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Smith's Food and Drug vs Tops Markets

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 Tops Markets.

Smith's Food and Drug vs Tops Markets at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Tops Markets is still cheaper on frozen (4% less).
  • The same 15-product basket costs $64.35 at Tops Markets and $64.63 at Smith's Food and Drug.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Smith's Food and Drug is 5% cheaper.

Smith's Food and Drug vs Tops Markets: 3,392 products compared

  • Smith's Food and Drug: cheaper on 2,251 items — overall winner on average price
  • Tops Markets: beats Smith's Food and Drug on 992 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 149 items

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

  • Average prices: $4.94 at Smith's Food and Drug vs $5.29 at Tops Markets
  • Basket savings: save about $7.00 on a 20-item basket at Smith's Food and Drug (35¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 35¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Smith's Food and Drug and Tops Markets prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,037 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,390 items
  • More than 25% apart: 816 items
  • Typical gap: 14% per item, where the prices differ
  • Osteo Bi-Flex Triple Strength Glucosamine & Chondroitin Caplets

    Biggest saving at Smith's Food and DrugOsteo Bi-Flex Triple Strength Glucosamine & Chondroitin Caplets$20.99 vs $32.79 at Tops Markets — save $11.80

  • Nature Made Turmeric Curcumin Capsules

    Biggest saving at Tops MarketsNature Made Turmeric Curcumin Capsules$14.99 vs $28.99 at Smith's Food and Drug — save $14.00

The same basket at Smith's Food and Drug and Tops Markets

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 Tops Markets.

ProductSmith's Food and DrugTops Markets
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.39$2.19
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.79$4.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.74$0.79
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.79$4.29
Thomas' Original English Muffins$4.59$5.69
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$11.99$11.59
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$6.29$8.09
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$5.00$2.59
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.99$3.19
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.50$3.29
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.59$4.29
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.00$3.49
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.99$3.79
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.29$1.49
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.69$5.09
Total$64.63$64.35

Tops Markets is $0.28 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Smith's Food and Drug vs Tops Markets prices by aisle

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

AisleSmith's Food and DrugTops MarketsCheaperGap
Ready meals555 items$4.05$4.74Smith's Food and Drug · 15%
Meat182 items$5.39$6.26Smith's Food and Drug · 14%
Bakery145 items$4.50$5.06Smith's Food and Drug · 11%
Fresh produce35 items$2.73$3.05Smith's Food and Drug · 10%
Pantry640 items$3.74$4.12Smith's Food and Drug · 9%
Dairy242 items$4.04$4.34Smith's Food and Drug · 7%
Frozen89 items$5.37$5.16Tops Markets · 4%
Snacks667 items$4.88$5.10Smith's Food and Drug · 4%
Baby food92 items$5.29$5.45Smith's Food and Drug · 3%
Beverages671 items$6.18$6.25Smith's Food and Drug · 1%

Smith's Food and Drug vs Tops Markets 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 DrugTops MarketsCheaperGap
Under $3882 items$1.94$2.18Smith's Food and Drug · 11%
$3 to $102,239 items$4.99$5.37Smith's Food and Drug · 7%
Over $10271 items$14.27$14.78Smith's Food and Drug · 3%

Healthier groceries: Smith's Food and Drug vs Tops Markets

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

Ingredient scoreSmith's Food and DrugTops MarketsCheaperGap
Score A502 items$4.33$4.45Smith's Food and Drug · 3%
Score AB677 items$4.52$4.84Smith's Food and Drug · 7%
Score B1,067 items$5.03$5.37Smith's Food and Drug · 6%
Score C1,146 items$5.36$5.86Smith's Food and Drug · 9%

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 Tops Markets 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.
  • Tops Markets: #51 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 23 of the 70 stores it's compared with, prices about 3% above theirs on average.

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