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Fry's Food vs Star Market

As of October 20, 2026, Fry's Food is cheaper. You'd pay about 5% less for the same groceries at Fry's Food than at Star Market.

Fry's Food vs Star Market 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 4% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $53.74 at Fry's Food and $60.18 at Star Market.

Fry's Food vs Star Market: 5,795 products compared

  • Fry's Food: cheaper on 3,062 items — overall winner on average price
  • Star Market: beats Fry's Food on 1,676 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 1,057 items

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How much you'd save at Fry's Food

  • Average prices: $5.69 at Fry's Food vs $5.96 at Star Market
  • Basket savings: save about $5.40 on a 20-item basket at Fry's Food (27¢ less per item)

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

How far apart Fry's Food and Star Market prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,621 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,332 items
  • More than 25% apart: 785 items
  • Typical gap: 13.3% 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 $31.99 at Star Market — save $8.00

  • Kroger Natural St Louis Style Pork Spareribs

    Biggest saving at Star MarketKroger Natural St Louis Style Pork Spareribs$6.49 vs $12.28 at Fry's Food — save $5.79

The same basket at Fry's Food and Star Market

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

ProductFry's FoodStar Market
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$2.99$2.99
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$4.29$5.49
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$1.67$2.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$1.00
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.00$2.00
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.69$4.29
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.29$4.49
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$4.29$4.49
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$4.29$3.99
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.69$1.00
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.29$3.99
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.99$4.49
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.99$4.49
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.49$3.99
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$8.99$10.99
Total$53.74$60.18

Fry's Food is $6.44 cheaper on this basket.

Fry's Food vs Star Market prices by aisle

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

AisleFry's FoodStar MarketCheaperGap
Ready meals636 items$5.39$5.96Fry's Food · 10%
Frozen208 items$6.31$6.83Fry's Food · 8%
Meat360 items$6.83$7.41Fry's Food · 8%
Bakery314 items$5.25$5.65Fry's Food · 7%
Dairy626 items$4.87$5.18Fry's Food · 6%
Pantry984 items$4.71$4.94Fry's Food · 5%
Beverages1,648 items$6.76$6.93Fry's Food · 2%
Snacks983 items$5.19$5.25Fry's Food · 1%

Fry's Food vs Star Market 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 FoodStar MarketCheaperGap
Under $31,147 items$2.16$2.24Fry's Food · 4%
$3 to $104,102 items$5.49$5.78Fry's Food · 5%
Over $10546 items$14.63$15.12Fry's Food · 3%

Healthier groceries: Fry's Food vs Star Market

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

Ingredient scoreFry's FoodStar MarketCheaperGap
Score A854 items$5.49$5.78Fry's Food · 5%
Score AB1,389 items$5.55$5.72Fry's Food · 3%
Score B1,747 items$5.14$5.37Fry's Food · 4%
Score C1,805 items$6.42$6.80Fry's Food · 6%

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 Star Market 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.
  • Star Market: #32 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 17 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 2% above theirs on average.

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