Hy-Vee vs Walmart

Hy-Vee vs Walmart at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 3 of 8 aisles, led by frozen (18% less).
• For items under $3, Walmart is the cheaper store (5% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $42.07 at Walmart and $42.42 at Hy-Vee.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Hy-Vee is 11% cheaper.

How far apart Hy-Vee and Walmart prices are

• Within 10%: 871 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 1,050 items
• More than 25% apart: 958 items
• Typical gap: 17.1% per item, where the prices differ

• 

  Biggest saving at Hy-VeeBusch Non Alcoholic American Lager Beer, 12 Pack Beer, 12 FL OZ Cans$15.99 vs $26.89 at Walmart — save $10.90

• 

  Biggest saving at WalmartBlack Rifle Loyalty Light Roast Ground Coffee$11.66 vs $17.99 at Hy-Vee — save $6.33

The same basket at Hy-Vee and Walmart

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

Walmart is $0.35 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Hy-Vee vs Walmart prices by aisle

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

Hy-Vee 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: Hy-Vee vs Walmart

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

Ingredient score	Hy-Vee	Walmart	CheaperGap
Score A269 items	$5.32	$6.84	Hy-Vee · 22%
Score AB691 items	$5.37	$5.73	Hy-Vee · 6%
Score B1,037 items	$5.28	$5.68	Hy-Vee · 7%
Score C1,053 items	$5.99	$5.89	Walmart · 2%

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