Where to Find the Best Grocery & Pantry Deals This Week
Pantry staples are more expensive than ever. Here’s where to get the best prices on your grocery essentials this week!
The cost of groceries is at an all-time high, and it looks like high food prices are here to stay. As a result, many families struggle to put food on the table while keeping their grocery bills in check. Since food is essential and there’s not much we can do about rising prices, it’s more important than ever to shop for groceries as strategically as possible.
For some, that may mean shopping at multiple grocery stores to get the lowest possible price on every item. If you don’t have many grocery stores near you, your strategy may involve choosing the retailer with the best prices of the week and making just one trip to save on gas. No matter what your money-saving strategy is, it will require some planning, and we’re here to help!
Below, we’ve shared this week’s price comparisons for pantry staples and other grocery essentials at four popular retailers. The information can help you plan your grocery shopping for the week.
Remember that some retailers aren’t available in all areas of the country, and prices may vary by region. To account for this, various team members check pricing from coast to coast, and we share the current national average every week.
We hope this list helps you develop a grocery shopping strategy to maximize your food budget, whether visiting multiple stores to save the most money or consolidating trips to save on time and travel expenses.
Here’s the cost of pantry staples & other grocery essentials at four popular retailers this week:
Eggs
- Walmart – Great Value 12-Count Grade A Large Eggs $4.47 – lowest price of the week
- Target – Good and Gather 12-Count Grade A Large Eggs $4.49
- Kroger – Kroger Brand 12-Count Grade A Large Eggs $4.74
- ALDI – Goldhen 12-Count Grade A Large Eggs $4.95
Milk
- Kroger – Kroger Brand 1-Gallon Whole Milk $3.01 – lowest price of the week!*
- Target – Good and Gather 1-Gallon Whole Milk $3.29
- Walmart – Great Value 1-Gallon Whole Milk $3.34
- ALDI – Friendly Farms 1-Gallon Whole Milk $3.67
*Some regions may have a coupon for Kroger half-gallons of milk (valid through 4/29). Prices vary by region, but we’re seeing $1.39 near us!
Bread
- ALDI – L’Oven Fresh White Sandwich Bread $1.09 – lowest price of the week!
- Walmart – Great Value White Sandwich Bread $1.42
- Kroger – Smart Way Enriched White Bread $1.49
- Target – Market Pantry Sandwich Bread $1.89
Butter
- Kroger – Kroger Butter Sticks $2.99 w/the weekly digital coupon – lowest price of the week
- Walmart – Great Value Sweet Cream Salted Butter 16oz $3.96
- Target – Good and Gather 1lb Salted Butter $3.99
- ALDI – Countryside Creamery 1lb Salted Butter $4.15
Water
- Walgreens – Nice! Purified Water 24-Pack Bottled Water 16.9oz 3/$10 ($3.33 each or 14¢ per bottle) – lowest price of the week!
- Target – Good and Gather 24-Pack Bottled Water 16.9oz $3.54 (15¢ per bottle)
- ALDI – Puraqua 24-Pack Bottled Water 16.9oz $3.55 (15¢ per bottle)
- Walmart – Great Value 24-Pack Bottled Water 16.9oz $3.64 (15¢ per bottle)
- Kroger – Purified Bottled Drinking Water 24-Pack 16.9oz $3.69 (15¢ per bottle)
All-Purpose Flour
- Walmart – Great Value All-Purpose Flour 5lb Bag $2.38 – lowest price of the week!
- Target – Market Pantry All-Purpose Flour 5lb Bag $2.54
- ALDI – Baker’s Corner All Purpose Flour 5lb Bag $2.59
- Kroger – Kroger Bleached All Purpose Enriched Flour 5lb Bag $2.69
Granulated Sugar
- Kroger – Smart Way Granulated Sugar 4lb Bag $2.99 – lowest price of the week!
- ALDI – Granulated Sugar 4lb Bag $3.12
- Target – Good & Gather Granulated Sugar 4lb Bag $3.29
- Walmart – Great Value Pure Granulated Sugar 4lb Bag $3.30
Peanut Butter
- Target – Good & Gather Creamy Peanut Butter 40oz $3.49 – lowest price of the week!
- Walmart – Great Value Creamy Peanut Butter 40oz $3.98
- Kroger – Kroger Creamy Peanut Butter 40oz $4.29*
- ALDI – Peanut Delight Creamy Peanut Butter 40oz $4.35
*Kroger’s 16oz. Peanut Butter is $1.49 with a weekly digital coupon valid now through 4/29.
Pasta
- Target – Good & Gather Spaghetti 32oz $1.89 – lowest price of the week!
- Kroger – Kroger Spaghetti 32oz $1.89 – lowest price of the week!
