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CityMarket vs Fry's Food

As of October 20, 2026, Fry's Food is barely cheaper. You'd pay about 1% less for the same groceries at Fry's Food than at City Market.

CityMarket vs Fry's Food at a glance

  • Fry's Food is cheaper in all 10 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Fry's Food is 1% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $53.74 at Fry's Food and $56.84 at CityMarket.

CityMarket vs Fry's Food: 10,564 products compared

  • Fry's Food: cheaper on 2,279 items — overall winner on average price
  • CityMarket: beats Fry's Food on 1,158 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 7,127 items

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How much you'd save at Fry's Food

  • Average prices: $5.64 at Fry's Food vs $5.70 at CityMarket
  • Basket savings: save about $1.20 on a 20-item basket at Fry's Food (6¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 6¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart CityMarket and Fry's Food prices are

  • Within 10%: 2,111 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,121 items
  • More than 25% apart: 205 items
  • Typical gap: 7.9% per item, where the prices differ
  • Kroger 73% Lean 100% Pure Beef Quarter Pound Burgers BIG Deal!

    Biggest saving at CityMarketKroger 73% Lean 100% Pure Beef Quarter Pound Burgers BIG Deal!$15.00 vs $29.00 at Fry's Food — save $14.00

  • Bubba Burger Original All Beef Burgers

    Biggest saving at Fry's FoodBubba Burger Original All Beef Burgers$9.99 vs $16.99 at CityMarket — save $7.00

The same basket at CityMarket and Fry's Food

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

ProductCityMarketFry's Food
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$2.99$2.99
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$4.29$4.29
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$1.67$1.67
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$0.79
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.00$2.00
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.69$3.69
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.29$4.29
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$4.29$4.29
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$4.29$4.29
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.69$1.69
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.39$3.29
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.99$2.99
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.99$4.99
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.49$3.49
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$11.99$8.99
Total$56.84$53.74

Fry's Food is $3.10 cheaper on this basket.

CityMarket vs Fry's Food prices by aisle

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

AisleCityMarketFry's FoodCheaperGap
Meat882 items$7.86$7.73Fry's Food · 2%
Beverages2,301 items$6.87$6.81Fry's Food · 1%
Dairy919 items$4.72$4.65Fry's Food · 1%
Fresh produce293 items$3.63$3.60Fry's Food · 1%
Ready meals1,272 items$4.85$4.80Fry's Food · 1%
Pantry2,233 items$4.44$4.39Fry's Food · 1%
Snacks1,360 items$5.39$5.31Fry's Food · 1%
Baby food317 items$9.39$9.39Same
Bakery559 items$5.97$5.95Same
Frozen390 items$5.37$5.35Same

CityMarket 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 levelCityMarketFry's FoodCheaperGap
Under $32,879 items$2.13$2.12Fry's Food · 1%
$3 to $106,598 items$5.59$5.53Fry's Food · 1%
Over $101,087 items$15.79$15.59Fry's Food · 1%

Healthier groceries: CityMarket vs Fry's Food

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

Ingredient scoreCityMarketFry's FoodCheaperGap
Score A2,262 items$5.09$5.05Fry's Food · 1%
Score AB2,402 items$5.26$5.19Fry's Food · 1%
Score B2,816 items$5.43$5.37Fry's Food · 1%
Score C3,083 items$6.73$6.67Fry's Food · 1%

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

Where CityMarket 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.
  • CityMarket: #19 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 27 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 3% below theirs on average.

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