Food Lion prices compared

As of October 20, 2026, Food Lion ranks #5 of 49 grocery stores on price. Its average prices are about 8% below the 48 stores we compare it with, and it's the cheaper store in 44 of those 48 comparisons.

Food Lion at a glance

Price rank: #5 of 49 stores we track
Head to head: cheaper than 44 stores, more expensive than 3
Cheapest aisles: fresh produce (12% below average), frozen (12% below average)

Food Lion prices by aisle

How Food Lion's prices in each aisle compare with the stores it's matched against, averaged across all of its comparisons. Cheapest aisle first.

Aisle	vs other stores	Comparisons
Fresh produce	12% below	33
Frozen	12% below	42
Ready meals	9% below	48
Meat	8% below	48
Pantry	8% below	48
Snacks	8% below	48
Bakery	7% below	48
Dairy	7% below	48
Beverages	7% below	48
Baby food	level with	35

Healthier groceries at Food Lion

The same comparison by Labeled ingredient score, from A (cleanest ingredients) to C.

Ingredient score	vs other stores	Comparisons
Score A	8% below	48
Score AB	7% below	48
Score B	8% below	48
Score C	8% below	48

Cheaper than Food Lion

H-E-B — 7% cheaper than Food Lion
Price Rite Marketplace — 7% cheaper than Food Lion
Pay Less — 2% cheaper than Food Lion

Every Food Lion comparison

48 stores compared with Food Lion on the same matched products.

Comparison	Cheaper	Gap
Food Lion vs Acme Markets	Food Lion	15%
Food Lion vs Albertsons	Food Lion	12%
Food Lion vs Baker's	Food Lion	3%
Food Lion vs CityMarket	Food Lion	4%
Food Lion vs Cub	Food Lion	11%
Food Lion vs Dillons	Food Lion	3%
Food Lion vs Dollar General	Food Lion	1%
Food Lion vs Food 4 Less	Food Lion	1%
Food Lion vs FoodsCo	Food Lion	1%
Food Lion vs Foodtown	Food Lion	17%
Food Lion vs Fred Meyer	Food Lion	4%
Food Lion vs Fry's Food	Food Lion	4%
Food Lion vs Gerbes	Food Lion	4%
Food Lion vs Giant	Food Lion	11%
Food Lion vs Giant Food Stores	Food Lion	6%
Food Lion vs H-E-B	H-E-B	7%
Food Lion vs Hannaford	Food Lion	3%
Food Lion vs Harris Teeter	Food Lion	8%
Food Lion vs Hy-Vee	Food Lion	6%
Food Lion vs Ingles	Food Lion	16%
Food Lion vs Jay C	Food Lion	1%
Food Lion vs Jewel-Osco	Food Lion	17%
Food Lion vs King Soopers	Food Lion	4%
Food Lion vs Kroger	Food Lion	3%
Food Lion vs Mariano's	Food Lion	11%
Food Lion vs Martin's	Food Lion	6%
Food Lion vs Meijer	Food Lion	2%
Food Lion vs Metro Market	Food Lion	5%
Food Lion vs Pay Less	Pay Less	2%
Food Lion vs Pick 'n Save	Food Lion	4%
Food Lion vs Price Rite Marketplace	Price Rite Marketplace	7%
Food Lion vs Publix	Food Lion	21%
Food Lion vs QFC	Food Lion	14%
Food Lion vs Ralphs	Food Lion	12%
Food Lion vs Safeway	Food Lion	18%
Food Lion vs Shaw's	Food Lion	9%
Food Lion vs ShopRite	Food Lion	6%
Food Lion vs Smart & Final	Food Lion	9%
Food Lion vs Smith's Food and Drug	Food Lion	4%
Food Lion vs Sprouts	Food Lion	16%
Food Lion vs Star Market	Food Lion	10%
Food Lion vs Stop & Shop	Food Lion	9%
Food Lion vs Target	Food Lion	2%
Food Lion vs Tom Thumb	Food Lion	16%
Food Lion vs Vons	Food Lion	18%
Food Lion vs Walmart	Food Lion	10%
Food Lion vs Wegmans	Same	—
Food Lion vs Winn-Dixie	Food Lion	18%

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