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Kroger vs Giant Food Stores

As of October 20, 2026, Kroger is barely cheaper. You'd pay about 2% less for the same groceries at Kroger than at Giant Food Stores.

Kroger vs Giant Food Stores at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Giant Food Stores is still cheaper on baby food (3% less).
  • The same 15-product basket costs $53.39 at Giant Food Stores and $57.14 at Kroger.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Kroger is 3% cheaper.

Kroger vs Giant Food Stores: 5,566 products compared

  • Kroger: cheaper on 2,702 items — overall winner on average price
  • Giant Food Stores: beats Kroger on 2,133 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 731 items

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How much you'd save at Kroger

  • Average prices: $5.37 at Kroger vs $5.50 at Giant Food Stores
  • Basket savings: save about $2.60 on a 20-item basket at Kroger (13¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 13¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Kroger and Giant Food Stores prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,889 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,184 items
  • More than 25% apart: 762 items
  • Typical gap: 12.5% per item, where the prices differ
  • Bertolli Olive Oil Extra Virgin - 1.5 Liter

    Biggest saving at KrogerBertolli Olive Oil Extra Virgin - 1.5 Liter$17.99 vs $28.99 at Giant Food Stores — save $11.00

  • smartwater Electrolyte Vapor-Distilled Water Bottles In Cardboard Box

    Biggest saving at Giant Food Storessmartwater Electrolyte Vapor-Distilled Water Bottles In Cardboard Box$20.99 vs $26.99 at Kroger — save $6.00

The same basket at Kroger and Giant Food Stores

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

ProductKrogerGiant Food Stores
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$2.99$3.00
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$4.29$3.49
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$1.67$2.39
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$0.99
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.00$2.49
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.59$3.59
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.29$3.89
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$4.29$3.89
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$4.49$4.49
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.69$1.00
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.29$3.50
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.49$2.49
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.99$4.79
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.29$3.00
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$11.99$10.39
Total$57.14$53.39

Giant Food Stores is $3.75 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Kroger vs Giant Food Stores prices by aisle

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

AisleKrogerGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Fresh produce72 items$2.70$3.15Kroger · 14%
Ready meals866 items$4.82$5.05Kroger · 5%
Dairy622 items$4.62$4.81Kroger · 4%
Meat435 items$6.93$7.19Kroger · 4%
Pantry1,147 items$4.56$4.74Kroger · 4%
Baby food200 items$7.62$7.40Giant Food Stores · 3%
Bakery333 items$5.01$5.07Kroger · 1%
Beverages1,053 items$6.13$6.17Kroger · 1%
Snacks752 items$5.59$5.63Kroger · 1%
Frozen73 items$6.45$6.45Same

Kroger vs Giant Food Stores 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 levelKrogerGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Under $31,371 items$2.08$2.10Kroger · 1%
$3 to $103,713 items$5.33$5.49Kroger · 3%
Over $10482 items$15.06$15.27Kroger · 1%

Healthier groceries: Kroger vs Giant Food Stores

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

Ingredient scoreKrogerGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Score A823 items$4.81$4.99Kroger · 4%
Score AB1,448 items$5.24$5.36Kroger · 2%
Score B1,732 items$5.34$5.43Kroger · 2%
Score C1,562 items$5.82$5.98Kroger · 3%

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

Where Kroger and Giant Food Stores rank on price

  • Kroger: #13 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 31 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% below theirs on average.
  • Giant Food Stores: #26 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 24 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 2% below theirs on average.

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