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Smart & Final vs Piggly Wiggly

As of November 11, 2026, Smart & Final is cheaper. You'd pay about 6% less for the same groceries at Smart & Final than at Piggly Wiggly.

Smart & Final vs Piggly Wiggly at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Piggly Wiggly is still cheaper on beverages (12% less).
  • For items over $10, Piggly Wiggly is the cheaper store (11% less on average).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Smart & Final is 10% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $71.55 at Smart & Final and $76.36 at Piggly Wiggly.

Smart & Final vs Piggly Wiggly: 2,696 products compared

  • Smart & Final: cheaper on 1,897 items — overall winner on average price
  • Piggly Wiggly: beats Smart & Final on 692 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 107 items

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How much you'd save at Smart & Final

  • Average prices: $4.87 at Smart & Final vs $5.19 at Piggly Wiggly
  • Basket savings: save about $6.40 on a 20-item basket at Smart & Final (32¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 32¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Smart & Final and Piggly Wiggly prices are

  • Within 10%: 654 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,184 items
  • More than 25% apart: 751 items
  • Typical gap: 17.9% per item, where the prices differ
  • Stouffer's Frozen Packaged Meals Lasagna, 90 oz

    Biggest saving at Smart & FinalStouffer's Frozen Packaged Meals Lasagna, 90 oz$14.49 vs $21.99 at Piggly Wiggly — save $7.50

  • Green Mountain Coffee Roaster Dark Magic Keurig Single-Serve K-Cup Pods, Dark Roast Coffee, 32 Count

    Biggest saving at Piggly WigglyGreen Mountain Coffee Roaster Dark Magic Keurig Single-Serve K-Cup Pods, Dark Roast Coffee, 32 Count$12.09 vs $23.99 at Smart & Final — save $11.90

The same basket at Smart & Final and Piggly Wiggly

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

ProductSmart & FinalPiggly Wiggly
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.29$2.09
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.99$3.59
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$0.89
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.99$6.59
Thomas' Original English Muffins$3.09$3.50
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$10.99$11.99
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$5.99$6.49
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$4.99$5.49
Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Soda Cans$10.99$11.99
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$4.49$4.69
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$2.99$2.99
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.99$4.09
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.49$5.99
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.29$1.59
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.19$4.39
Total$71.55$76.36

Smart & Final is $4.81 cheaper on this basket.

Smart & Final vs Piggly Wiggly prices by aisle

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

AisleSmart & FinalPiggly WigglyCheaperGap
Frozen130 items$5.16$6.28Smart & Final · 18%
Baby food35 items$4.11$4.88Smart & Final · 16%
Meat117 items$5.44$6.43Smart & Final · 16%
Bakery101 items$4.63$5.33Smart & Final · 13%
Beverages474 items$7.18$6.32Piggly Wiggly · 12%
Ready meals555 items$4.30$4.85Smart & Final · 11%
Pantry639 items$3.98$4.44Smart & Final · 10%
Snacks419 items$4.63$5.16Smart & Final · 10%
Dairy183 items$4.33$4.44Smart & Final · 3%

Smart & Final 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.

Price levelSmart & FinalPiggly WigglyCheaperGap
Under $3663 items$2.07$2.19Smart & Final · 5%
$3 to $101,873 items$4.99$5.56Smart & Final · 10%
Over $10160 items$15.11$13.40Piggly Wiggly · 11%

Healthier groceries: Smart & Final vs Piggly Wiggly

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

Ingredient scoreSmart & FinalPiggly WigglyCheaperGap
Score A391 items$4.28$4.63Smart & Final · 7%
Score AB550 items$4.64$5.20Smart & Final · 11%
Score B833 items$4.54$5.03Smart & Final · 10%
Score C922 items$5.57$5.57Same

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 Piggly Wiggly rank on price

  • Smart & Final: #39 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 36 of the 72 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% below theirs on average.
  • Piggly Wiggly: #63 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 14 of the 69 stores it's compared with, prices about 8% above theirs on average.

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