion and Price Chopper

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

ProductFood LionPrice Chopper
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.49$2.79
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$1.09
Almond Breeze Dairy Free Unsweetened Original Almond Milk Half Gallon$3.69$3.79
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.29$5.39
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$8.99$10.49
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$4.99$9.29
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$4.59$2.49
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.00$3.49
Dave's Killer Bread Organic 21 Whole Grains & Seeds Bread 27 Ounces$6.49$7.49
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.59$2.99
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$2.50$3.99
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.00$4.09
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$3.49$5.29
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.25$1.69
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.19$5.09
Total$58.34$69.45

Food Lion is $11.11 cheaper on this basket.

Food Lion vs Price Chopper prices by aisle

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

AisleFood LionPrice ChopperCheaperGap
Fresh produce36 items$3.08$3.96Food Lion · 22%
Ready meals943 items$3.87$4.97Food Lion · 22%
Meat301 items$5.78$7.13Food Lion · 19%
Dairy374 items$4.15$5.08Food Lion · 18%
Bakery279 items$4.40$5.16Food Lion · 15%
Frozen53 items$5.64$6.64Food Lion · 15%
Pantry1,107 items$3.87$4.53Food Lion · 15%
Beverages728 items$6.24$7.14Food Lion · 13%
Snacks973 items$4.79$5.46Food Lion · 12%
Baby food101 items$3.85$4.13Food Lion · 7%

Food Lion vs Price Chopper 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 LionPrice ChopperCheaperGap
Under $31,181 items$1.88$2.31Food Lion · 19%
$3 to $103,430 items$4.74$5.67Food Lion · 16%
Over $10390 items$13.64$15.59Food Lion · 12%

Healthier groceries: Food Lion vs Price Chopper

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

Ingredient scoreFood LionPrice ChopperCheaperGap
Score A612 items$4.38$5.11Food Lion · 14%
Score AB1,127 items$4.47$5.27Food Lion · 15%
Score B1,618 items$4.73$5.57Food Lion · 15%
Score C1,644 items$5.13$6.19Food Lion · 17%

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

Where Food Lion and Price Chopper rank on price

  • Food Lion: #6 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 67 of the 73 stores it's compared with, prices about 11% below theirs on average.
  • Price Chopper: #54 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 21 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 5% above theirs on average.

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