Smith's Food and Drug vs Food 4 Less

Smith's Food and Drug vs Food 4 Less at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Smith's Food and Drug is still cheaper on frozen (2% less).
• The same 15-product basket costs $55.47 at Smith's Food and Drug and $56.03 at Food 4 Less.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Food 4 Less is 4% cheaper.

How far apart Smith's Food and Drug and Food 4 Less prices are

• Within 10%: 1,811 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 1,944 items
• More than 25% apart: 759 items
• Typical gap: 12.5% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Smith's Food and DrugPepsi Cola Diet Soda Cans$10.99 vs $16.99 at Food 4 Less — save $6.00

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  Biggest saving at Food 4 LessCafé Bustelo Espresso Ground Coffee, Dark Roast$22.99 vs $30.99 at Smith's Food and Drug — save $8.00

The same basket at Smith's Food and Drug and Food 4 Less

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 Food 4 Less.

Smith's Food and Drug is $0.56 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Smith's Food and Drug vs Food 4 Less prices by aisle

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

Smith's Food and Drug vs Food 4 Less 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: Smith's Food and Drug vs Food 4 Less

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

Ingredient score	Smith's Food and Drug	Food 4 Less	CheaperGap
Score A1,498 items	$4.68	$4.43	Food 4 Less · 5%
Score AB1,456 items	$4.61	$4.47	Food 4 Less · 3%
Score B1,952 items	$4.74	$4.57	Food 4 Less · 4%
Score C2,041 items	$6.01	$5.85	Food 4 Less · 3%

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