Walmart vs Fareway

Walmart vs Fareway at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 2 of 8 aisles, led by frozen (10% less).
• For items under $3, Walmart is the cheaper store (5% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $64.69 at Walmart and $67.59 at Fareway.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Fareway is 22% cheaper.

How far apart Walmart and Fareway prices are

• Within 10%: 354 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 259 items
• More than 25% apart: 224 items
• Typical gap: 12.4% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at WalmartBudweiser Zero Alcohol Free American Lager Beer 12 Pack, 12 fl oz Cans$11.48 vs $16.99 at Fareway — save $5.51

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  Biggest saving at FarewayBusch Non Alcoholic American Lager Beer, 12 Pack Beer, 12 FL OZ Cans$13.99 vs $26.89 at Walmart — save $12.90

The same basket at Walmart and Fareway

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

Walmart is $2.90 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Walmart vs Fareway prices by aisle

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

Walmart vs Fareway 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 Fareway

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

Ingredient score	Walmart	Fareway	CheaperGap
Score A113 items	$6.17	$4.57	Fareway · 26%
Score AB199 items	$5.46	$4.44	Fareway · 19%
Score B309 items	$5.51	$4.85	Fareway · 12%
Score C255 items	$5.43	$4.72	Fareway · 13%

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