Safeway vs Walmart

Safeway vs Walmart at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Safeway is cheaper in 2 of 8 aisles, led by snacks (3% less).
• For items over $10, Safeway is the cheaper store (11% less on average).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Walmart is 2% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $45.25 at Walmart and $64.65 at Safeway.

How far apart Safeway and Walmart prices are

• Within 10%: 461 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 952 items
• More than 25% apart: 1,369 items
• Typical gap: 24.6% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at SafewayKrusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix 10 lb$11.99 vs $22.49 at Walmart — save $10.50

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  Biggest saving at WalmartYuban Traditional Roast Ground Coffee, Canister$13.97 vs $22.99 at Safeway — save $9.02

The same basket at Safeway and Walmart

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

Walmart is $19.40 cheaper on this basket.

Safeway vs Walmart prices by aisle

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

Safeway 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: Safeway vs Walmart

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

Ingredient score	Safeway	Walmart	CheaperGap
Score A262 items	$5.75	$6.41	Safeway · 10%
Score AB684 items	$5.79	$5.40	Walmart · 7%
Score B888 items	$6.02	$5.91	Walmart · 2%
Score C954 items	$6.64	$5.76	Walmart · 13%

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