Dillons vs Smith's Food and Drug

Dillons vs Smith's Food and Drug at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Smith's Food and Drug is cheaper in 2 of 10 aisles, led by frozen (4% less).
• The same 15-product basket costs $55.47 at Smith's Food and Drug and $56.64 at Dillons.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), the two stores cost the same on average.

How far apart Dillons and Smith's Food and Drug prices are

• Within 10%: 2,366 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 1,701 items
• More than 25% apart: 614 items
• Typical gap: 9.3% per item, where the prices differ

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

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  Biggest saving at Smith's Food and DrugKroger 85/15 Ground Beef Roll 3 LB$14.49 vs $23.49 at Dillons — save $9.00

The same basket at Dillons and Smith's Food and Drug

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

Smith's Food and Drug is $1.17 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Dillons vs Smith's Food and Drug prices by aisle

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

Dillons vs Smith's Food and Drug 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.

Healthier groceries: Dillons vs Smith's Food and Drug

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

Ingredient score	Dillons	Smith's Food and Drug	CheaperGap
Score A1,879 items	$4.76	$4.80	Dillons · 1%
Score AB2,000 items	$4.92	$4.92	Same
Score B2,461 items	$5.16	$5.21	Dillons · 1%
Score C2,618 items	$6.27	$6.39	Dillons · 2%

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