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QFC vs Giant Food Stores

As of October 20, 2026, Giant Food Stores is cheaper. You'd pay about 8% less for the same groceries at Giant Food Stores than at QFC.

QFC vs Giant Food Stores at a glance

  • Giant Food Stores is cheaper in all 10 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Giant Food Stores is 9% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $53.39 at Giant Food Stores and $63.84 at QFC.

QFC vs Giant Food Stores: 4,265 products compared

  • Giant Food Stores: cheaper on 2,733 items — overall winner on average price
  • QFC: beats Giant Food Stores on 1,177 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 355 items

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How much you'd save at Giant Food Stores

  • Average prices: $5.53 at Giant Food Stores vs $6.04 at QFC
  • Basket savings: save about $10.20 on a 20-item basket at Giant Food Stores (51¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 51¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart QFC and Giant Food Stores prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,081 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,744 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,085 items
  • Typical gap: 15.8% per item, where the prices differ
  • Bertolli Olive Oil Extra Virgin - 1.5 Liter

    Biggest saving at QFCBertolli Olive Oil Extra Virgin - 1.5 Liter$21.99 vs $28.99 at Giant Food Stores — save $7.00

  • Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Iced Tea Multipack Bottles

    Biggest saving at Giant Food StoresPure Leaf Unsweetened Black Iced Tea Multipack Bottles$9.99 vs $17.99 at QFC — save $8.00

The same basket at QFC and Giant Food Stores

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

ProductQFCGiant Food Stores
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$3.49$3.00
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$5.49$3.49
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$1.67$2.39
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.99$0.99
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.00$2.49
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.99$3.59
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$5.99$3.89
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$5.99$3.89
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$4.49$4.49
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.99$1.00
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$4.49$3.50
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.29$2.49
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$5.49$4.79
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.99$3.00
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$10.49$10.39
Total$63.84$53.39

Giant Food Stores is $10.45 cheaper on this basket.

QFC vs Giant Food Stores prices by aisle

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

AisleQFCGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Frozen37 items$5.95$4.72Giant Food Stores · 21%
Fresh produce63 items$3.82$3.09Giant Food Stores · 19%
Pantry879 items$5.57$4.90Giant Food Stores · 12%
Ready meals701 items$5.66$5.08Giant Food Stores · 10%
Baby food137 items$9.10$8.24Giant Food Stores · 9%
Bakery226 items$6.03$5.47Giant Food Stores · 9%
Dairy518 items$5.28$4.88Giant Food Stores · 8%
Meat245 items$8.11$7.56Giant Food Stores · 7%
Snacks586 items$6.09$5.71Giant Food Stores · 6%
Beverages862 items$6.34$6.02Giant Food Stores · 5%

QFC 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 levelQFCGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Under $3896 items$2.28$2.05Giant Food Stores · 10%
$3 to $102,961 items$5.90$5.35Giant Food Stores · 9%
Over $10408 items$15.34$14.49Giant Food Stores · 6%

Healthier groceries: QFC vs Giant Food Stores

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

Ingredient scoreQFCGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Score A640 items$5.58$5.01Giant Food Stores · 10%
Score AB1,177 items$5.93$5.42Giant Food Stores · 9%
Score B1,328 items$5.99$5.50Giant Food Stores · 8%
Score C1,119 items$6.49$5.99Giant Food Stores · 8%

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

Where QFC and Giant Food Stores rank on price

  • 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.
  • QFC: #39 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 10 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 7% above theirs on average.

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