Smart & Final vs Walmart

Smart & Final vs Walmart at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 5 of 8 aisles, led by frozen (16% less).
• For items under $3, Walmart is the cheaper store (10% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $45.25 at Walmart and $56.05 at Smart & Final.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Smart & Final is 16% cheaper.

How far apart Smart & Final and Walmart prices are

• Within 10%: 584 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 652 items
• More than 25% apart: 380 items
• Typical gap: 14.5% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Smart & Final(24 Cans) Juice Monster Mango Loco Energy Juice 16 fl oz$39.99 vs $70.49 at Walmart — save $30.50

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  Biggest saving at Walmart3 Musketeers Chocolate Candy Bars, Full Size - 1.92 oz, 36 ct$27.63 vs $42.99 at Smart & Final — save $15.36

The same basket at Smart & Final and Walmart

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

Walmart is $10.80 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Smart & Final vs Walmart prices by aisle

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

Smart & Final 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: Smart & Final vs Walmart

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

Ingredient score	Smart & Final	Walmart	CheaperGap
Score A164 items	$5.62	$8.38	Smart & Final · 33%
Score AB377 items	$5.43	$5.72	Smart & Final · 5%
Score B486 items	$6.29	$6.49	Smart & Final · 3%
Score C592 items	$7.34	$7.09	Walmart · 3%

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