Walmart vs Carrs

Walmart vs Carrs at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Carrs is cheaper in 2 of 8 aisles, led by bakery (2% less).
• For items over $10, Carrs is the cheaper store (17% less on average).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Walmart is 3% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $64.69 at Walmart and $95.95 at Carrs.

How far apart Walmart and Carrs prices are

• Within 10%: 121 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 413 items
• More than 25% apart: 960 items
• Typical gap: 30.1% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Walmartvitaminwater Zero Sugar XXX Acai-Blueberry-Pomegranate Flavored Bottled Water Beverage$11.24 vs $20.99 at Carrs — save $9.75

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  Biggest saving at CarrsNESCAFE Taster's Choice French Roast Instant Coffee$16.99 vs $26.96 at Walmart — save $9.97

The same basket at Walmart and Carrs

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

Walmart is $31.26 cheaper on this basket.

Walmart vs Carrs prices by aisle

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

Walmart vs Carrs 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 Carrs

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

Ingredient score	Walmart	Carrs	CheaperGap
Score A221 items	$7.05	$6.31	Carrs · 11%
Score AB350 items	$5.49	$6.22	Walmart · 12%
Score B502 items	$6.06	$6.80	Walmart · 11%
Score C423 items	$6.27	$7.81	Walmart · 20%

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