Food Lion vs Walmart

Food Lion vs Walmart at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 2 of 7 aisles, led by meat (5% less).
• The same 15-product basket costs $43.92 at Walmart and $48.61 at Food Lion.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Food Lion is 17% cheaper.

How far apart Food Lion and Walmart prices are

• Within 10%: 966 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 733 items
• More than 25% apart: 383 items
• Typical gap: 10.8% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Food LionThat's It Gluten Free No Sugar Added Strawberry/Banana Mini Bars 10 ct$8.99 vs $16.48 at Walmart — save $7.49

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  Biggest saving at WalmartChock Full O'Nuts New York Dark Roast Ground Coffee Can 23 Ounces$8.48 vs $15.99 at Food Lion — save $7.51

The same basket at Food Lion and Walmart

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

Walmart is $4.69 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Food Lion vs Walmart prices by aisle

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

Food Lion 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: Food Lion vs Walmart

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

Ingredient score	Food Lion	Walmart	CheaperGap
Score A169 items	$4.35	$6.28	Food Lion · 31%
Score AB410 items	$4.47	$4.99	Food Lion · 10%
Score B684 items	$4.66	$5.02	Food Lion · 7%
Score C833 items	$5.29	$5.67	Food Lion · 7%

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