Macey's vs Price Chopper

Macey's vs Price Chopper at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Price Chopper is still cheaper on frozen (4% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Macey's is 3% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $60.05 at Macey's and $70.95 at Price Chopper.

How far apart Macey's and Price Chopper prices are

• Within 10%: 1,848 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 2,120 items
• More than 25% apart: 1,223 items
• Typical gap: 14.3% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Macey'sCentrum Silver Men 50+ Multivitamin Multimineral Tablets$12.49 vs $23.79 at Price Chopper — save $11.30

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  Biggest saving at Price ChopperPreserVision AREDS 2 Eye Vitamin & Mineral Supplement Formula Softgels$32.39 vs $47.29 at Macey's — save $14.90

The same basket at Macey's and Price Chopper

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Macey's and Price Chopper.

Macey's is $10.90 cheaper on this basket.

Macey's vs Price Chopper prices by aisle

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

Macey's vs Price Chopper 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: Macey's vs Price Chopper

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

Ingredient score	Macey's	Price Chopper	CheaperGap
Score A1,028 items	$5.10	$5.35	Macey's · 5%
Score AB1,316 items	$5.32	$5.42	Macey's · 2%
Score B1,628 items	$5.55	$5.75	Macey's · 3%
Score C1,567 items	$6.19	$6.44	Macey's · 4%

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