Smith's Food and Drug vs Stop & Shop

Smith's Food and Drug vs Stop & Shop at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Stop & Shop is still cheaper on bakery (3% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Smith's Food and Drug is 4% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $55.47 at Smith's Food and Drug and $58.16 at Stop & Shop.

How far apart Smith's Food and Drug and Stop & Shop prices are

• Within 10%: 1,371 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 1,949 items
• More than 25% apart: 812 items
• Typical gap: 13.8% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Smith's Food and DrugMonster Zero Sugar Ultra Energy Drink Variety Pack Cans$23.99 vs $33.49 at Stop & Shop — save $9.50

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  Biggest saving at Stop & ShopFood For Life Ezekiel 4:9 Organic Cinnamon Raisin Sprouted Grain Bread$6.69 vs $12.99 at Smith's Food and Drug — save $6.30

The same basket at Smith's Food and Drug and Stop & Shop

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 Stop & Shop.

Smith's Food and Drug is $2.69 cheaper on this basket.

Smith's Food and Drug vs Stop & Shop prices by aisle

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

Smith's Food and Drug vs Stop & Shop 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 Stop & Shop

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

Ingredient score	Smith's Food and Drug	Stop & Shop	CheaperGap
Score A717 items	$4.71	$4.93	Smith's Food and Drug · 5%
Score AB1,207 items	$5.24	$5.43	Smith's Food and Drug · 4%
Score B1,395 items	$5.10	$5.24	Smith's Food and Drug · 3%
Score C1,384 items	$6.51	$6.85	Smith's Food and Drug · 5%

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