QFC vs Piggly Wiggly

QFC vs Piggly Wiggly at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Piggly Wiggly is cheaper in 4 of 10 aisles, led by fresh produce (28% less).
• The same 15-product basket costs $69.36 at Piggly Wiggly and $73.71 at QFC.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), QFC is 1% cheaper.

How far apart QFC and Piggly Wiggly prices are

• Within 10%: 886 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 881 items
• More than 25% apart: 812 items
• Typical gap: 16.4% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at QFCMaxwell House Original Roast Ground Coffee, Canister$8.99 vs $17.59 at Piggly Wiggly — save $8.60

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  Biggest saving at Piggly WigglyStarbucks Pike Place Medium Roast K-Cup Coffee Pods$14.09 vs $26.99 at QFC — save $12.90

The same basket at QFC and Piggly Wiggly

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at QFC and Piggly Wiggly.

Piggly Wiggly is $4.35 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

QFC vs Piggly Wiggly prices by aisle

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

QFC vs Piggly Wiggly 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: QFC vs Piggly Wiggly

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

Ingredient score	QFC	Piggly Wiggly	CheaperGap
Score A428 items	$4.71	$4.65	Piggly Wiggly · 1%
Score AB614 items	$4.95	$5.09	QFC · 3%
Score B874 items	$5.07	$5.12	QFC · 1%
Score C864 items	$5.96	$5.94	Same

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