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Walmart vs Stop & Shop

As of October 20, 2026, Stop & Shop is cheaper. You'd pay about 6% less for the same groceries at Stop & Shop than at Walmart.

Walmart vs Stop & Shop at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 3 of 7 aisles, led by meat (15% less).
  • For items under $3, Walmart is the cheaper store (4% less on average).
  • The same 15-product basket costs $43.92 at Walmart and $53.37 at Stop & Shop.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Stop & Shop is 13% cheaper.

Walmart vs Stop & Shop: 2,151 products compared

  • Stop & Shop: cheaper on 638 items — overall winner on average price
  • Walmart: beats Stop & Shop on 1,509 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 4 items

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How much you'd save at Stop & Shop

  • Average prices: $5.48 at Stop & Shop vs $5.85 at Walmart
  • Basket savings: save about $7.40 on a 20-item basket at Stop & Shop (37¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 37¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Walmart and Stop & Shop prices are

  • Within 10%: 574 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 910 items
  • More than 25% apart: 663 items
  • Typical gap: 17.9% per item, where the prices differ
  • Monster Energy Drink Multipack Cans

    Biggest saving at WalmartMonster Energy Drink Multipack Cans$21.58 vs $33.49 at Stop & Shop — save $11.91

  • Chock full o'Nuts Decaf 24 Ounce

    Biggest saving at Stop & ShopChock full o'Nuts Decaf 24 Ounce$16.49 vs $28.74 at Walmart — save $12.25

The same basket at Walmart and Stop & Shop

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

ProductWalmartStop & Shop
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$3.12$2.99
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$3.86$3.49
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$1.78$2.39
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.50$0.99
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.57$2.00
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$2.97$4.29
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$2.68$3.99
General Mills Cocoa Puffs Cereal$2.97$4.99
Nature Valley Protein Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Bars 5 Pk$3.97$3.49
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.46$6.99
OREO Cakesters Soft Snack Cakes Snack Packs 5 Count - 2.02 Oz$3.78$4.49
Reddi-wip Original Whipped Topping$2.96$4.29
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.18$1.19
Hostess Original Twinkies 10 Ounces$3.58$3.00
Libbys Pumpkin Pura 29 Ounces$3.54$4.79
Total$43.92$53.37

Walmart is $9.45 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Walmart vs Stop & Shop prices by aisle

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

AisleWalmartStop & ShopCheaperGap
Bakery92 items$5.54$4.39Stop & Shop · 21%
Meat81 items$4.37$5.16Walmart · 15%
Pantry523 items$5.43$4.81Stop & Shop · 12%
Dairy145 items$4.61$5.21Walmart · 11%
Ready meals399 items$5.00$4.57Stop & Shop · 9%
Snacks584 items$6.12$5.56Stop & Shop · 9%
Beverages292 items$8.46$8.51Walmart · 1%

Walmart vs Stop & Shop 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.

Price levelWalmartStop & ShopCheaperGap
Under $3461 items$2.09$2.18Walmart · 4%
$3 to $101,511 items$5.54$5.57Same
Over $10179 items$18.14$13.30Stop & Shop · 27%

Healthier groceries: Walmart vs Stop & Shop

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

Ingredient scoreWalmartStop & ShopCheaperGap
Score A204 items$6.28$5.00Stop & Shop · 20%
Score AB522 items$5.69$5.12Stop & Shop · 10%
Score B700 items$5.62$5.22Stop & Shop · 7%
Score C725 items$6.06$6.14Walmart · 1%

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

Where Walmart and Stop & Shop rank on price

  • Stop & Shop: #31 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 17 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% above theirs on average.
  • Walmart: #35 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 11 of the 45 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% above theirs on average.

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