- Walmart – Great Value Spaghetti 32oz $1.92
- ALDI – Reggano Spaghetti 32oz $2.09
White Rice
- Kroger – Kroger Enriched Long Grain White Rice 2lb Bag $1.50 (75¢ per lb) – lowest price of the week!
- Walmart – Great Value Long Grain Enriched Rice 2lb Bag $1.77 (89¢ per lb)
- ALDI – Earthy Grains Long Grain White Rice 3lb Bag $2.85 (95¢ per lb)
- Target – Good & Gather Enriched Long Grain White Rice 2lb Bag $1.89 (95¢ per lb)
Thank you for posting these deals to save us money, every penny saved helps. I have found Aldi’s has great prices overall. Other places I shop to save money are The Grocery Outlet, Sam’s Club, the 99 Cent Store, and The Dollar Tree.
You’re so welcome, Maria, and I definitely agree that every little bit helps! 💕🤗 Thanks so much for sharing all the stores you shop at to score the best deals near you!
really like this
Thank you for this!!! We all have to save now…
You’re welcome, Vikky! 💕
Thank you for posting these!
You’re welcome, JLM! 💗
Thanks for all the work on this!!
You’re very welcome, Michelle! 💖
If you use 2 percent milk, you can save HALF the price. All milks are the same price, so mix 4 percent/whole milk half and half with water. I use filtered and boiled water (cooled) to be sure it’s clean and safe. I’ve been doing this for about a year now. I also only buy milk on sale and freeze enough to last until the next sale – usually every 3 weeks.
Such a great “hack,” Holly. Thanks for sharing how you make your own 2% milk and make it last! 🥛🤗
You may have misread her comment.
This is not a hack for getting 2% milk.
It’s a bad idea.
But now you only have half the protein and calcium per serving.
Exactly. You’re watering down the nutrition in the milk. I’ll save on a lot of things, but I’m not going to shortchange the natural nutrition in a product.
That’s not how it works. You’d need to mix 4% milk with 0% fat free milk to get 2% milk.
Mixing milk with water, gives you water with milk in it. 2% fat, yes, but it’s no longer MILK.
It’s ok if that’s what you like to have, but just know you are only getting HALF the the calcium, vitamin D, and protein of actual milk, no matter what type of milk you buy.
Milk is a great value for getting those nutrients, if you like milk.
Please don’t give watered down milk to children, especially.
Yep I just scored on some these as well. Thank you
You’re most welcome, sheilaann! 💞
Thank you for posting these weekly grocery deals it’s so helpful.
You’re very welcome, lauramolina! 💞
Thank you for these comparison prices!
You’re so welcome! 💕
Will you ever add in Albertsons prices? I find they have great deals as well
Thanks so much for this Albertsons suggestion – good to know they have great sales there too. ❤️ I’ll be sure to share this with the team. 🤗
I would love it if you could expand on this to include organic, gluten free, and keto foods. I have to eat differently and especially need good deals! We also use Kerrygold butter so I am ALWAYS seeking a good deal for stocking up on it.
Thanks a bunch for sharing what kind of pantry and food deals you’re on the hunt for, Amy. ❤️ I’ll be sure to pass your suggestion along to the team! 🤗
Costco’s store-brand version of Kerrygold is reportedly nearly identical, according to online reviews of it.
Great post! Ty.
You’re so welcome, kristini! 🥰
Thank you for the grocery deals. Every time I turn around I’m paying more at the supermarkets.
You’re very welcome, Kathie. Hoping this and other grocery-related deals we share are helping keep a bit more money in your pocket! 🤞💕
Please post more grocery deals. They are at an all time high and we need to save $
We’ll continue to keep an eye out for the best prices, Jennifer. You can also bookmark/save our groceries category page linked here, to check back often to see the newest deals that have been posted. ❤️
What about dollar tree? Hey have way batter prices for some like bread.
Oh yes! Thanks for mentioning that, Pwg! ❤️🤗 Another great option!🍞
These Walmart savings help a lot. Along with the Walmart + assist program really help people like me on government assistance stretch the dollar.
Thanks for sharing how your able to save even more with Walmart, Rosie! 🙌💖
I love this- it’s a lot to ask, but I would really appreciate a list of cheapest organic deals. I don’t buy organic butter usually, but when we can afford it or find good deals we prefer to buy organic yogurt and milk, peanut butter and sugar.
Thanks for sharing your suggestion, Jessica! We appreciate the feedback on what type of products you’re on the hunt for – I’ll be sure to pass this along to our team. Glad to hear you find those organic deals helpful! 🌱✨
It’s the little things that count….Love seeing the best places to save ( and this whole site) I hope you continue to do this on a regular weekly basis. We all need to save a buck here and there 🙂 Thank you
You’re very welcome, Debra, and thank YOU for the sweet comment and support. Glad to hear you’re loving all the Hip deals! 🎉❤️
Who makes the store brand products? The store themselves or do they contract with the major brand companies?
