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CityMarket vs Giant Food Stores

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

CityMarket vs Giant Food Stores at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Giant Food Stores is still cheaper on baby food (2% less).
  • The same 15-product basket costs $53.39 at Giant Food Stores and $56.84 at CityMarket.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), CityMarket is 2% cheaper.

CityMarket vs Giant Food Stores: 4,543 products compared

  • CityMarket: cheaper on 2,147 items — overall winner on average price
  • Giant Food Stores: beats CityMarket on 1,849 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 547 items

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How much you'd save at CityMarket

  • Average prices: $5.42 at CityMarket vs $5.49 at Giant Food Stores
  • Basket savings: save about $1.40 on a 20-item basket at CityMarket (7¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 7¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart CityMarket and Giant Food Stores prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,523 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,832 items
  • More than 25% apart: 641 items
  • Typical gap: 12.5% per item, where the prices differ
  • Bertolli Olive Oil Extra Virgin - 1.5 Liter

    Biggest saving at CityMarketBertolli Olive Oil Extra Virgin - 1.5 Liter$17.99 vs $28.99 at Giant Food Stores — save $11.00

  • Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Iced Tea Multipack Bottles

    Biggest saving at Giant Food StoresPure Leaf Unsweetened Black Iced Tea Multipack Bottles$9.99 vs $16.49 at CityMarket — save $6.50

The same basket at CityMarket and Giant Food Stores

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

ProductCityMarketGiant Food Stores
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$2.99$3.00
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$4.29$3.49
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$1.67$2.39
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$0.99
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.00$2.49
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.69$3.59
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.29$3.89
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$4.29$3.89
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$4.29$4.49
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.69$1.00
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.39$3.50
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.99$2.49
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.99$4.79
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.49$3.00
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$11.99$10.39
Total$56.84$53.39

Giant Food Stores is $3.45 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

CityMarket vs Giant Food Stores prices by aisle

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

AisleCityMarketGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Fresh produce68 items$2.78$3.06CityMarket · 9%
Ready meals701 items$4.71$4.89CityMarket · 4%
Dairy469 items$4.57$4.72CityMarket · 3%
Baby food176 items$8.71$8.51Giant Food Stores · 2%
Frozen54 items$6.10$6.24CityMarket · 2%
Pantry990 items$4.66$4.73CityMarket · 2%
Bakery267 items$5.15$5.19CityMarket · 1%
Meat343 items$7.00$7.07CityMarket · 1%
Beverages910 items$6.14$6.16Same
Snacks553 items$5.54$5.54Same

CityMarket vs Giant Food Stores 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 levelCityMarketGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Under $31,147 items$2.06$2.10CityMarket · 2%
$3 to $102,989 items$5.36$5.43CityMarket · 1%
Over $10407 items$15.32$15.44CityMarket · 1%

Healthier groceries: CityMarket vs Giant Food Stores

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

Ingredient scoreCityMarketGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Score A706 items$4.92$5.03CityMarket · 2%
Score AB1,169 items$5.25$5.31CityMarket · 1%
Score B1,361 items$5.37$5.42CityMarket · 1%
Score C1,306 items$5.88$5.96CityMarket · 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 Giant Food Stores rank on price

  • CityMarket: #19 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 27 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 3% below theirs on average.
  • Giant Food Stores: #26 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 24 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 2% below theirs on average.

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