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Albertsons vs Walmart

As of October 20, 2026, Albertsons and Walmart are about the same. You'd pay roughly the same for the same groceries at either.

Albertsons vs Walmart at a glance

  • The aisles split 4–4: Albertsons wins 4, Walmart wins 4.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Albertsons is 6% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $45.25 at Walmart and $55.36 at Albertsons.

Albertsons vs Walmart: 2,503 products compared

  • Walmart: cheaper on 1,863 items — overall winner on average price
  • Albertsons: beats Walmart on 631 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 9 items

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How much you'd save at Walmart

  • Average prices: $6.02 at Walmart vs $6.03 at Albertsons
  • Basket savings: save about 20¢ on a 20-item basket at Walmart (1¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 1¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Albertsons and Walmart prices are

  • Within 10%: 611 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,007 items
  • More than 25% apart: 876 items
  • Typical gap: 18.9% per item, where the prices differ
  • Coca-Cola Soda Pop Hecho En Mexico - 24-12 Fl. Oz.

    Biggest saving at AlbertsonsCoca-Cola Soda Pop Hecho En Mexico - 24-12 Fl. Oz.$43.99 vs $62.09 at Walmart — save $18.10

  • Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1 To 1 Baking Flour - 44 Oz

    Biggest saving at WalmartBob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1 To 1 Baking Flour - 44 Oz$8.56 vs $15.99 at Albertsons — save $7.43

The same basket at Albertsons and Walmart

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Albertsons and Walmart.

ProductAlbertsonsWalmart
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$3.00$3.12
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$5.49$3.86
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$2.49$1.78
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.67$0.50
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$3.29$2.57
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$3.00$2.97
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.59$2.68
General Mills Cocoa Puffs Cereal$2.99$2.97
Nature Valley Protein Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Bars 5 Pk$5.49$3.97
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$5.49$4.46
OREO Cakesters Soft Snack Cakes Snack Packs 5 Count - 2.02 Oz$4.49$3.78
Reddi-wip Original Whipped Topping$3.00$2.96
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.39$1.18
Hostess Original Twinkies 10 Ounces$3.99$3.58
Ben & Jerry's Half Baked Ice Cream 16 Ounces$6.99$4.87
Total$55.36$45.25

Walmart is $10.11 cheaper on this basket.

Albertsons vs Walmart prices by aisle

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

AisleAlbertsonsWalmartCheaperGap
Dairy149 items$6.53$4.76Walmart · 27%
Frozen150 items$5.90$4.93Walmart · 17%
Meat87 items$4.54$3.94Walmart · 13%
Bakery84 items$4.43$4.68Albertsons · 5%
Pantry492 items$5.49$5.77Albertsons · 5%
Snacks660 items$5.68$6.01Albertsons · 5%
Beverages467 items$8.48$8.62Albertsons · 2%
Ready meals398 items$4.93$4.85Walmart · 2%

Albertsons vs Walmart 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 levelAlbertsonsWalmartCheaperGap
Under $3503 items$2.39$2.08Walmart · 13%
$3 to $101,727 items$5.75$5.42Walmart · 6%
Over $10273 items$14.56$17.09Albertsons · 15%

Healthier groceries: Albertsons vs Walmart

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

Ingredient scoreAlbertsonsWalmartCheaperGap
Score A213 items$5.90$7.53Albertsons · 22%
Score AB538 items$5.55$5.40Walmart · 3%
Score B831 items$5.83$5.98Albertsons · 3%
Score C921 items$6.53$6.06Walmart · 7%

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

Where Albertsons and Walmart rank on price

  • Walmart: #35 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 11 of the 45 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% above theirs on average.
  • Albertsons: #37 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 11 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% above theirs on average.

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