Smith's Food and Drug vs Walmart

Smith's Food and Drug vs Walmart at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 4 of 8 aisles, led by meat (11% less).
• For items under $3, Walmart is the cheaper store (3% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $45.05 at Walmart and $51.54 at Smith's Food and Drug.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Smith's Food and Drug is 10% cheaper.

How far apart Smith's Food and Drug and Walmart prices are

• Within 10%: 530 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 666 items
• More than 25% apart: 306 items
• Typical gap: 13.8% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Smith's Food and DrugEight 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 WalmartCafé Bustelo Espresso Ground Coffee, Dark Roast$22.97 vs $30.99 at Smith's Food and Drug — save $8.02

The same basket at Smith's Food and Drug and Walmart

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Smith's Food and Drug and Walmart.

Walmart is $6.49 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Smith's Food and Drug vs Walmart prices by aisle

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

Smith's Food and Drug 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: Smith's Food and Drug vs Walmart

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

Ingredient score	Smith's Food and Drug	Walmart	CheaperGap
Score A131 items	$4.76	$5.83	Smith's Food and Drug · 18%
Score AB386 items	$4.93	$5.29	Smith's Food and Drug · 7%
Score B425 items	$5.03	$5.34	Smith's Food and Drug · 6%
Score C562 items	$6.93	$6.90	Same

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