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Price Rite Marketplace vs Pay Less

As of October 20, 2026, Price Rite Marketplace is cheaper. You'd pay about 5% less for the same groceries at Price Rite Marketplace than at Pay Less.

Price Rite Marketplace vs Pay Less at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Pay Less is cheaper in 2 of 9 aisles, led by fresh produce (3% less).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Price Rite Marketplace is 7% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $47.36 at Price Rite Marketplace and $50.49 at Pay Less.

Price Rite Marketplace vs Pay Less: 2,028 products compared

  • Price Rite Marketplace: cheaper on 1,116 items — overall winner on average price
  • Pay Less: beats Price Rite Marketplace on 627 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 285 items

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How much you'd save at Price Rite Marketplace

  • Average prices: $4.17 at Price Rite Marketplace vs $4.39 at Pay Less
  • Basket savings: save about $4.40 on a 20-item basket at Price Rite Marketplace (22¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 22¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Price Rite Marketplace and Pay Less prices are

  • Within 10%: 768 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 656 items
  • More than 25% apart: 319 items
  • Typical gap: 11.1% per item, where the prices differ
  • Tru Fru Frozen Fresh Strawberries in Milk & White Chocolate - 18 Oz

    Biggest saving at Price Rite MarketplaceTru Fru Frozen Fresh Strawberries in Milk & White Chocolate - 18 Oz$10.99 vs $17.49 at Pay Less — save $6.50

  • Dr Pepper Soda - 24 pk

    Biggest saving at Pay LessDr Pepper Soda - 24 pk$13.00 vs $16.99 at Price Rite Marketplace — save $3.99

The same basket at Price Rite Marketplace and Pay Less

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Price Rite Marketplace and Pay Less.

ProductPrice Rite MarketplacePay Less
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$2.99$2.99
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$3.99$3.99
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$1.99$1.67
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.69$0.75
Celsius Energy Drink Peach Vibe 12 Fl Oz$2.29$1.99
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.49$3.49
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$3.49$3.99
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$3.49$3.99
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$4.19$3.99
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.00$1.39
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.29$3.19
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.49$2.99
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$3.99$4.69
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$2.99$3.09
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$6.99$8.29
Total$47.36$50.49

Price Rite Marketplace is $3.13 cheaper on this basket.

Price Rite Marketplace vs Pay Less prices by aisle

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

AislePrice Rite MarketplacePay LessCheaperGap
Pantry317 items$3.04$3.50Price Rite Marketplace · 13%
Snacks388 items$4.39$4.74Price Rite Marketplace · 7%
Ready meals304 items$4.41$4.59Price Rite Marketplace · 4%
Meat83 items$4.65$4.84Price Rite Marketplace · 4%
Beverages476 items$4.72$4.87Price Rite Marketplace · 3%
Dairy178 items$3.77$3.90Price Rite Marketplace · 3%
Fresh produce32 items$1.94$1.88Pay Less · 3%
Frozen65 items$4.98$5.15Price Rite Marketplace · 3%
Bakery157 items$4.25$4.16Pay Less · 2%

Price Rite Marketplace vs Pay Less 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 levelPrice Rite MarketplacePay LessCheaperGap
Under $3772 items$2.00$2.11Price Rite Marketplace · 5%
$3 to $101,167 items$5.00$5.22Price Rite Marketplace · 4%
Over $1089 items$12.17$13.35Price Rite Marketplace · 9%

Healthier groceries: Price Rite Marketplace vs Pay Less

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

Ingredient scorePrice Rite MarketplacePay LessCheaperGap
Score A268 items$3.60$3.91Price Rite Marketplace · 8%
Score AB424 items$4.07$4.36Price Rite Marketplace · 6%
Score B690 items$4.10$4.27Price Rite Marketplace · 4%
Score C646 items$4.55$4.75Price Rite Marketplace · 4%

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

Where Price Rite Marketplace and Pay Less rank on price

  • Price Rite Marketplace: #1 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 47 of the 47 stores it's compared with, prices about 15% below theirs on average.
  • Pay Less: #4 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 45 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 8% below theirs on average.

Cheaper than Price Rite Marketplace

No store we track is cheaper than Price Rite Marketplace on average.

Cheaper than Pay Less

  • H-E-B — 6% cheaper than Pay Less

Prices are periodic snapshots and may differ from your local store.

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