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Walmart vs Star Market

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

Walmart vs Star Market at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 3 of 8 aisles, led by frozen (22% less).
  • For items under $3, Walmart is the cheaper store (12% less on average).
  • The same 15-product basket costs $45.25 at Walmart and $57.38 at Star Market.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Star Market is 10% cheaper.

Walmart vs Star Market: 2,504 products compared

  • Star Market: cheaper on 666 items — overall winner on average price
  • Walmart: beats Star Market on 1,834 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 4 items

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How much you'd save at Star Market

  • Average prices: $5.75 at Star Market vs $5.95 at Walmart
  • Basket savings: save about $4.00 on a 20-item basket at Star Market (20¢ less per item)

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

How far apart Walmart and Star Market prices are

  • Within 10%: 619 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,066 items
  • More than 25% apart: 815 items
  • Typical gap: 18.7% 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 $23.99 at Star Market — save $8.02

  • Chock full o'Nuts Decaf 24 Ounce

    Biggest saving at Star MarketChock full o'Nuts Decaf 24 Ounce$14.99 vs $28.74 at Walmart — save $13.75

The same basket at Walmart and Star Market

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

ProductWalmartStar Market
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$3.12$2.99
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$3.86$5.49
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$1.78$2.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.50$1.00
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.57$2.00
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$2.97$3.99
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$2.68$3.99
General Mills Cocoa Puffs Cereal$2.97$3.99
Nature Valley Protein Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Bars 5 Pk$3.97$5.99
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.46$4.49
OREO Cakesters Soft Snack Cakes Snack Packs 5 Count - 2.02 Oz$3.78$4.99
Reddi-wip Original Whipped Topping$2.96$3.50
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.18$1.69
Hostess Original Twinkies 10 Ounces$3.58$4.29
Ben & Jerry's Half Baked Ice Cream 16 Ounces$4.87$6.49
Total$45.25$57.38

Walmart is $12.13 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Walmart vs Star Market prices by aisle

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

AisleWalmartStar MarketCheaperGap
Frozen170 items$4.70$6.06Walmart · 22%
Meat96 items$3.89$4.68Walmart · 17%
Bakery114 items$5.45$4.66Star Market · 15%
Dairy162 items$4.67$5.45Walmart · 14%
Pantry482 items$5.52$4.91Star Market · 11%
Snacks618 items$6.09$5.55Star Market · 9%
Ready meals394 items$5.26$5.04Star Market · 4%
Beverages449 items$8.29$8.04Star Market · 3%

Walmart vs Star Market 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 levelWalmartStar MarketCheaperGap
Under $3481 items$2.07$2.35Walmart · 12%
$3 to $101,776 items$5.37$5.58Walmart · 4%
Over $10247 items$17.65$13.52Star Market · 23%

Healthier groceries: Walmart vs Star Market

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

Ingredient scoreWalmartStar MarketCheaperGap
Score A224 items$6.48$4.82Star Market · 26%
Score AB548 items$5.44$5.35Star Market · 2%
Score B824 items$6.04$5.52Star Market · 8%
Score C908 items$6.05$6.42Walmart · 6%

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

Where Walmart and Star Market rank on price

  • Star Market: #32 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 17 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 2% above theirs on average.
  • Walmart: #35 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 11 of the 45 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% above theirs on average.

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