Food Lion vs Smart & Final

Food Lion vs Smart & Final at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Smart & Final is still cheaper on baby food (2% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Food Lion is 8% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $61.48 at Food Lion and $71.55 at Smart & Final.

How far apart Food Lion and Smart & Final prices are

• Within 10%: 1,068 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 1,505 items
• More than 25% apart: 682 items
• Typical gap: 14.3% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Food LionFOLGERS 22.6 OUNCE COLOMBIAN Each$9.99 vs $17.49 at Smart & Final — save $7.50

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  Biggest saving at Smart & FinalPremier Protein Chocolate High 30g Protein Shakes - 12 pk$28.19 vs $35.99 at Food Lion — save $7.80

The same basket at Food Lion and Smart & Final

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

Food Lion is $10.07 cheaper on this basket.

Food Lion vs Smart & Final prices by aisle

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

Food Lion vs Smart & Final 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 Smart & Final

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

Ingredient score	Food Lion	Smart & Final	CheaperGap
Score A515 items	$5.00	$5.33	Food Lion · 6%
Score AB796 items	$4.72	$5.18	Food Lion · 9%
Score B1,147 items	$4.83	$5.32	Food Lion · 9%
Score C1,354 items	$5.09	$5.88	Food Lion · 14%

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

How the Food Lion vs Smart & Final price gap has changed

On Oct 16: Food Lion 9% cheaper. On Nov 11: Food Lion 10% cheaper. Each point is one price update (9 so far).