Giant vs Star Market

Giant vs Star Market at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Giant is cheaper in 3 of 9 aisles, led by bakery (6% less).
• For items under $3, Giant is the cheaper store (6% less on average).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Star Market is 2% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $60.18 at Star Market and $61.52 at Giant.

How far apart Giant and Star Market prices are

• Within 10%: 2,494 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 3,109 items
• More than 25% apart: 1,366 items
• Typical gap: 13.1% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at GiantFriendly's Celebration Vanilla & Chocolate Ice Cream Cake Frozen$22.19 vs $29.99 at Star Market — save $7.80

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  Biggest saving at Star MarketFilippo Berio Organic Olive Oil Extra Virgin - 101 Fl. Oz.$32.99 vs $49.69 at Giant — save $16.70

The same basket at Giant and Star Market

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

Star Market is $1.34 cheaper on this basket.

Giant vs Star Market prices by aisle

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

Giant 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.

Healthier groceries: Giant vs Star Market

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

Ingredient score	Giant	Star Market	CheaperGap
Score A1,060 items	$6.32	$6.16	Star Market · 2%
Score AB1,982 items	$5.63	$5.52	Star Market · 2%
Score B2,531 items	$5.49	$5.33	Star Market · 3%
Score C2,439 items	$6.65	$6.57	Star Market · 1%

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