Giant Food Stores vs Central Market

Giant Food Stores vs Central Market at a glance

• Central Market is cheaper in all 9 aisles we compared.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Central Market is 3% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $53.79 at Central Market and $54.80 at Giant Food Stores.

How far apart Giant Food Stores and Central Market prices are

• Within 10%: 500 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 729 items
• More than 25% apart: 288 items
• Typical gap: 13.6% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Giant Food StoresCelery Root$7.38 vs $13.61 at Central Market — save $6.23

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  Biggest saving at Central MarketBell Plantation PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter$8.68 vs $13.99 at Giant Food Stores — save $5.31

The same basket at Giant Food Stores and Central Market

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

Central Market is $1.01 cheaper on this basket.

Giant Food Stores vs Central Market prices by aisle

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

Giant Food Stores vs Central Market 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: Giant Food Stores vs Central Market

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

Ingredient score	Giant Food Stores	Central Market	CheaperGap
Score A456 items	$4.97	$4.81	Central Market · 3%
Score AB551 items	$5.43	$5.26	Central Market · 3%
Score B345 items	$4.97	$4.58	Central Market · 8%
Score C205 items	$5.60	$5.32	Central Market · 5%

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