Walmart vs Pavilions

Walmart vs Pavilions at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Pavilions is cheaper in 4 of 8 aisles, led by bakery (12% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Pavilions is 1% cheaper.
• For items over $10, Pavilions is the cheaper store (24% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $64.69 at Walmart and $84.15 at Pavilions.

How far apart Walmart and Pavilions prices are

• Within 10%: 273 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 529 items
• More than 25% apart: 613 items
• Typical gap: 22.5% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at WalmartMcCafe Premium Medium Roast Ground Coffee$21.96 vs $31.99 at Pavilions — save $10.03

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  Biggest saving at PavilionsNESCAFE Taster's Choice French Roast Instant Coffee$14.99 vs $26.96 at Walmart — save $11.97

The same basket at Walmart and Pavilions

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

Walmart is $19.46 cheaper on this basket.

Walmart vs Pavilions prices by aisle

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

Walmart vs Pavilions 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 Pavilions

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

Ingredient score	Walmart	Pavilions	CheaperGap
Score A226 items	$6.61	$5.80	Pavilions · 12%
Score AB332 items	$5.28	$5.76	Walmart · 8%
Score B454 items	$5.91	$5.84	Pavilions · 1%
Score C408 items	$6.33	$6.88	Walmart · 8%

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