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Albertsons vs Fry's Food

As of October 20, 2026, Fry's Food is cheaper. You'd pay about 7% less for the same groceries at Fry's Food than at Albertsons.

Albertsons vs Fry's Food at a glance

  • Fry's Food is cheaper in all 8 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Fry's Food is 7% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $53.74 at Fry's Food and $59.45 at Albertsons.

Albertsons vs Fry's Food: 6,080 products compared

  • Fry's Food: cheaper on 3,680 items — overall winner on average price
  • Albertsons: beats Fry's Food on 1,373 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 1,027 items

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How much you'd save at Fry's Food

  • Average prices: $5.63 at Fry's Food vs $6.07 at Albertsons
  • Basket savings: save about $8.80 on a 20-item basket at Fry's Food (44¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 44¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Albertsons and Fry's Food prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,465 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,425 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,163 items
  • Typical gap: 14.3% per item, where the prices differ
  • Folgers 22 6 Ounce Colombian Each

    Biggest saving at AlbertsonsFolgers 22 6 Ounce Colombian Each$9.99 vs $16.99 at Fry's Food — save $7.00

  • Choice Boneless Thick Cut Top Round London Broil Beef (About 1 per Pack)

    Biggest saving at Fry's FoodChoice Boneless Thick Cut Top Round London Broil Beef (About 1 per Pack)$16.08 vs $31.96 at Albertsons — save $15.88

The same basket at Albertsons and Fry's Food

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Albertsons and Fry's Food.

ProductAlbertsonsFry's Food
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$3.00$2.99
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$5.49$4.29
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$2.49$1.67
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.67$0.79
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$3.29$2.00
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.99$3.69
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.99$4.29
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$4.99$4.29
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$3.00$4.29
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.49$1.69
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.59$3.29
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.99$2.99
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$5.49$4.99
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$2.99$3.49
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$10.99$8.99
Total$59.45$53.74

Fry's Food is $5.71 cheaper on this basket.

Albertsons vs Fry's Food prices by aisle

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

AisleAlbertsonsFry's FoodCheaperGap
Pantry1,095 items$5.16$4.65Fry's Food · 10%
Ready meals661 items$5.87$5.34Fry's Food · 9%
Beverages1,759 items$7.27$6.70Fry's Food · 8%
Dairy651 items$5.42$4.99Fry's Food · 8%
Meat361 items$7.06$6.57Fry's Food · 7%
Bakery300 items$5.42$5.07Fry's Food · 6%
Frozen179 items$5.90$5.74Fry's Food · 3%
Snacks1,032 items$5.42$5.24Fry's Food · 3%

Albertsons vs Fry's Food 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 levelAlbertsonsFry's FoodCheaperGap
Under $31,260 items$2.34$2.13Fry's Food · 9%
$3 to $104,223 items$5.93$5.47Fry's Food · 8%
Over $10597 items$14.90$14.15Fry's Food · 5%

Healthier groceries: Albertsons vs Fry's Food

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

Ingredient scoreAlbertsonsFry's FoodCheaperGap
Score A930 items$6.07$5.50Fry's Food · 9%
Score AB1,398 items$5.87$5.53Fry's Food · 6%
Score B1,865 items$5.46$5.06Fry's Food · 7%
Score C1,886 items$6.82$6.32Fry's Food · 7%

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

Where Albertsons and Fry's Food rank on price

  • Fry's Food: #17 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 31 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% below theirs on average.
  • Albertsons: #37 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 11 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% above theirs on average.

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