Foodtown vs Walmart

Foodtown vs Walmart at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 4 of 8 aisles, led by frozen (31% less).
• For items under $3, Walmart is the cheaper store (13% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $49.38 at Walmart and $62.73 at Foodtown.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Foodtown is 15% cheaper.

How far apart Foodtown and Walmart prices are

• Within 10%: 341 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 672 items
• More than 25% apart: 947 items
• Typical gap: 23.7% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at FoodtownPompeian Smooth Extra Virgin Olive Oil Easy Squeeze 25.4 Ounces$19.99 vs $38.90 at Walmart — save $18.91

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  Biggest saving at WalmartFolgers 25 9 Ounce Classic Roast Each$12.96 vs $22.99 at Foodtown — save $10.03

The same basket at Foodtown and Walmart

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

Walmart is $13.35 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Foodtown vs Walmart prices by aisle

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

Foodtown 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: Foodtown vs Walmart

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

Ingredient score	Foodtown	Walmart	CheaperGap
Score A244 items	$4.69	$7.03	Foodtown · 33%
Score AB474 items	$5.21	$5.37	Foodtown · 3%
Score B617 items	$5.03	$5.05	Same
Score C630 items	$5.80	$5.41	Walmart · 7%

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