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Cub vs Giant Food Stores

As of October 20, 2026, Giant Food Stores is cheaper. You'd pay about 5% less for the same groceries at Giant Food Stores than at Cub.

Cub vs Giant Food Stores at a glance

  • Giant Food Stores is cheaper in all 10 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Giant Food Stores is 6% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $53.39 at Giant Food Stores and $58.63 at Cub.

Cub vs Giant Food Stores: 7,135 products compared

  • Giant Food Stores: cheaper on 4,109 items — overall winner on average price
  • Cub: beats Giant Food Stores on 2,364 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 662 items

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How much you'd save at Giant Food Stores

  • Average prices: $5.24 at Giant Food Stores vs $5.51 at Cub
  • Basket savings: save about $5.40 on a 20-item basket at Giant Food Stores (27¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 27¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Cub and Giant Food Stores prices are

  • Within 10%: 2,202 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,921 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,350 items
  • Typical gap: 14% per item, where the prices differ
  • Jack Links Beef Jerky Teriyaki 8 ounces

    Biggest saving at CubJack Links Beef Jerky Teriyaki 8 ounces$9.99 vs $19.39 at Giant Food Stores — save $9.40

  • Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Vanilla Ice Cream Protein Powder

    Biggest saving at Giant Food StoresOptimum Nutrition Gold Standard Vanilla Ice Cream Protein Powder$27.99 vs $39.49 at Cub — save $11.50

The same basket at Cub and Giant Food Stores

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

ProductCubGiant Food Stores
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$4.49$3.00
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$4.99$3.49
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$2.49$2.39
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$0.99
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$1.67$2.49
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.79$3.59
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$3.99$3.89
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$3.99$3.89
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$4.39$4.49
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.79$1.00
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.49$3.50
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.99$2.49
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$5.99$4.79
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.79$3.00
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$8.99$10.39
Total$58.63$53.39

Giant Food Stores is $5.24 cheaper on this basket.

Cub vs Giant Food Stores prices by aisle

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

AisleCubGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Fresh produce68 items$6.17$4.72Giant Food Stores · 23%
Pantry1,633 items$5.10$4.75Giant Food Stores · 7%
Meat421 items$7.14$6.70Giant Food Stores · 6%
Dairy688 items$4.98$4.72Giant Food Stores · 5%
Ready meals1,210 items$4.83$4.59Giant Food Stores · 5%
Bakery304 items$5.27$5.06Giant Food Stores · 4%
Snacks1,360 items$5.81$5.58Giant Food Stores · 4%
Beverages1,163 items$5.99$5.81Giant Food Stores · 3%
Frozen72 items$5.77$5.59Giant Food Stores · 3%
Baby food163 items$4.58$4.48Giant Food Stores · 2%

Cub 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 levelCubGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Under $31,645 items$2.20$2.09Giant Food Stores · 5%
$3 to $104,945 items$5.59$5.31Giant Food Stores · 5%
Over $10545 items$14.83$14.10Giant Food Stores · 5%

Healthier groceries: Cub vs Giant Food Stores

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

Ingredient scoreCubGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Score A1,029 items$5.58$5.21Giant Food Stores · 7%
Score AB1,836 items$5.60$5.28Giant Food Stores · 6%
Score B2,334 items$5.47$5.18Giant Food Stores · 5%
Score C1,936 items$5.45$5.29Giant Food Stores · 3%

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

Where Cub and Giant Food Stores rank on price

  • 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.
  • Cub: #33 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 14 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 3% above theirs on average.

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