Walmart vs Jay C

Walmart vs Jay C at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 2 of 8 aisles, led by meat (7% 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 $50.89 at Jay C.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Jay C is 9% cheaper.

How far apart Walmart and Jay C prices are

• Within 10%: 760 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 437 items
• More than 25% apart: 214 items
• Typical gap: 9.5% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at WalmartA&W Cream Soda Cans$6.00 vs $11.99 at Jay C — save $5.99

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  Biggest saving at Jay CGatorade Fruit Punch Powder$13.29 vs $25.99 at Walmart — save $12.70

The same basket at Walmart and Jay C

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

Walmart is $5.64 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Walmart vs Jay C prices by aisle

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

Walmart vs Jay C 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 Jay C

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

Ingredient score	Walmart	Jay C	CheaperGap
Score A110 items	$5.83	$4.82	Jay C · 17%
Score AB329 items	$4.95	$4.65	Jay C · 6%
Score B431 items	$5.47	$5.06	Jay C · 7%
Score C546 items	$6.83	$6.59	Jay C · 3%

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