Walmart vs. Aldi: Which Store Wins on Grocery Staples in 2026?
If you shop at both Walmart and Aldi and want to know where to spend your grocery dollars, you've arrived at the right site.
To run this comparison, we built a shared cart of 10 weekly grocery staples and priced each item at both Walmart and Aldi's websites. Aldi sells store-brand-only products under labels like Goldhen, Friendly Farms, Countryside Creamery, and L'oven Fresh, while Walmart mixes Great Value private labels with name brands. For this comparison, we matched Great Value to Aldi's equivalent store brand to make it apples-to-apples.
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1. Eggs
Walmart: $1.47 (Great Value Large White Eggs, 12 count)
Aldi: $1.65 (Goldhen Grade A Large Eggs, 12 count)
Winner: Walmart. Great Value Large White Eggs come in $0.18 cheaper per dozen than Goldhen Grade A Large Eggs at Aldi. Both are USDA Grade A, so you're getting comparable quality — Walmart just prices them lower.
2. Milk
Walmart: $2.72 (Great Value Whole Vitamin D Milk, 1 gallon)
Aldi: $3.49 (Friendly Farms Whole Milk, 1 gallon)
Winner: Walmart. Great Value Whole Milk saves you $0.57 per gallon compared to Friendly Farms Whole Milk at Aldi. For families going through multiple gallons a week, that gap adds up quickly.
3. Butter
Walmart: $3.06 (Great Value Sweet Cream Unsalted Butter, 16 ounces)
Aldi: $3.19 (Countryside Creamery Salted Butter Sticks, 16 ounces)
Winner: Walmart. Great Value Unsalted Butter edges out Countryside Creamery Butter by $0.13. Both are four-stick, one-pound packages — this one is essentially a coin-flip, but Walmart takes the narrow win.
4. Bread
Walmart: $1.46 (Great Value White Sandwich Bread, 20 oz)
Aldi: $1.65 (L'oven Fresh White Bread, 20 oz)
Winner: Walmart. Great Value White Sandwich Bread costs $0.19 less than L'oven Fresh White Bread at Aldi. Same size loaf, same basic product — Walmart wins the bread aisle.
5. Chicken Breast
Walmart: $2.23 per pound (Freshness Guaranteed Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts)
Aldi: $2.19 per pound (Kirkwood Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets, family pack)
Winner: Aldi. Kirkwood Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets is one of Aldi's biggest value plays in the meat case. At roughly $1.30 per pound less than Walmart's fresh store-brand chicken, it's the standout savings on this entire cart — and a strong reason to make a dedicated Aldi meat run.
6. Rice
Walmart: $3.37 (Great Value Long Grain Enriched Rice, 5 pounds $0.67 per pound)
Aldi: $2.95 (Earthly Grains Long Grain White Rice, 3 pounds, $0.98 per pound)
Winner: Walmart. When you compare per-pound pricing, Great Value Long Grain Rice at $0.67 per pound beats Earthly Grains White Rice at $0.98 per pound by nearly a third. Walmart's larger bag is the smarter buy for anyone who cooks rice regularly.
7. Canned Tomatoes
Walmart: $0.96 (Great Value Diced Tomatoes, 14.5 ounces)
Aldi: $0.99 (Happy Harvest Diced Tomatoes, 14.5 ounces)
Winner: Aldi (by 3 cents). Happy Harvest Diced Tomatoes and Great Value Diced Tomatoes are so close in price it barely registers — but Aldi technically wins this one. Either way, canned tomatoes are a budget staple at both stores.
8. Frozen Vegetables
Walmart: $0.98 (Great Value Frozen Mixed Vegetables, 12 ounces)
Aldi: $1.09 (Season's Choice Steamable Frozen Mixed Vegetables, 12 ounces)
Winner: Walmart. Great Value Frozen Mixed Vegetables costs 11 cents less than Season's Choice Frozen Mixed Vegetables at Aldi. Both bags contain a comparable blend of carrots, green beans, corn, and peas — the difference is modest but real.
9. Yogurt
Walmart: $3.28 (Great Value Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt, 32 ounces)
Aldi: $2.79 (Friendly Farms Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt, 32 ounces)
Winner: Aldi. Friendly Farms Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt saves 49 cents over Great Value Greek Yogurt at the same size. It's one of Friendly Farms' most consistent values and a regular reason Aldi fans keep coming back for dairy.
10. Watermelon (Seasonal)
Walmart: $4.67 (Fresh Seedless Watermelon, each — rollback price; regular price ~$6.97)
Aldi: $5.15 (Large Seedless Watermelon, each — sale price; regular price $5.39)
Winner: Walmart. At $4.67 on rollback, Walmart's Fresh Seedless Watermelon is 48 cents cheaper than Aldi's Large Seedless Watermelon at its sale price of $5.15. Worth noting: Once Walmart's rollback ends, prices typically reset much higher, so timing matters here.
On this 10-item cart priced June 29, 2026, Walmart's Great Value line came out ahead on seven items, while Aldi won on chicken breast, yogurt, and canned tomatoes. The total cart at Walmart — using confirmed prices and a verified estimate for chicken — runs roughly $25 to $27, versus $27 to $29 at Aldi, giving Walmart a cart-wide edge of $2 to $4.
Budget shoppers who live near both stores may find the best strategy is to buy chicken and yogurt at Aldi and pick up everything else at Walmart — particularly rice, eggs, and bread — where Walmart's per-unit prices are clearly lower. Aldi's store-brand-only model keeps quality high on a narrow SKU set, but Walmart's sheer scale gives it an edge on most pantry and dairy staples in summer 2026.
Editor's note: Prices and availability are subject to change.
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