Albertsons vs El Super in Los Angeles: Which Is Actually Cheaper? (2026 Price Data)
We compared sale prices on four shared product types between two major Los Angeles grocers, Albertsons and El Super. Albertsons came out cheaper on two of them (breakfast cereal and ground beef), while El Super won on cottage cheese. The yogurt offerings weren't directly comparable, since one store lists by the unit and the other by weight. On the items we could line up head-to-head, Albertsons edged ahead on price.
Dairy: Cottage Cheese and Yogurt
The dairy aisle gave us the widest gap of the comparison. For cottage cheese, El Super is the clear winner: a pound of Requeson runs $2.99 on sale, while Daisy Cottage Cheese at Albertsons is $6.00 for just a 7.5 oz container (sale). That works out to roughly $12.80 per pound at Albertsons versus $2.99 per pound at El Super — about 328% more per pound for the Albertsons product.
Yogurt is harder to call. El Super lists a generic yogurt at $0.99 per unit (sale), but the container size isn't specified. Albertsons sells Yoplait Original Yogurt as a large 48 oz tub for $6.00 (sale), or about $2.00 per pound. Because the El Super listing has no weight, we can't put the two on a true per-ounce footing — treat the yogurt prices as a rough guide rather than a head-to-head.
Cereal and Meat Comparisons
Breakfast cereal swings the other way. Albertsons has a 36 oz box of Kellogg's breakfast cereal on sale for $3.49 — about $0.10 per ounce. At El Super, a 19.05 oz box of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes corn cereal is $5.97 on sale, or roughly $0.31 per ounce. The El Super box is barely half the size, so even though the headline price isn't far apart, it costs about 223% more per ounce.
For ground beef, the two stores are close. Albertsons sells 80% Lean Fresh Ground Beef for $5.99 per lb (sale), while El Super offers 90% Lean, 10% Fat, Fresh Ground Beef for $6.99 per lb (sale). The El Super beef is leaner, but it costs about 17% more per pound.
| Product Category | Store | Price & Size | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yogurt | El Super | $0.99 / unit (sale) | Size not listed |
| Yogurt | Albertsons | $6.00 / 48 oz (sale) | ~$2.00 / lb |
| Cottage Cheese | El Super | $2.99 / 1 lb (sale) | Cheaper (~$2.99 / lb) |
| Cottage Cheese | Albertsons | $6.00 / 7.5 oz (sale) | ~328% more per lb |
| Cereal | Albertsons | $3.49 / 36 oz (sale) | Cheaper (~$0.10 / oz) |
| Cereal | El Super | $5.97 / 19.05 oz (sale) | ~223% more per oz |
| Ground Beef | Albertsons | $5.99 / lb (sale) | Cheaper |
| Ground Beef | El Super | $6.99 / lb (sale) | ~17% more per lb (leaner) |
Bottom Line
On the categories we could compare directly, the split is close. El Super is the budget pick for cottage cheese by a wide margin, while Albertsons wins on breakfast cereal and edges out El Super on ground beef. The yogurt prices are a wash, since the listings aren't directly comparable. If your cart leans heavily on cottage cheese, head to El Super; for cereal and beef, Albertsons currently has the edge. Every price above reflects a temporary sale, so check the shelf tag before you buy.
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