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Smith's Food and Drug vs Dierbergs

As of November 11, 2026, Smith's Food and Drug is cheaper. You'd pay about 7% less for the same groceries at Smith's Food and Drug than at Dierbergs.

Smith's Food and Drug vs Dierbergs at a glance

  • The same 15-product basket costs $63.83 at Dierbergs and $64.63 at Smith's Food and Drug.
  • Smith's Food and Drug is cheaper in all 10 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Smith's Food and Drug is 8% cheaper.

Smith's Food and Drug vs Dierbergs: 5,500 products compared

  • Smith's Food and Drug: cheaper on 4,034 items — overall winner on average price
  • Dierbergs: beats Smith's Food and Drug on 1,375 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 91 items

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How much you'd save at Smith's Food and Drug

  • Average prices: $5.55 at Smith's Food and Drug vs $5.98 at Dierbergs
  • Basket savings: save about $8.60 on a 20-item basket at Smith's Food and Drug (43¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 43¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Smith's Food and Drug and Dierbergs prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,197 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,679 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,533 items
  • Typical gap: 17.1% per item, where the prices differ
  • Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Double Rich Chocolate Protein Powder

    Biggest saving at Smith's Food and DrugOptimum Nutrition Gold Standard Double Rich Chocolate Protein Powder$35.99 vs $48.76 at Dierbergs — save $12.77

  • Nature Made 200mg CoQ10 Softgels

    Biggest saving at DierbergsNature Made 200mg CoQ10 Softgels$31.79 vs $49.99 at Smith's Food and Drug — save $18.20

The same basket at Smith's Food and Drug and Dierbergs

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

ProductSmith's Food and DrugDierbergs
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.39$1.99
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.79$4.47
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.74$0.69
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.79$7.49
Thomas' Original English Muffins$4.59$4.69
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$11.99$9.79
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$6.29$7.83
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$5.00$2.56
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.99$2.33
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.50$2.49
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.59$4.24
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.00$4.24
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.99$3.99
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.29$1.67
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.69$5.36
Total$64.63$63.83

Dierbergs is $0.80 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Smith's Food and Drug vs Dierbergs prices by aisle

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

AisleSmith's Food and DrugDierbergsCheaperGap
Meat267 items$5.76$7.10Smith's Food and Drug · 19%
Ready meals748 items$4.30$5.10Smith's Food and Drug · 16%
Fresh produce37 items$3.29$3.88Smith's Food and Drug · 15%
Baby food101 items$4.24$4.87Smith's Food and Drug · 13%
Dairy541 items$4.27$4.83Smith's Food and Drug · 12%
Bakery203 items$5.17$5.74Smith's Food and Drug · 10%
Frozen229 items$5.54$6.17Smith's Food and Drug · 10%
Pantry976 items$4.39$4.88Smith's Food and Drug · 10%
Snacks1,028 items$5.15$5.63Smith's Food and Drug · 9%
Beverages1,194 items$6.67$6.79Smith's Food and Drug · 2%

Smith's Food and Drug vs Dierbergs 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 levelSmith's Food and DrugDierbergsCheaperGap
Under $31,129 items$1.93$2.23Smith's Food and Drug · 13%
$3 to $103,786 items$5.22$5.74Smith's Food and Drug · 9%
Over $10585 items$14.66$14.78Smith's Food and Drug · 1%

Healthier groceries: Smith's Food and Drug vs Dierbergs

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

Ingredient scoreSmith's Food and DrugDierbergsCheaperGap
Score A815 items$5.15$5.49Smith's Food and Drug · 6%
Score AB1,355 items$5.04$5.56Smith's Food and Drug · 9%
Score B1,747 items$5.70$6.13Smith's Food and Drug · 7%
Score C1,583 items$6.01$6.44Smith's Food and Drug · 7%

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

Where Smith's Food and Drug and Dierbergs rank on price

  • Smith's Food and Drug: #28 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 45 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% below theirs on average.
  • Dierbergs: #53 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 21 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 5% above theirs on average.

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