Fry's Food vs Hy-Vee

Fry's Food vs Hy-Vee at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Hy-Vee is still cheaper on bakery (1% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Fry's Food is 4% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $49.83 at Fry's Food and $50.29 at Hy-Vee.

How far apart Fry's Food and Hy-Vee prices are

• Within 10%: 2,221 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 2,399 items
• More than 25% apart: 1,181 items
• Typical gap: 12.5% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Fry's FoodMuscle Milk PRO33 High Protein Shake with Ultra-Filtered Milk, Vanilla Creme, 12Pk$27.99 vs $39.99 at Hy-Vee — save $12.00

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  Biggest saving at Hy-VeeMonster Energy Ultra Variety Pack Liberty Sugar Free Energy Drink 12 Pack - 16 fl oz$14.99 vs $23.99 at Fry's Food — save $9.00

The same basket at Fry's Food and Hy-Vee

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

Fry's Food is $0.46 cheaper on this basket.

Fry's Food vs Hy-Vee prices by aisle

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

Fry's Food vs Hy-Vee 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: Fry's Food vs Hy-Vee

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

Ingredient score	Fry's Food	Hy-Vee	CheaperGap
Score A1,014 items	$4.76	$4.99	Fry's Food · 5%
Score AB1,523 items	$5.21	$5.38	Fry's Food · 3%
Score B1,980 items	$5.33	$5.45	Fry's Food · 2%
Score C2,070 items	$6.41	$6.55	Fry's Food · 2%

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