Walmart vs Gerbes

Walmart vs Gerbes at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 3 of 8 aisles, led by frozen (11% less).
• For items under $3, Walmart is the cheaper store (3% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $45.25 at Walmart and $51.23 at Gerbes.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Gerbes is 9% cheaper.

How far apart Walmart and Gerbes prices are

• Within 10%: 621 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 584 items
• More than 25% apart: 291 items
• Typical gap: 11.9% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at WalmartFolgers Black Silk, Dark Roast Coffee, Keurig K-Cup Pods$28.46 vs $35.99 at Gerbes — save $7.53

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  Biggest saving at GerbesEight O' Clock The Original Ground Coffee 18 oz$13.99 vs $25.99 at Walmart — save $12.00

The same basket at Walmart and Gerbes

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

Walmart is $5.98 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Walmart vs Gerbes prices by aisle

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

Walmart vs Gerbes 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 Gerbes

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

Ingredient score	Walmart	Gerbes	CheaperGap
Score A106 items	$6.05	$4.93	Gerbes · 19%
Score AB374 items	$5.14	$4.87	Gerbes · 5%
Score B450 items	$5.34	$5.05	Gerbes · 5%
Score C574 items	$6.78	$6.63	Gerbes · 2%

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