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Jewel-Osco vs Giant Food Stores

As of October 20, 2026, Giant Food Stores is cheaper. You'd pay about 10% less for the same groceries at Giant Food Stores than at Jewel-Osco.

Jewel-Osco vs Giant Food Stores at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Jewel-Osco is still cheaper on fresh produce (3% less).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Giant Food Stores is 9% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $53.39 at Giant Food Stores and $67.71 at Jewel-Osco.

Jewel-Osco vs Giant Food Stores: 7,853 products compared

  • Giant Food Stores: cheaper on 5,236 items — overall winner on average price
  • Jewel-Osco: beats Giant Food Stores on 1,953 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 664 items

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How much you'd save at Giant Food Stores

  • Average prices: $5.40 at Giant Food Stores vs $5.98 at Jewel-Osco
  • Basket savings: save about $11.60 on a 20-item basket at Giant Food Stores (58¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 58¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Jewel-Osco and Giant Food Stores prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,953 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 3,212 items
  • More than 25% apart: 2,024 items
  • Typical gap: 16.7% per item, where the prices differ
  • Bertolli Olive Oil Extra Light Tasting - 51 Fl. Oz.

    Biggest saving at Jewel-OscoBertolli Olive Oil Extra Light Tasting - 51 Fl. Oz.$16.99 vs $29.99 at Giant Food Stores — save $13.00

  • Ferrero Rocher Fine Hazelnut Chocolates Candy - 16 ct

    Biggest saving at Giant Food StoresFerrero Rocher Fine Hazelnut Chocolates Candy - 16 ct$12.99 vs $24.99 at Jewel-Osco — save $12.00

The same basket at Jewel-Osco and Giant Food Stores

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

ProductJewel-OscoGiant Food Stores
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$3.49$3.00
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$4.99$3.49
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$2.79$2.39
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.75$0.99
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.99$2.49
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$4.49$3.59
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$5.49$3.89
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$5.49$3.89
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$5.79$4.49
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.99$1.00
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$4.49$3.50
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.99$2.49
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.99$4.79
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$4.99$3.00
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$10.99$10.39
Total$67.71$53.39

Giant Food Stores is $14.32 cheaper on this basket.

Jewel-Osco vs Giant Food Stores prices by aisle

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

AisleJewel-OscoGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Frozen74 items$7.11$6.21Giant Food Stores · 13%
Ready meals1,201 items$5.73$5.06Giant Food Stores · 12%
Snacks1,691 items$6.52$5.74Giant Food Stores · 12%
Bakery442 items$5.66$5.04Giant Food Stores · 11%
Pantry1,786 items$5.57$5.02Giant Food Stores · 10%
Beverages1,305 items$6.03$5.60Giant Food Stores · 7%
Dairy824 items$5.27$4.93Giant Food Stores · 7%
Meat462 items$7.55$6.98Giant Food Stores · 7%
Fresh produce27 items$4.99$5.14Jewel-Osco · 3%

Jewel-Osco vs Giant Food Stores 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 levelJewel-OscoGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Under $31,433 items$2.28$2.03Giant Food Stores · 11%
$3 to $105,763 items$5.93$5.28Giant Food Stores · 11%
Over $10657 items$14.52$13.79Giant Food Stores · 5%

Healthier groceries: Jewel-Osco vs Giant Food Stores

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

Ingredient scoreJewel-OscoGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Score A1,037 items$6.53$6.03Giant Food Stores · 8%
Score AB2,035 items$6.05$5.50Giant Food Stores · 9%
Score B2,578 items$5.70$5.07Giant Food Stores · 11%
Score C2,202 items$5.98$5.40Giant Food Stores · 10%

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

Where Jewel-Osco and Giant Food Stores rank on price

  • Giant Food Stores: #26 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 24 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 2% below theirs on average.
  • Jewel-Osco: #43 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 4 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 10% above theirs on average.

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