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King Soopers vs Smart & Final

As of October 20, 2026, King Soopers is cheaper. You'd pay about 3% less for the same groceries at King Soopers than at Smart & Final.

King Soopers vs Smart & Final at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Smart & Final is cheaper in 2 of 9 aisles, led by baby food (4% less).
  • The same 15-product basket costs $53.05 at Smart & Final and $53.84 at King Soopers.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), the two stores cost the same on average.

King Soopers vs Smart & Final: 3,637 products compared

  • King Soopers: cheaper on 1,500 items — overall winner on average price
  • Smart & Final: beats King Soopers on 1,560 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 577 items

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How much you'd save at King Soopers

  • Average prices: $5.66 at King Soopers vs $5.83 at Smart & Final
  • Basket savings: save about $3.40 on a 20-item basket at King Soopers (17¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 17¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart King Soopers and Smart & Final prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,244 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,444 items
  • More than 25% apart: 372 items
  • Typical gap: 11.8% per item, where the prices differ
  • The Original Donut Shop Regular Keurig Single-Serve K-Cup Pods, Medium Roast Coffee, 32 Count

    Biggest saving at King SoopersThe Original Donut Shop Regular Keurig Single-Serve K-Cup Pods, Medium Roast Coffee, 32 Count$21.99 vs $26.99 at Smart & Final — save $5.00

  • Rain Pure Mountain Spring Water 24 Pack Case Resealable Bottle

    Biggest saving at Smart & FinalRain Pure Mountain Spring Water 24 Pack Case Resealable Bottle$24.99 vs $32.99 at King Soopers — save $8.00

The same basket at King Soopers and Smart & Final

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at King Soopers and Smart & Final.

ProductKing SoopersSmart & Final
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$2.99$3.69
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$4.29$4.29
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$1.67$1.99
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$0.79
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.00$2.49
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.69$3.99
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.29$3.99
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$4.29$3.99
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$4.29$4.49
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.69$1.29
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.39$2.59
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.99$4.49
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.99$4.99
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.49$2.99
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$8.99$6.99
Total$53.84$53.05

Smart & Final is $0.79 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

King Soopers vs Smart & Final prices by aisle

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

AisleKing SoopersSmart & FinalCheaperGap
Beverages856 items$7.28$7.90King Soopers · 8%
Baby food80 items$5.71$5.48Smart & Final · 4%
Dairy351 items$4.92$5.05King Soopers · 3%
Snacks515 items$5.48$5.34Smart & Final · 3%
Frozen158 items$5.87$6.00King Soopers · 2%
Ready meals485 items$5.18$5.28King Soopers · 2%
Meat184 items$6.31$6.41King Soopers · 2%
Pantry795 items$4.63$4.66King Soopers · 1%
Bakery191 items$5.06$5.06Same

King Soopers vs Smart & Final 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 levelKing SoopersSmart & FinalCheaperGap
Under $3802 items$2.13$2.23King Soopers · 5%
$3 to $102,471 items$5.49$5.51Same
Over $10364 items$14.67$15.93King Soopers · 8%

Healthier groceries: King Soopers vs Smart & Final

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

Ingredient scoreKing SoopersSmart & FinalCheaperGap
Score A613 items$5.31$5.20Smart & Final · 2%
Score AB897 items$5.42$5.50King Soopers · 1%
Score B1,016 items$5.27$5.32King Soopers · 1%
Score C1,111 items$6.42$6.90King Soopers · 7%

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

Where King Soopers and Smart & Final rank on price

  • King Soopers: #21 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 27 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 2% below theirs on average.
  • Smart & Final: #29 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 20 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% above theirs on average.

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