Walmart vs Price Chopper

Walmart vs Price Chopper at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 5 of 8 aisles, led by meat (22% less).
• For items under $3, Walmart is the cheaper store (20% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $64.69 at Walmart and $81.15 at Price Chopper.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Price Chopper is 14% cheaper.

How far apart Walmart and Price Chopper prices are

• Within 10%: 183 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 387 items
• More than 25% apart: 508 items
• Typical gap: 23.7% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at WalmartDeath Wish Coffee, Organic and Fair Trade, Dark Roast, Ground Coffee, 10oz$11.78 vs $21.09 at Price Chopper — save $9.31

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  Biggest saving at Price ChopperEight O' Clock The Original Ground Coffee 18 oz$16.19 vs $25.99 at Walmart — save $9.80

The same basket at Walmart and Price Chopper

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

Walmart is $16.46 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Walmart vs Price Chopper prices by aisle

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

Walmart vs Price Chopper 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 Price Chopper

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

Ingredient score	Walmart	Price Chopper	CheaperGap
Score A155 items	$6.96	$5.16	Price Chopper · 26%
Score AB289 items	$5.40	$5.12	Price Chopper · 5%
Score B360 items	$5.30	$5.54	Walmart · 4%
Score C274 items	$5.96	$6.68	Walmart · 11%

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