Mariano's vs Giant Food Stores

Mariano's vs Giant Food Stores at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Mariano's is cheaper in 2 of 10 aisles, led by fresh produce (12% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Giant Food Stores is 5% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $53.39 at Giant Food Stores and $60.34 at Mariano's.

How far apart Mariano's and Giant Food Stores prices are

• Within 10%: 1,540 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 2,075 items
• More than 25% apart: 989 items
• Typical gap: 13.8% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Mariano'sBubba Burger Smashed Original Beef Burgers 8 ea$10.00 vs $18.99 at Giant Food Stores — save $8.99

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  Biggest saving at Giant Food StoresFisher Walnut Halves & Pieces$11.99 vs $19.29 at Mariano's — save $7.30

The same basket at Mariano's and Giant Food Stores

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

Giant Food Stores is $6.95 cheaper on this basket.

Mariano's vs Giant Food Stores prices by aisle

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

Mariano's 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.

Healthier groceries: Mariano's vs Giant Food Stores

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

Ingredient score	Mariano's	Giant Food Stores	CheaperGap
Score A774 items	$5.25	$5.07	Giant Food Stores · 3%
Score AB1,365 items	$5.61	$5.26	Giant Food Stores · 6%
Score B1,586 items	$5.70	$5.31	Giant Food Stores · 7%
Score C1,397 items	$6.22	$5.99	Giant Food Stores · 4%

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