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Stop & Shop vs Price Chopper

As of November 11, 2026, Stop & Shop is cheaper. You'd pay about 6% less for the same groceries at Stop & Shop than at Price Chopper.

Stop & Shop vs Price Chopper at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Price Chopper is still cheaper on frozen (1% less).
  • The same 15-product basket costs $66.95 at Price Chopper and $68.35 at Stop & Shop.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Stop & Shop is 5% cheaper.

Stop & Shop vs Price Chopper: 6,312 products compared

  • Stop & Shop: cheaper on 3,942 items — overall winner on average price
  • Price Chopper: beats Stop & Shop on 1,970 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 400 items

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How much you'd save at Stop & Shop

  • Average prices: $5.47 at Stop & Shop vs $5.81 at Price Chopper
  • Basket savings: save about $6.80 on a 20-item basket at Stop & Shop (34¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 34¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Stop & Shop and Price Chopper prices are

  • Within 10%: 2,148 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,372 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,392 items
  • Typical gap: 13.8% per item, where the prices differ
  • California Olive Ranch Global Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 33.8 Fl. Oz.

    Biggest saving at Stop & ShopCalifornia Olive Ranch Global Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 33.8 Fl. Oz.$15.99 vs $30.29 at Price Chopper — save $14.30

  • Nature Made Turmeric Curcumin Capsules

    Biggest saving at Price ChopperNature Made Turmeric Curcumin Capsules$13.99 vs $25.99 at Stop & Shop — save $12.00

The same basket at Stop & Shop and Price Chopper

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Stop & Shop and Price Chopper.

ProductStop & ShopPrice Chopper
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.79$2.79
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$1.09
Almond Breeze Dairy Free Unsweetened Original Almond Milk Half Gallon$3.99$3.79
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.99$5.39
Thomas' Original English Muffins$5.69$5.69
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$11.49$10.49
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$6.49$9.29
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$4.49$2.49
Diet Coke Soda Bottle$2.99$2.79
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.79$2.99
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$4.59$3.99
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.29$4.09
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.99$5.29
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.19$1.69
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.79$5.09
Total$68.35$66.95

Price Chopper is $1.40 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Stop & Shop vs Price Chopper prices by aisle

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

AisleStop & ShopPrice ChopperCheaperGap
Fresh produce44 items$3.29$3.93Stop & Shop · 16%
Ready meals1,146 items$4.72$5.23Stop & Shop · 10%
Bakery358 items$5.21$5.60Stop & Shop · 7%
Dairy561 items$5.01$5.40Stop & Shop · 7%
Snacks1,301 items$5.25$5.64Stop & Shop · 7%
Meat380 items$6.80$7.23Stop & Shop · 6%
Baby food96 items$4.10$4.32Stop & Shop · 5%
Pantry1,315 items$4.63$4.83Stop & Shop · 4%
Frozen72 items$6.79$6.72Price Chopper · 1%
Beverages902 items$6.75$6.74Same

Stop & Shop vs Price Chopper 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 levelStop & ShopPrice ChopperCheaperGap
Under $31,205 items$2.03$2.21Stop & Shop · 8%
$3 to $104,522 items$5.28$5.61Stop & Shop · 6%
Over $10585 items$13.98$14.77Stop & Shop · 5%

Healthier groceries: Stop & Shop vs Price Chopper

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

Ingredient scoreStop & ShopPrice ChopperCheaperGap
Score A941 items$5.36$5.51Stop & Shop · 3%
Score AB1,637 items$5.11$5.49Stop & Shop · 7%
Score B1,943 items$5.23$5.61Stop & Shop · 7%
Score C1,791 items$6.11$6.47Stop & Shop · 6%

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

Where Stop & Shop and Price Chopper rank on price

  • Stop & Shop: #40 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 34 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% below theirs on average.
  • Price Chopper: #54 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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