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Walmart vs Acme Markets

As of October 20, 2026, Walmart is cheaper. You'd pay about 6% less for the same groceries at Walmart than at Acme Markets.

Walmart vs Acme Markets at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Acme Markets is cheaper in 2 of 8 aisles, led by bakery (14% less).
  • For items over $10, Acme Markets is the cheaper store (11% less on average).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Walmart is 4% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $45.25 at Walmart and $57.85 at Acme Markets.

Walmart vs Acme Markets: 2,753 products compared

  • Walmart: cheaper on 2,163 items — overall winner on average price
  • Acme Markets: beats Walmart on 585 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 5 items

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How much you'd save at Walmart

  • Average prices: $5.91 at Walmart vs $6.26 at Acme Markets
  • Basket savings: save about $7.00 on a 20-item basket at Walmart (35¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 35¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Walmart and Acme Markets prices are

  • Within 10%: 494 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 984 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,270 items
  • Typical gap: 23.2% per item, where the prices differ
  • Red Bull Summer Celebration Variety Pack - 8.4 oz 250ml 12pk - Ed Red Coco - 8.4 fl oz

    Biggest saving at WalmartRed Bull Summer Celebration Variety Pack - 8.4 oz 250ml 12pk - Ed Red Coco - 8.4 fl oz$15.97 vs $25.99 at Acme Markets — save $10.02

  • Chock full o'Nuts Decaf 24 Ounce

    Biggest saving at Acme MarketsChock full o'Nuts Decaf 24 Ounce$16.99 vs $28.74 at Walmart — save $11.75

The same basket at Walmart and Acme Markets

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

ProductWalmartAcme Markets
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$3.12$3.99
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$3.86$3.99
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$1.78$2.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.50$0.89
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.57$2.79
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$2.97$4.79
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$2.68$2.99
General Mills Cocoa Puffs Cereal$2.97$3.99
Nature Valley Protein Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Bars 5 Pk$3.97$4.99
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.46$5.99
OREO Cakesters Soft Snack Cakes Snack Packs 5 Count - 2.02 Oz$3.78$4.79
Reddi-wip Original Whipped Topping$2.96$3.99
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.18$1.69
Hostess Original Twinkies 10 Ounces$3.58$3.49
Ben & Jerry's Half Baked Ice Cream 16 Ounces$4.87$6.99
Total$45.25$57.85

Walmart is $12.60 cheaper on this basket.

Walmart vs Acme Markets prices by aisle

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

AisleWalmartAcme MarketsCheaperGap
Frozen165 items$4.81$7.08Walmart · 32%
Meat99 items$4.07$5.31Walmart · 23%
Bakery115 items$5.34$4.57Acme Markets · 14%
Ready meals436 items$5.04$5.71Walmart · 12%
Dairy159 items$5.01$5.62Walmart · 11%
Beverages466 items$8.17$8.60Walmart · 5%
Pantry586 items$5.56$5.43Acme Markets · 2%
Snacks704 items$6.06$6.13Walmart · 1%

Walmart vs Acme Markets 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.

Price levelWalmartAcme MarketsCheaperGap
Under $3497 items$2.05$2.46Walmart · 17%
$3 to $101,945 items$5.30$5.96Walmart · 11%
Over $10311 items$15.93$14.20Acme Markets · 11%

Healthier groceries: Walmart vs Acme Markets

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

Ingredient scoreWalmartAcme MarketsCheaperGap
Score A274 items$6.20$5.65Acme Markets · 9%
Score AB607 items$5.37$5.92Walmart · 9%
Score B903 items$5.87$5.95Walmart · 1%
Score C969 items$6.21$6.94Walmart · 10%

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

Where Walmart and Acme Markets rank on price

  • Walmart: #35 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 11 of the 45 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% above theirs on average.
  • Acme Markets: #41 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 4 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 9% above theirs on average.

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