Fry's Food vs Walmart

Fry's Food vs Walmart at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 3 of 8 aisles, led by frozen (12% less).
• For items under $3, Walmart is the cheaper store (5% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $45.25 at Walmart and $50.44 at Fry's Food.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Fry's Food is 10% cheaper.

How far apart Fry's Food and Walmart prices are

• Within 10%: 696 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 665 items
• More than 25% apart: 326 items
• Typical gap: 12.2% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Fry's FoodEight O' Clock The Original Ground Coffee 18 oz$13.99 vs $25.99 at Walmart — save $12.00

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  Biggest saving at WalmartDunkin' Colombian Medium Roast Ground Coffee$22.96 vs $28.99 at Fry's Food — save $6.03

The same basket at Fry's Food and Walmart

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

Walmart is $5.19 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Fry's Food vs Walmart prices by aisle

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

Fry's Food 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: Fry's Food vs Walmart

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

Ingredient score	Fry's Food	Walmart	CheaperGap
Score A144 items	$4.87	$6.39	Fry's Food · 24%
Score AB413 items	$5.06	$5.25	Fry's Food · 4%
Score B501 items	$5.01	$5.50	Fry's Food · 9%
Score C636 items	$6.72	$6.71	Same

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