Giant vs Pay Less

Giant vs Pay Less at a glance

• Pay Less is cheaper in all 10 aisles we compared.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Pay Less is 11% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $50.49 at Pay Less and $61.52 at Giant.

How far apart Giant and Pay Less prices are

• Within 10%: 1,218 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 2,316 items
• More than 25% apart: 1,213 items
• Typical gap: 16.4% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at GiantChock full o'Nuts Heavenly Original Medium Roast Ground - 26 oz Can$10.99 vs $16.99 at Pay Less — save $6.00

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  Biggest saving at Pay LessJack Link's Sweet & Hot 9g Protein Beef Jerky Half Pounder$12.69 vs $23.29 at Giant — save $10.60

The same basket at Giant and Pay Less

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Giant and Pay Less.

Pay Less is $11.03 cheaper on this basket.

Giant vs Pay Less prices by aisle

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

Giant vs Pay Less 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 vs Pay Less

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

Ingredient score	Giant	Pay Less	CheaperGap
Score A706 items	$4.96	$4.35	Pay Less · 12%
Score AB1,233 items	$5.36	$4.79	Pay Less · 11%
Score B1,551 items	$5.83	$5.10	Pay Less · 13%
Score C1,658 items	$7.26	$6.29	Pay Less · 13%

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