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Foodtown vs Price Chopper

As of November 11, 2026, Price Chopper is barely cheaper. You'd pay about 2% less for the same groceries at Price Chopper than at Foodtown.

Foodtown vs Price Chopper at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Foodtown is cheaper in 3 of 10 aisles, led by fresh produce (9% less).
  • The same 15-product basket costs $74.21 at Foodtown and $75.95 at Price Chopper.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Price Chopper is 2% cheaper.

Foodtown vs Price Chopper: 5,774 products compared

  • Price Chopper: cheaper on 2,861 items — overall winner on average price
  • Foodtown: beats Price Chopper on 2,552 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 361 items

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How much you'd save at Price Chopper

  • Average prices: $5.40 at Price Chopper vs $5.52 at Foodtown
  • Basket savings: save about $2.40 on a 20-item basket at Price Chopper (12¢ less per item)

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

How far apart Foodtown and Price Chopper prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,830 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,269 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,314 items
  • Typical gap: 15% per item, where the prices differ
  • Bertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil Rich Taste

    Biggest saving at FoodtownBertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil Rich Taste$11.99 vs $21.59 at Price Chopper — save $9.60

  • Nature Made Extra Strength Vitamin D3 5000 Iu (125 Mcg) Softgels

    Biggest saving at Price ChopperNature Made Extra Strength Vitamin D3 5000 Iu (125 Mcg) Softgels$17.99 vs $29.99 at Foodtown — save $12.00

The same basket at Foodtown and Price Chopper

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

ProductFoodtownPrice Chopper
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.28$2.79
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$5.49$7.09
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.75$1.09
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.99$5.39
Thomas' Original English Muffins$3.50$5.69
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$10.99$10.49
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$8.99$9.29
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$3.29$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$4.99$2.99
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$4.99$3.99
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.49$4.09
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.99$5.29
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.49$1.69
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$5.49$5.09
Total$74.21$75.95

Foodtown is $1.74 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Foodtown vs Price Chopper prices by aisle

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

AisleFoodtownPrice ChopperCheaperGap
Frozen261 items$7.11$6.38Price Chopper · 10%
Fresh produce92 items$3.37$3.69Foodtown · 9%
Ready meals903 items$5.34$5.07Price Chopper · 5%
Bakery298 items$5.47$5.70Foodtown · 4%
Dairy453 items$5.46$5.33Price Chopper · 3%
Pantry1,368 items$4.71$4.59Price Chopper · 3%
Baby food89 items$3.95$4.01Foodtown · 1%
Beverages959 items$6.22$6.17Price Chopper · 1%
Meat297 items$7.09$7.05Price Chopper · 1%
Snacks978 items$5.16$5.12Price Chopper · 1%

Foodtown 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 levelFoodtownPrice ChopperCheaperGap
Under $31,151 items$2.17$2.20Foodtown · 1%
$3 to $104,180 items$5.49$5.39Price Chopper · 2%
Over $10443 items$14.47$13.75Price Chopper · 5%

Healthier groceries: Foodtown vs Price Chopper

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

Ingredient scoreFoodtownPrice ChopperCheaperGap
Score A1,040 items$5.17$5.17Same
Score AB1,414 items$5.23$5.08Price Chopper · 3%
Score B1,663 items$5.30$5.17Price Chopper · 2%
Score C1,657 items$6.20$6.03Price Chopper · 3%

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

Where Foodtown and Price Chopper rank on price

  • Price Chopper: #54 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 21 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 5% above theirs on average.
  • Foodtown: #60 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 15 of the 75 stores it's compared with, prices about 7% above theirs on average.

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