Cub vs Walmart

Cub vs Walmart at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 3 of 8 aisles, led by frozen (24% less).
• For items under $3, Walmart is the cheaper store (6% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $49.10 at Walmart and $61.43 at Cub.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Cub is 7% cheaper.

How far apart Cub and Walmart prices are

• Within 10%: 603 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 1,018 items
• More than 25% apart: 861 items
• Typical gap: 19.1% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at CubBusch Non Alcoholic American Lager Beer, 12 Pack Beer, 12 FL OZ Cans$13.99 vs $26.89 at Walmart — save $12.90

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  Biggest saving at WalmartLindt Lindor Assorted Chocolate Truffles, 12.7 oz$15.72 vs $25.59 at Cub — save $9.87

The same basket at Cub and Walmart

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

Walmart is $12.33 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Cub vs Walmart prices by aisle

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

Cub 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.

Healthier groceries: Cub vs Walmart

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

Ingredient score	Cub	Walmart	CheaperGap
Score A233 items	$5.46	$6.42	Cub · 15%
Score AB591 items	$5.26	$5.48	Cub · 4%
Score B824 items	$5.38	$5.71	Cub · 6%
Score C836 items	$6.08	$5.80	Walmart · 5%

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