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Fry's Food vs Jewel-Osco

As of October 20, 2026, Fry's Food is cheaper. You'd pay about 12% less for the same groceries at Fry's Food than at Jewel-Osco.

Fry's Food vs Jewel-Osco at a glance

  • Fry's Food is cheaper in all 8 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Fry's Food is 10% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $53.74 at Fry's Food and $67.71 at Jewel-Osco.

Fry's Food vs Jewel-Osco: 6,508 products compared

  • Fry's Food: cheaper on 4,588 items — overall winner on average price
  • Jewel-Osco: beats Fry's Food on 1,118 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 802 items

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How much you'd save at Fry's Food

  • Average prices: $5.62 at Fry's Food vs $6.40 at Jewel-Osco
  • Basket savings: save about $15.60 on a 20-item basket at Fry's Food (78¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 78¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Fry's Food and Jewel-Osco prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,334 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,647 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,725 items
  • Typical gap: 16.7% per item, where the prices differ
  • Dunkin' Vanilla Flavored K-Cup Coffee Pods

    Biggest saving at Fry's FoodDunkin' Vanilla Flavored K-Cup Coffee Pods$23.99 vs $36.99 at Jewel-Osco — save $13.00

  • Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino Iced Coffee Multipack Bottles 12 Pack - 9.5 Fl. Oz.

    Biggest saving at Jewel-OscoStarbucks Mocha Frappuccino Iced Coffee Multipack Bottles 12 Pack - 9.5 Fl. Oz.$19.99 vs $27.49 at Fry's Food — save $7.50

The same basket at Fry's Food and Jewel-Osco

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

ProductFry's FoodJewel-Osco
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$2.99$3.49
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$4.29$4.99
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$1.67$2.79
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$0.75
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.00$2.99
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.69$4.49
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.29$5.49
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$4.29$5.49
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$4.29$5.79
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.69$1.99
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.29$4.49
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.99$3.99
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.99$4.99
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.49$4.99
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$8.99$10.99
Total$53.74$67.71

Fry's Food is $13.97 cheaper on this basket.

Fry's Food vs Jewel-Osco prices by aisle

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

AisleFry's FoodJewel-OscoCheaperGap
Ready meals718 items$5.25$6.28Fry's Food · 16%
Snacks1,129 items$5.27$6.19Fry's Food · 15%
Bakery321 items$5.11$5.95Fry's Food · 14%
Pantry1,169 items$4.59$5.26Fry's Food · 13%
Meat404 items$6.67$7.56Fry's Food · 12%
Beverages1,877 items$6.69$7.46Fry's Food · 10%
Dairy647 items$4.86$5.36Fry's Food · 9%
Frozen205 items$6.19$6.64Fry's Food · 7%

Fry's Food vs Jewel-Osco 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 levelFry's FoodJewel-OscoCheaperGap
Under $31,224 items$2.05$2.38Fry's Food · 14%
$3 to $104,554 items$5.29$6.03Fry's Food · 12%
Over $10730 items$13.69$15.50Fry's Food · 12%

Healthier groceries: Fry's Food vs Jewel-Osco

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

Ingredient scoreFry's FoodJewel-OscoCheaperGap
Score A988 items$5.43$6.07Fry's Food · 11%
Score AB1,529 items$5.51$6.11Fry's Food · 10%
Score B1,961 items$5.03$5.82Fry's Food · 14%
Score C2,029 items$6.38$7.35Fry's Food · 13%

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

Where Fry's Food and Jewel-Osco rank on price

  • Fry's Food: #17 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 31 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% below theirs on average.
  • Jewel-Osco: #43 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 4 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 10% above theirs on average.

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