Smart & Final prices compared

As of October 20, 2026, Smart & Final ranks #29 of 49 grocery stores on price. Its average prices are about 1% above the 48 stores we compare it with, and it's the cheaper store in 20 of those 48 comparisons.

Smart & Final at a glance

• Price rank: #29 of 49 stores we track
• Head to head: cheaper than 20 stores, more expensive than 27
• Cheapest aisles: baby food (4% below average), meat (4% below average)
• Priciest aisles: beverages (10% above average), frozen (2% above average)

Smart & Final prices by aisle

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

Healthier groceries at Smart & Final

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

Ingredient score	vs other stores	Comparisons
Score A	3% below	48
Score AB	level with	48
Score B	1% below	48
Score C	4% above	48

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