Kroger vs Walmart

Kroger vs Walmart at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 3 of 8 aisles, led by frozen (9% 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 $51.85 at Kroger.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Kroger is 9% cheaper.

How far apart Kroger and Walmart prices are

• Within 10%: 785 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 697 items
• More than 25% apart: 300 items
• Typical gap: 11.4% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at KrogerEight 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 WalmartA&W Cream Soda Cans$6.00 vs $11.99 at Kroger — save $5.99

The same basket at Kroger and Walmart

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

Walmart is $6.60 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Kroger vs Walmart prices by aisle

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

Kroger 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: Kroger vs Walmart

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

Ingredient score	Kroger	Walmart	CheaperGap
Score A146 items	$4.85	$5.78	Kroger · 16%
Score AB432 items	$4.95	$5.30	Kroger · 7%
Score B548 items	$5.05	$5.47	Kroger · 8%
Score C667 items	$6.68	$6.78	Kroger · 1%

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