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Smart & Final vs Gerbes

As of October 20, 2026, Gerbes is cheaper. You'd pay about 3% less for the same groceries at Gerbes than at Smart & Final.

Smart & Final vs Gerbes at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Smart & Final is cheaper in 2 of 9 aisles, led by baby food (2% less).
  • The same 15-product basket costs $53.05 at Smart & Final and $56.74 at Gerbes.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Gerbes is 1% cheaper.

Smart & Final vs Gerbes: 3,259 products compared

  • Gerbes: cheaper on 1,451 items — overall winner on average price
  • Smart & Final: beats Gerbes on 1,242 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 566 items

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How much you'd save at Gerbes

  • Average prices: $5.56 at Gerbes vs $5.75 at Smart & Final
  • Basket savings: save about $3.80 on a 20-item basket at Gerbes (19¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 19¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Smart & Final and Gerbes prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,158 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,181 items
  • More than 25% apart: 354 items
  • Typical gap: 11.1% per item, where the prices differ
  • Nate's Honey New Zealand Manuka Honey MGO 83+ UMF 5+

    Biggest saving at Smart & FinalNate's Honey New Zealand Manuka Honey MGO 83+ UMF 5+$18.99 vs $26.99 at Gerbes — save $8.00

  • The Original Donut Shop Regular Keurig Single-Serve K-Cup Pods, Medium Roast Coffee, 32 Count

    Biggest saving at GerbesThe Original Donut Shop Regular Keurig Single-Serve K-Cup Pods, Medium Roast Coffee, 32 Count$21.99 vs $26.99 at Smart & Final — save $5.00

The same basket at Smart & Final and Gerbes

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Smart & Final and Gerbes.

ProductSmart & FinalGerbes
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$3.69$2.99
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$4.29$4.29
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$1.99$1.67
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$0.79
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.49$2.00
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.99$3.49
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$3.99$4.29
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$3.99$4.29
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$4.49$4.29
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.29$1.89
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$2.59$3.29
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$4.49$2.99
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.99$4.99
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$2.99$3.49
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$6.99$11.99
Total$53.05$56.74

Smart & Final is $3.69 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Smart & Final vs Gerbes prices by aisle

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

AisleSmart & FinalGerbesCheaperGap
Beverages769 items$7.72$7.21Gerbes · 7%
Dairy322 items$4.93$4.74Gerbes · 4%
Frozen153 items$6.09$5.85Gerbes · 4%
Ready meals423 items$5.11$4.94Gerbes · 3%
Baby food72 items$5.33$5.46Smart & Final · 2%
Bakery149 items$5.07$4.98Gerbes · 2%
Meat154 items$6.16$6.07Gerbes · 1%
Pantry719 items$4.64$4.57Gerbes · 1%
Snacks480 items$5.37$5.43Smart & Final · 1%

Smart & Final vs Gerbes 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 levelSmart & FinalGerbesCheaperGap
Under $3720 items$2.22$2.08Gerbes · 6%
$3 to $102,235 items$5.48$5.39Gerbes · 2%
Over $10304 items$16.06$15.02Gerbes · 6%

Healthier groceries: Smart & Final vs Gerbes

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

Ingredient scoreSmart & FinalGerbesCheaperGap
Score A525 items$5.14$5.19Smart & Final · 1%
Score AB814 items$5.48$5.33Gerbes · 3%
Score B920 items$5.25$5.21Gerbes · 1%
Score C1,000 items$6.74$6.26Gerbes · 7%

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

Where Smart & Final and Gerbes rank on price

  • Gerbes: #16 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 31 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% below theirs on average.
  • Smart & Final: #29 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 20 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% above theirs on average.

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