Walmart vs Pay Less

Walmart vs Pay Less at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is still cheaper on meat (5% less).
• The same 15-product basket costs $45.25 at Walmart and $46.00 at Pay Less.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Pay Less is 13% cheaper.

How far apart Walmart and Pay Less prices are

• Within 10%: 872 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 398 items
• More than 25% apart: 206 items
• Typical gap: 8% per item, where the prices differ

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

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

The same basket at Walmart and Pay Less

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

Walmart is $0.75 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Walmart vs Pay Less prices by aisle

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

Walmart vs Pay Less 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 Pay Less

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

Ingredient score	Walmart	Pay Less	CheaperGap
Score A106 items	$5.57	$4.47	Pay Less · 20%
Score AB377 items	$5.10	$4.53	Pay Less · 11%
Score B428 items	$5.23	$4.74	Pay Less · 9%
Score C572 items	$6.62	$6.24	Pay Less · 6%

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