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Smart & Final vs Smith's Food and Drug: Which Is Cheaper?

As of September 17, 2026, Smith's Food and Drug is barely cheaper. You'd pay about 2% less for the same groceries at Smith's Food and Drug than at Smart & Final.

The breakdown — 3,330 products compared

  • Smith's Food and Drug: cheaper on 1,464 items — overall winner on average price
  • Smart & Final: beats Smith's Food and Drug on 1,337 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 529 items

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Estimated savings

  • Average prices: $5.56 at Smith's Food and Drug vs $5.70 at Smart & Final
  • Basket savings: save about $2.80 on a 20-item basket at Smith's Food and Drug (14¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 14¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

Cheaper by aisle

  • Smart & Final: cheaper on baby foods (3%), snacks (1%), dairy
  • Smith's Food and Drug: cheaper on beverages (6%), frozen (6%), bakery (5%), meat, ready meals, pantry

Compared across 9 aisles, each averaged separately.

Cheaper in Smart & Final

Ingredient score C
General Mills Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs Cereal 11.5 oz

General Mills Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs Cereal 11.5 oz

$2.29Smart & Final
$4.29Smith's Food and Drug
Ingredient score A
Ortega Yellow Corn Taco Shells

Ortega Yellow Corn Taco Shells

$1.19Smart & Final
$2.19Smith's Food and Drug
Ingredient score AB
Soules Kitchen Fajita Steak 12 oz Frozen

Soules Kitchen Fajita Steak 12 oz Frozen

$8.59Smart & Final
$15.29Smith's Food and Drug
Ingredient score C
Hebrew National Beef Franks in a Puff Pastry Blanket 18.4 oz 32 Count Pack (Frozen)

Hebrew National Beef Franks in a Puff Pastry Blanket 18.4 oz 32 Count Pack (Frozen)

$12.79Smart & Final
$21.99Smith's Food and Drug
Ingredient score B
Ripple Kids Plant Based Milk Unsweetened Original 48 fl oz

Ripple Kids Plant Based Milk Unsweetened Original 48 fl oz

$4.69Smart & Final
$7.99Smith's Food and Drug
Ingredient score C
Bush's Best Original Baked Beans

Bush's Best Original Baked Beans

$1.49Smart & Final
$2.49Smith's Food and Drug

Cheaper in Smith's Food and Drug

Ingredient score C
Gamesa Cremax Vanilla Wafer Cookies

Gamesa Cremax Vanilla Wafer Cookies

$1.00Smith's Food and Drug
$1.99Smart & Final
Ingredient score C
Gamesa Cremax Chocolate Wafer Cookies

Gamesa Cremax Chocolate Wafer Cookies

$1.00Smith's Food and Drug
$1.99Smart & Final
Ingredient score C
Gamesa Cremax Sugar Wafers - Strawberry, 5.7 oz

Gamesa Cremax Sugar Wafers - Strawberry, 5.7 oz

$1.00Smith's Food and Drug
$1.99Smart & Final
Ingredient score B
Betty Crocker Fudge Brownie Mix, 16.3 oz

Betty Crocker Fudge Brownie Mix, 16.3 oz

$1.50Smith's Food and Drug
$2.79Smart & Final
Ingredient score B
Betty Crocker Milk Chocolate Brownie Mix, 16.3 oz

Betty Crocker Milk Chocolate Brownie Mix, 16.3 oz

$1.50Smith's Food and Drug
$2.79Smart & Final
Ingredient score B
Betty Crocker Favorites Dark Chocolate Brownie Mix

Betty Crocker Favorites Dark Chocolate Brownie Mix

$1.50Smith's Food and Drug
$2.79Smart & Final

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