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Smith's Food and Drug vs Macey's

As of November 11, 2026, Smith's Food and Drug is cheaper. You'd pay about 6% less for the same groceries at Smith's Food and Drug than at Macey's.

Smith's Food and Drug vs Macey's at a glance

  • The same 15-product basket costs $65.55 at Macey's and $66.42 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 6% cheaper.

Smith's Food and Drug vs Macey's: 4,715 products compared

  • Smith's Food and Drug: cheaper on 3,109 items — overall winner on average price
  • Macey's: beats Smith's Food and Drug on 1,150 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 456 items

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

  • Average prices: $5.33 at Smith's Food and Drug vs $5.69 at Macey's
  • Basket savings: save about $7.20 on a 20-item basket at Smith's Food and Drug (36¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 36¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

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

  • Within 10%: 1,602 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,674 items
  • More than 25% apart: 983 items
  • Typical gap: 13.8% per item, where the prices differ
  • Orgain Organic Vanilla Bean 21g Plant-Based Protein Powder

    Biggest saving at Smith's Food and DrugOrgain Organic Vanilla Bean 21g Plant-Based Protein Powder$26.99 vs $48.99 at Macey's — save $22.00

  • Liquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier Electrolytes Passion Fruit Drink Mix Packets

    Biggest saving at Macey'sLiquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier Electrolytes Passion Fruit Drink Mix Packets$13.49 vs $23.49 at Smith's Food and Drug — save $10.00

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

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 Macey's.

ProductSmith's Food and DrugMacey's
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.39$2.19
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.79$3.99
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.74$0.79
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.79$4.99
Thomas' Original English Muffins$4.59$3.49
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$11.99$11.99
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$6.29$5.99
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.99$2.49
Dave's Killer Bread Organic 21 Whole Grains & Seeds Bread 27 Ounces$6.79$7.99
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.50$3.49
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.59$3.39
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.00$2.99
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.99$5.29
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.29$1.49
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.69$4.99
Total$66.42$65.55

Macey's is $0.87 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Smith's Food and Drug vs Macey's prices by aisle

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

AisleSmith's Food and DrugMacey'sCheaperGap
Frozen135 items$5.51$6.35Smith's Food and Drug · 13%
Ready meals709 items$4.42$4.89Smith's Food and Drug · 10%
Meat275 items$6.24$6.77Smith's Food and Drug · 8%
Pantry920 items$4.36$4.72Smith's Food and Drug · 8%
Baby food101 items$4.35$4.57Smith's Food and Drug · 5%
Dairy433 items$4.37$4.62Smith's Food and Drug · 5%
Fresh produce75 items$3.42$3.55Smith's Food and Drug · 4%
Snacks782 items$5.11$5.32Smith's Food and Drug · 4%
Beverages943 items$6.42$6.64Smith's Food and Drug · 3%
Bakery222 items$4.99$5.10Smith's Food and Drug · 2%

Smith's Food and Drug vs Macey's 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 DrugMacey'sCheaperGap
Under $31,088 items$2.00$2.18Smith's Food and Drug · 8%
$3 to $103,182 items$5.23$5.53Smith's Food and Drug · 6%
Over $10445 items$14.24$15.40Smith's Food and Drug · 8%

Healthier groceries: Smith's Food and Drug vs Macey's

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

Ingredient scoreSmith's Food and DrugMacey'sCheaperGap
Score A753 items$4.84$5.04Smith's Food and Drug · 4%
Score AB1,157 items$5.05$5.48Smith's Food and Drug · 8%
Score B1,445 items$5.39$5.73Smith's Food and Drug · 6%
Score C1,360 items$5.79$6.19Smith's Food and Drug · 6%

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 Macey's 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.
  • Macey's: #46 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 30 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% above theirs on average.

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