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Walmart vs Jewel-Osco

As of October 20, 2026, Walmart is cheaper. You'd pay about 3% less for the same groceries at Walmart than at Jewel-Osco.

Walmart vs Jewel-Osco at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Jewel-Osco is cheaper in 2 of 8 aisles, led by bakery (7% less).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Jewel-Osco is 6% cheaper.
  • For items over $10, Jewel-Osco is the cheaper store (15% less on average).
  • The same 15-product basket costs $45.25 at Walmart and $66.31 at Jewel-Osco.

Walmart vs Jewel-Osco: 2,885 products compared

  • Walmart: cheaper on 2,253 items — overall winner on average price
  • Jewel-Osco: beats Walmart on 626 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 6 items

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How much you'd save at Walmart

  • Average prices: $5.99 at Walmart vs $6.18 at Jewel-Osco
  • Basket savings: save about $3.80 on a 20-item basket at Walmart (19¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 19¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Walmart and Jewel-Osco prices are

  • Within 10%: 434 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,061 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,384 items
  • Typical gap: 23.9% per item, where the prices differ
  • Maxwell House Original Medium Roast Ground Coffee

    Biggest saving at WalmartMaxwell House Original Medium Roast Ground Coffee$18.97 vs $34.99 at Jewel-Osco — save $16.02

  • Coca-Cola Soda Pop Hecho En Mexico - 24-12 Fl. Oz.

    Biggest saving at Jewel-OscoCoca-Cola Soda Pop Hecho En Mexico - 24-12 Fl. Oz.$39.99 vs $62.09 at Walmart — save $22.10

The same basket at Walmart and Jewel-Osco

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

ProductWalmartJewel-Osco
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$3.12$3.49
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$3.86$4.99
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$1.78$2.79
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.50$0.75
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.57$2.99
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$2.97$5.79
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$2.68$4.49
General Mills Cocoa Puffs Cereal$2.97$3.99
Nature Valley Protein Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Bars 5 Pk$3.97$7.49
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.46$4.99
OREO Cakesters Soft Snack Cakes Snack Packs 5 Count - 2.02 Oz$3.78$6.79
Reddi-wip Original Whipped Topping$2.96$3.99
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.18$1.79
Hostess Original Twinkies 10 Ounces$3.58$4.99
Ben & Jerry's Half Baked Ice Cream 16 Ounces$4.87$6.99
Total$45.25$66.31

Walmart is $21.06 cheaper on this basket.

Walmart vs Jewel-Osco prices by aisle

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

AisleWalmartJewel-OscoCheaperGap
Frozen173 items$4.91$6.17Walmart · 20%
Meat97 items$3.68$4.50Walmart · 18%
Dairy160 items$4.68$5.47Walmart · 14%
Bakery105 items$5.15$4.80Jewel-Osco · 7%
Beverages521 items$8.07$8.61Walmart · 6%
Pantry613 items$5.62$5.30Jewel-Osco · 6%
Ready meals423 items$5.26$5.42Walmart · 3%
Snacks771 items$6.16$6.21Walmart · 1%

Walmart vs Jewel-Osco 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 levelWalmartJewel-OscoCheaperGap
Under $3534 items$2.00$2.36Walmart · 15%
$3 to $102,036 items$5.34$5.91Walmart · 10%
Over $10315 items$16.90$14.45Jewel-Osco · 15%

Healthier groceries: Walmart vs Jewel-Osco

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

Ingredient scoreWalmartJewel-OscoCheaperGap
Score A275 items$6.64$5.46Jewel-Osco · 18%
Score AB626 items$5.67$5.69Same
Score B971 items$5.96$5.93Same
Score C1,013 items$6.03$6.92Walmart · 13%

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

Where Walmart and Jewel-Osco 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.
  • Jewel-Osco: #43 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 4 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 10% above theirs on average.

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