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Harris Teeter vs Smart & Final: Which Is Cheaper?

As of September 17, 2026, Smart & Final is barely cheaper. You'd pay about 1% less for the same groceries at Smart & Final than at Harris Teeter.

The breakdown — 2,753 products compared

  • Smart & Final: cheaper on 1,500 items — overall winner on average price
  • Harris Teeter: beats Smart & Final on 955 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 298 items

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Estimated savings

  • Average prices: $5.68 at Smart & Final vs $5.77 at Harris Teeter
  • Basket savings: save about $1.80 on a 20-item basket at Smart & Final (9¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 9¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

Cheaper by aisle

  • Harris Teeter: cheaper on beverages (3%), bakery (1%)
  • Smart & Final: cheaper on meat (10%), frozen (10%), ready meals (3%), dairy (3%), snacks (3%), pantry (3%)

Compared across 8 aisles, each averaged separately.

Cheaper in Harris Teeter

Ingredient score C
Kraft Three Cheese Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, 7.25 oz

Kraft Three Cheese Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, 7.25 oz

$1.00Harris Teeter
$1.99Smart & Final
Ingredient score B
Kraft Spirals Dinners Dry 5.5 oz 5.5 oz

Kraft Spirals Dinners Dry 5.5 oz 5.5 oz

$1.00Harris Teeter
$1.99Smart & Final
Ingredient score B
Kraft Thick 'N Creamy Mac & Cheese Macaroni and Cheese Dinner 7.25 oz Box 7.25 oz

Kraft Thick 'N Creamy Mac & Cheese Macaroni and Cheese Dinner 7.25 oz Box 7.25 oz

$1.00Harris Teeter
$1.99Smart & Final
Ingredient score C
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, 5.5 oz

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, 5.5 oz

$1.00Harris Teeter
$1.99Smart & Final
Ingredient score C
Kraft Mac & Cheese Macaroni and Cheese Dinner with Super Mario Power-Up Pasta Shapes, 5.5 oz

Kraft Mac & Cheese Macaroni and Cheese Dinner with Super Mario Power-Up Pasta Shapes, 5.5 oz

$1.00Harris Teeter
$1.99Smart & Final
Ingredient score B
Entenmann's Little Bites Kosher Dairy Real Fudge Mini Brownies 5 Packs 9 oz Multipack 5 Cnt

Entenmann's Little Bites Kosher Dairy Real Fudge Mini Brownies 5 Packs 9 oz Multipack 5 Cnt

$2.84Harris Teeter
$5.49Smart & Final

Cheaper in Smart & Final

Ingredient score C
Cacique Beef Chorizo

Cacique Beef Chorizo

$1.50Smart & Final
$2.99Harris Teeter
Ingredient score C
Cacique Pork Chorizo 9 oz

Cacique Pork Chorizo 9 oz

$1.50Smart & Final
$2.99Harris Teeter
Ingredient score B
Lipton Decaffeinated Green Tea - 40ct 1.97 oz

Lipton Decaffeinated Green Tea - 40ct 1.97 oz

$3.89Smart & Final
$7.59Harris Teeter
Ingredient score C
General Mills Trix Fruit Flavored Sweetened Corn Puff 10.7 oz

General Mills Trix Fruit Flavored Sweetened Corn Puff 10.7 oz

$2.88Smart & Final
$5.49Harris Teeter
Ingredient score C
General Mills Cocoa Puffs Cereal, 10.4 oz

General Mills Cocoa Puffs Cereal, 10.4 oz

$2.88Smart & Final
$5.49Harris Teeter
Ingredient score C
General Mills Golden Grahams Breakfast Cereal 11.7 oz

General Mills Golden Grahams Breakfast Cereal 11.7 oz

$2.88Smart & Final
$5.49Harris Teeter

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