Walmart vs Macey's

Walmart vs Macey's at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 3 of 8 aisles, led by frozen (24% less).
• For items under $3, Walmart is the cheaper store (11% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $64.59 at Walmart and $74.96 at Macey's.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Macey's is 13% cheaper.

How far apart Walmart and Macey's prices are

• Within 10%: 204 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 372 items
• More than 25% apart: 410 items
• Typical gap: 21.4% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at WalmartCaribou Coffee Caribou Blend Medium Roast Ground Coffee$9.16 vs $16.49 at Macey's — save $7.33

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  Biggest saving at Macey'sRed Cherries$7.99 vs $15.68 at Walmart — save $7.69

The same basket at Walmart and Macey's

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

Walmart is $10.37 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Walmart vs Macey's prices by aisle

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

Walmart vs Macey's 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 Macey's

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

Ingredient score	Walmart	Macey's	CheaperGap
Score A151 items	$6.85	$5.43	Macey's · 21%
Score AB269 items	$5.72	$5.27	Macey's · 8%
Score B310 items	$5.27	$5.11	Macey's · 3%
Score C256 items	$5.49	$5.74	Walmart · 4%

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