Food Lion vs Meijer

Food Lion vs Meijer at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Meijer is still cheaper on beverages (2% less).
• For items over $10, Meijer is the cheaper store (5% less on average).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), the two stores cost the same on average.
• The same 15-product basket costs $48.58 at Food Lion and $52.75 at Meijer.

How far apart Food Lion and Meijer prices are

• Within 10%: 2,600 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 2,682 items
• More than 25% apart: 1,109 items
• Typical gap: 12.3% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Food LionGarden of Life Organic Vanilla 20g Protein Shake Powder Mix$19.99 vs $25.99 at Meijer — save $6.00

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  Biggest saving at MeijerOrgain Organic Vanilla Bean 21g Plant-Based Protein Powder$19.54 vs $26.99 at Food Lion — save $7.45

The same basket at Food Lion and Meijer

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

Food Lion is $4.17 cheaper on this basket.

Food Lion vs Meijer prices by aisle

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

Food Lion vs Meijer 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: Food Lion vs Meijer

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

Ingredient score	Food Lion	Meijer	CheaperGap
Score A784 items	$4.80	$4.76	Meijer · 1%
Score AB1,478 items	$4.72	$4.75	Food Lion · 1%
Score B2,354 items	$4.57	$4.70	Food Lion · 3%
Score C2,647 items	$4.91	$5.05	Food Lion · 3%

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