Giant vs Tom Thumb

Giant vs Tom Thumb at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Tom Thumb is still cheaper on meat (1% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Giant is 6% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $61.52 at Giant and $63.75 at Tom Thumb.

How far apart Giant and Tom Thumb prices are

• Within 10%: 2,168 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 3,083 items
• More than 25% apart: 1,546 items
• Typical gap: 14% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at GiantPamela's Baking & Pancake Mix$19.99 vs $33.59 at Tom Thumb — save $13.60

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  Biggest saving at Tom ThumbHomestyle Meatballs - 64 Oz$16.99 vs $22.99 at Giant — save $6.00

The same basket at Giant and Tom Thumb

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

Giant is $2.23 cheaper on this basket.

Giant vs Tom Thumb prices by aisle

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

Giant vs Tom Thumb 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 Tom Thumb

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

Ingredient score	Giant	Tom Thumb	CheaperGap
Score A950 items	$6.01	$6.38	Giant · 6%
Score AB1,902 items	$5.57	$5.97	Giant · 7%
Score B2,511 items	$5.40	$5.68	Giant · 5%
Score C2,372 items	$6.43	$6.90	Giant · 7%

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