Price Rite Marketplace vs Smith's Food and Drug

Price Rite Marketplace vs Smith's Food and Drug at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Smith's Food and Drug is still cheaper on fresh produce (2% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Price Rite Marketplace is 14% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $50.07 at Price Rite Marketplace and $61.34 at Smith's Food and Drug.

How far apart Price Rite Marketplace and Smith's Food and Drug prices are

• Within 10%: 550 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 1,001 items
• More than 25% apart: 549 items
• Typical gap: 16.4% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Price Rite MarketplaceCafé Bustelo Espresso Ground Coffee, Dark Roast$23.49 vs $30.99 at Smith's Food and Drug — save $7.50

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  Biggest saving at Smith's Food and DrugMaruchan Ramen Noodle Soup Beef Flavor - 24-3 Oz$5.49 vs $9.60 at Price Rite Marketplace — save $4.11

The same basket at Price Rite Marketplace and Smith's Food and Drug

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Price Rite Marketplace and Smith's Food and Drug.

Price Rite Marketplace is $11.27 cheaper on this basket.

Price Rite Marketplace vs Smith's Food and Drug prices by aisle

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

Price Rite Marketplace vs Smith's Food and Drug 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: Price Rite Marketplace vs Smith's Food and Drug

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

Ingredient score	Price Rite Marketplace	Smith's Food and Drug	CheaperGap
Score A327 items	$3.53	$4.02	Price Rite Marketplace · 12%
Score AB471 items	$4.04	$4.72	Price Rite Marketplace · 14%
Score B793 items	$4.01	$4.60	Price Rite Marketplace · 13%
Score C738 items	$4.34	$4.93	Price Rite Marketplace · 12%

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

How the Price Rite Marketplace vs Smith's Food and Drug price gap has changed

On Oct 16: Price Rite Marketplace 12% cheaper. On Nov 11: Price Rite Marketplace 13% cheaper. Each point is one price update (9 so far).