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Harris Teeter vs Smith's Food and Drug

As of October 20, 2026, Smith's Food and Drug is cheaper. You'd pay about 3% less for the same groceries at Smith's Food and Drug than at Harris Teeter.

Harris Teeter vs Smith's Food and Drug at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Harris Teeter is still cheaper on bakery (2% less).
  • The same 15-product basket costs $55.34 at Harris Teeter and $55.47 at Smith's Food and Drug.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Smith's Food and Drug is 3% cheaper.

Harris Teeter vs Smith's Food and Drug: 6,187 products compared

  • Smith's Food and Drug: cheaper on 3,131 items — overall winner on average price
  • Harris Teeter: beats Smith's Food and Drug on 2,426 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 630 items

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How much you'd save at Smith's Food and Drug

  • Average prices: $5.61 at Smith's Food and Drug vs $5.77 at Harris Teeter
  • Basket savings: save about $3.20 on a 20-item basket at Smith's Food and Drug (16¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 16¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Harris Teeter and Smith's Food and Drug prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,684 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,384 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,489 items
  • Typical gap: 16.3% per item, where the prices differ
  • Peet's Coffee, Middle Ground Half Caffeine Ground Coffee - 10.5oz Bag

    Biggest saving at Harris TeeterPeet's Coffee, Middle Ground Half Caffeine Ground Coffee - 10.5oz Bag$8.99 vs $16.79 at Smith's Food and Drug — save $7.80

  • Planters Mixed Nuts With Sea Salt Jar - 27 Oz

    Biggest saving at Smith's Food and DrugPlanters Mixed Nuts With Sea Salt Jar - 27 Oz$14.99 vs $25.99 at Harris Teeter — save $11.00

The same basket at Harris Teeter and Smith's Food and Drug

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Harris Teeter and Smith's Food and Drug.

ProductHarris TeeterSmith's Food and Drug
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$2.50$3.49
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$4.99$4.39
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$3.29$1.99
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$0.64
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.50$2.00
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.99$3.79
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$3.50$4.29
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$3.50$4.29
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$5.49$4.59
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.99$1.25
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.33$3.39
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$4.99$3.49
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.99$5.29
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$2.50$3.59
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$6.99$8.99
Total$55.34$55.47

Harris Teeter is $0.13 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Harris Teeter vs Smith's Food and Drug prices by aisle

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

AisleHarris TeeterSmith's Food and DrugCheaperGap
Fresh produce169 items$3.97$3.34Smith's Food and Drug · 16%
Frozen239 items$5.70$4.98Smith's Food and Drug · 13%
Ready meals709 items$4.99$4.79Smith's Food and Drug · 4%
Meat375 items$7.17$6.90Smith's Food and Drug · 4%
Beverages1,465 items$7.35$7.17Smith's Food and Drug · 3%
Dairy598 items$5.03$4.88Smith's Food and Drug · 3%
Snacks894 items$5.49$5.35Smith's Food and Drug · 3%
Baby food168 items$7.52$7.37Smith's Food and Drug · 2%
Bakery297 items$5.44$5.57Harris Teeter · 2%
Pantry1,244 items$4.59$4.61Same

Harris Teeter vs Smith's Food and Drug 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 levelHarris TeeterSmith's Food and DrugCheaperGap
Under $31,373 items$2.18$2.15Smith's Food and Drug · 2%
$3 to $104,214 items$5.62$5.49Smith's Food and Drug · 2%
Over $10600 items$15.04$14.44Smith's Food and Drug · 4%

Healthier groceries: Harris Teeter vs Smith's Food and Drug

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

Ingredient scoreHarris TeeterSmith's Food and DrugCheaperGap
Score A1,258 items$5.11$4.99Smith's Food and Drug · 2%
Score AB1,571 items$5.37$5.15Smith's Food and Drug · 4%
Score B1,679 items$5.50$5.36Smith's Food and Drug · 2%
Score C1,678 items$6.92$6.77Smith's Food and Drug · 2%

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

Where Harris Teeter and Smith's Food and Drug rank on price

  • Smith's Food and Drug: #24 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 24 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 2% below theirs on average.
  • Harris Teeter: #30 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 17 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% above theirs on average.

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