Pay Less vs Giant Food Stores

Pay Less vs Giant Food Stores 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 7% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $50.49 at Pay Less and $53.39 at Giant Food Stores.

How far apart Pay Less and Giant Food Stores prices are

• Within 10%: 1,617 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 1,842 items
• More than 25% apart: 702 items
• Typical gap: 12.5% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Pay LessPamela's Baking & Pancake Mix$15.99 vs $25.79 at Giant Food Stores — save $9.80

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  Biggest saving at Giant Food StoresAunt Sue's Raw & Unfiltered Pure Wildflower Honey$9.99 vs $15.29 at Pay Less — save $5.30

The same basket at Pay Less and Giant Food Stores

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

Pay Less is $2.90 cheaper on this basket.

Pay Less vs Giant Food Stores prices by aisle

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

Pay Less 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.

Healthier groceries: Pay Less vs Giant Food Stores

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

Ingredient score	Pay Less	Giant Food Stores	CheaperGap
Score A641 items	$4.34	$4.68	Pay Less · 7%
Score AB1,201 items	$4.88	$5.25	Pay Less · 7%
Score B1,458 items	$5.04	$5.39	Pay Less · 6%
Score C1,349 items	$5.36	$5.83	Pay Less · 8%

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