Walmart vs Giant Food Stores

Walmart vs Giant Food Stores at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is still cheaper on meat (10% less).
• For items under $3, Walmart is the cheaper store (7% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $43.92 at Walmart and $54.58 at Giant Food Stores.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Giant Food Stores is 14% cheaper.

How far apart Walmart and Giant Food Stores prices are

• Within 10%: 703 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 869 items
• More than 25% apart: 548 items
• Typical gap: 15.5% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at WalmartMonster Zero Sugar Energy Drink Multipack Cans$21.58 vs $28.49 at Giant Food Stores — save $6.91

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  Biggest saving at Giant Food StoresBob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1 To 1 Baking Flour - 64 Oz$14.19 vs $22.99 at Walmart — save $8.80

The same basket at Walmart and Giant Food Stores

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

Walmart is $10.66 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Walmart vs Giant Food Stores prices by aisle

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

Walmart vs Giant Food Stores 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: Walmart vs Giant Food Stores

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

Ingredient score	Walmart	Giant Food Stores	CheaperGap
Score A180 items	$7.26	$5.15	Giant Food Stores · 29%
Score AB558 items	$5.37	$4.97	Giant Food Stores · 7%
Score B701 items	$5.71	$5.37	Giant Food Stores · 6%
Score C688 items	$5.44	$5.24	Giant Food Stores · 4%

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