Meijer vs Walmart

Meijer vs Walmart at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 3 of 8 aisles, led by meat (9% less).
• For items under $3, Walmart is the cheaper store (7% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $49.10 at Walmart and $51.05 at Meijer.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Meijer is 15% cheaper.

How far apart Meijer and Walmart prices are

• Within 10%: 1,645 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 835 items
• More than 25% apart: 578 items
• Typical gap: 9.1% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at MeijerGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters Black Granite Espresso Style Dark Roast K-Cup Coffee Pods$9.99 vs $19.98 at Walmart — save $9.99

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  Biggest saving at WalmartRed Bull Summer Celebration Variety Pack - 8.4 oz 250ml 12pk - Ed Red Coco - 8.4 fl oz$15.97 vs $22.99 at Meijer — save $7.02

The same basket at Meijer and Walmart

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

Walmart is $1.95 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Meijer vs Walmart prices by aisle

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

Meijer 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: Meijer vs Walmart

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

Ingredient score	Meijer	Walmart	CheaperGap
Score A261 items	$4.78	$6.05	Meijer · 21%
Score AB678 items	$4.78	$5.50	Meijer · 13%
Score B1,017 items	$5.21	$5.78	Meijer · 10%
Score C1,112 items	$5.86	$6.18	Meijer · 5%

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