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Fry's Food vs United Supermarkets

As of November 11, 2026, United Supermarkets is barely cheaper. You'd pay about 1% less for the same groceries at United Supermarkets than at Fry's Food.

Fry's Food vs United Supermarkets at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Fry's Food is cheaper in 3 of 8 aisles, led by meat (3% less).
  • For items under $3, Fry's Food is the cheaper store (4% less on average).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), United Supermarkets is 1% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $61.57 at United Supermarkets and $62.51 at Fry's Food.

Fry's Food vs United Supermarkets: 5,499 products compared

  • United Supermarkets: cheaper on 2,358 items — overall winner on average price
  • Fry's Food: beats United Supermarkets on 2,275 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 866 items

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How much you'd save at United Supermarkets

  • Average prices: $5.36 at United Supermarkets vs $5.40 at Fry's Food
  • Basket savings: save about 80¢ on a 20-item basket at United Supermarkets (4¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 4¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Fry's Food and United Supermarkets prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,796 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,136 items
  • More than 25% apart: 701 items
  • Typical gap: 12.5% per item, where the prices differ
  • Bertolli Olive Oil Extra Virgin - 1.5 Liter

    Biggest saving at Fry's FoodBertolli Olive Oil Extra Virgin - 1.5 Liter$17.99 vs $25.99 at United Supermarkets — save $8.00

  • Peet's Coffee, Decaffeinated House Blend Dark Roast Single Serve Coffee Pods - 32ct Carton

    Biggest saving at United SupermarketsPeet's Coffee, Decaffeinated House Blend Dark Roast Single Serve Coffee Pods - 32ct Carton$21.99 vs $29.99 at Fry's Food — save $8.00

The same basket at Fry's Food and United Supermarkets

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Fry's Food and United Supermarkets.

ProductFry's FoodUnited Supermarkets
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.39$2.99
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.69$3.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.74$0.79
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.49$5.99
Thomas' Original English Muffins$3.79$3.99
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$11.99$10.99
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$5.99$5.99
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$5.00$4.49
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.99$2.50
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.99$3.79
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.49$3.00
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.00$3.29
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.49$4.49
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$0.88$1.49
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.59$4.29
Total$62.51$61.57

United Supermarkets is $0.94 cheaper on this basket.

Fry's Food vs United Supermarkets prices by aisle

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

AisleFry's FoodUnited SupermarketsCheaperGap
Meat305 items$6.65$6.85Fry's Food · 3%
Bakery296 items$4.79$4.72United Supermarkets · 2%
Snacks989 items$5.15$5.03United Supermarkets · 2%
Beverages1,424 items$6.41$6.32United Supermarkets · 1%
Dairy617 items$4.83$4.89Fry's Food · 1%
Ready meals645 items$5.19$5.22Fry's Food · 1%
Pantry986 items$4.48$4.42United Supermarkets · 1%
Frozen186 items$5.46$5.46Same

Fry's Food vs United Supermarkets 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 levelFry's FoodUnited SupermarketsCheaperGap
Under $31,230 items$2.11$2.20Fry's Food · 4%
$3 to $103,811 items$5.45$5.39United Supermarkets · 1%
Over $10458 items$13.82$13.58United Supermarkets · 2%

Healthier groceries: Fry's Food vs United Supermarkets

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

Ingredient scoreFry's FoodUnited SupermarketsCheaperGap
Score A805 items$5.16$5.08United Supermarkets · 1%
Score AB1,299 items$5.32$5.30Same
Score B1,706 items$4.85$4.88Fry's Food · 1%
Score C1,689 items$6.12$6.02United Supermarkets · 2%

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

Where Fry's Food and United Supermarkets rank on price

  • Fry's Food: #17 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 50 of the 73 stores it's compared with, prices about 5% below theirs on average.
  • United Supermarkets: #22 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 53 of the 75 stores it's compared with, prices about 5% below theirs on average.

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