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Target vs United Supermarkets

As of November 11, 2026, United Supermarkets is cheaper. You'd pay about 4% less for the same groceries at United Supermarkets than at Target.

Target vs United Supermarkets at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Target is cheaper in 3 of 8 aisles, led by meat (11% less).
  • For items $3 to $10, Target is the cheaper store (7% less on average).
  • The same 15-product basket costs $59.35 at Target and $63.07 at United Supermarkets.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), United Supermarkets is 6% cheaper.

Target vs United Supermarkets: 4,657 products compared

  • United Supermarkets: cheaper on 1,505 items — overall winner on average price
  • Target: beats United Supermarkets on 2,697 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 455 items

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How much you'd save at United Supermarkets

  • Average prices: $5.57 at United Supermarkets vs $5.80 at Target
  • Basket savings: save about $4.60 on a 20-item basket at United Supermarkets (23¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 23¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Target and United Supermarkets prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,644 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,946 items
  • More than 25% apart: 612 items
  • Typical gap: 12.5% per item, where the prices differ
  • Peet's Coffee, Major Dickason's Dark Roast Whole Bean Coffee - 18oz Bag

    Biggest saving at TargetPeet's Coffee, Major Dickason's Dark Roast Whole Bean Coffee - 18oz Bag$9.99 vs $18.99 at United Supermarkets — save $9.00

  • Badia Garlic Granulated 1.5 lbs

    Biggest saving at United SupermarketsBadia Garlic Granulated 1.5 lbs$9.99 vs $17.49 at Target — save $7.50

The same basket at Target and United Supermarkets

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Target and United Supermarkets.

ProductTargetUnited Supermarkets
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.19$2.99
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.69$3.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.89$0.79
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$4.99$5.99
Thomas' Original English Muffins$3.39$3.99
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$8.89$10.99
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$2.79$2.50
Dave's Killer Bread Organic 21 Whole Grains & Seeds Bread 27 Ounces$6.69$5.99
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.19$3.79
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$2.99$3.00
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$2.99$3.29
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.19$4.49
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$0.99$1.49
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.19$4.29
Total$59.35$63.07

Target is $3.72 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Target vs United Supermarkets prices by aisle

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

AisleTargetUnited SupermarketsCheaperGap
Pantry899 items$5.52$4.80United Supermarkets · 13%
Meat191 items$6.14$6.93Target · 11%
Snacks1,130 items$6.03$5.55United Supermarkets · 8%
Bakery227 items$4.51$4.82Target · 6%
Dairy290 items$5.54$5.18United Supermarkets · 6%
Frozen184 items$5.32$5.68Target · 6%
Ready meals753 items$5.37$5.14United Supermarkets · 4%
Beverages939 items$6.54$6.52Same

Target vs United Supermarkets 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 levelTargetUnited SupermarketsCheaperGap
Under $3902 items$2.29$2.34Target · 2%
$3 to $103,318 items$5.20$5.56Target · 7%
Over $10437 items$17.68$12.27United Supermarkets · 31%

Healthier groceries: Target vs United Supermarkets

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

Ingredient scoreTargetUnited SupermarketsCheaperGap
Score A708 items$6.27$5.48United Supermarkets · 13%
Score AB1,174 items$5.58$5.48United Supermarkets · 2%
Score B1,476 items$5.68$5.35United Supermarkets · 6%
Score C1,299 items$5.89$5.94Target · 1%

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

Where Target and United Supermarkets rank on price

  • United Supermarkets: #22 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 53 of the 75 stores it's compared with, prices about 5% below theirs on average.
  • Target: #33 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 50 of the 72 stores it's compared with, prices about 3% below theirs on average.

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