This is the kind of content we need! Thank you
Even posting best grocery deals of each store’s weekly ad would be amazing. “Target’s best deals this week include …,”
You’re welcome, Brittany! ❤️ Thanks a bunch for the feedback and suggestion. I’ll be sure to pass this along to the team. 🤗 In the meantime, you can find other grocery savings here and Target deals here, if that may be helpful! Happy saving!
Love this type of post! I don’t have Kroger anywhere near me, but it’s interesting to see how often Aldi really isn’t much if any cheaper anymore before they they became “cool” to shop at.
Thanks a bunch for the awesome feedback, Happy Aunt! 💕 We’re so happy to hear you’re loving these posts. Glad they’ve been helpful for comparing prices for Aldi. 🤗
Thank you for getting the prices of stuff I really appreciate it. Hope you guys keep this as a weekly post.
You’re very welcome, Mell! 🎉❤️ Thanks for the happy feedback! 🤗
Too bad we don’t have a krogers. We dierbergs and Shnucks for are grocery stores other than the big chains like aldis, Walmart, Target, tj, and warehouses
I found Aldi to be the cheapest this week for baking/candy making. Chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, powdered sugar, etc.
Thanks for sharing! Good to know you they have great prices on baking good type of ingredients. 🍪💕
Thank you !
You’re very welcome Linda! 🥰
Here we go. First off if you have a kid that only likes bread w/o crust get Walmarts brand. Though I’m a 69 yr. old great grandmother I don’t like crust. Though Walmarts has crust it’s as soft as the bread itself. Even the brown breads aren’t as crusty. As for the milk my MIL always used fat free milk. It has all the vitamins & nutrients of regular milk. But her family didn’t like the taste. So she made a half gallon of it, half gallon of regular milk, mixed it together & you couldn’t tell the difference. Then lastly I’m going to mention the trick in shopping at Krogers. First off always use your free kroger card. Check it every week online or app. Often you’ll get digital sales & even freebies that no one else gets for being a member. If you lost yours you can use your alternative ID which is the phone number you registered with. Or contact Krogers for a new one or replacement. Now the fun begins with reading the ads online. First off if you have items that require 10 for $10 it doesn’t mean every item you want you have to buy 10 of to get that price. It means you have to buy 10 in the10 for $10 group to get that price. They also have weekly digital coupons where you can buy up to 5 items at the same price as long as you buy them all in one transaction. There is another sale where if you buy 3 you get $2. off each one. Then this week $5. off $15. on personal care items. Outside of bread I do most of my groceries through Krogers because they are cheaper than Walmarts here and Walmarts rarely has sales in the grocery section. Krogers will actually tell you how much you saved on your receipt including your monthly & yearly savings. Every week on one of the days they have bonus points to build up your cents off on gas. Then I use a gas buddy card to get even more of a discount. It comes out of my debit card from Krogers through gas buddy. I usually only fill up once a month so I only save $1 or $2. But why not? I know this all seems like a lot. But once you get used to it it becomes habit.
Thanks for sharing all these great tips, Sylvia! 🤗 Love your suggestions for soft bread options at Walmart and the milk mixing trick—so clever! Also, your Kroger shopping advice is super helpful, especially about the digital coupons and gas savings. It’s awesome that you’ve got such a system down! Thanks a bunch for taking the time to share your insights! 💕
It might be helpful to cite the location where your prices were found, as my local prices dont seem to match yours (Target milk 2.79, Target butter 4.29 etc). My best egg price beats yours by far- Food4Less, a Kroger affiliate, has eggs in the Chicago area for 2.99
Thanks for the feedback, Tracy! 💕 You’re absolutely right—prices can vary quite a bit depending on location. Just a heads-up, we do note at the top of the post that prices may differ by region, and our team checks pricing from coast to coast to share the current national average each week. So awesome that you’re finding such a great deal on eggs at Food4Less in your area—$2.99 is a steal! 🥚🙌 Thanks for sharing about prices in your area here in the comments!
I paid $3.50 for cage free eggs this week at our local Trader Joe’s.
Glad to hear you spotted a egg-cellent deal at your Trader Joe’s this week, Diane! 🥚🙌
Y’all are doing the Lord’s work.
So happy you’re loving this post, Tiffany! Happy saving! 💞
Eggs seems to have gone up significantly probably because of the avian flu. The best price for eggs in my area for now seems to be Sams Club’s Pasture Raised Large Brown Eggs 18ct for $5.52 (~ $3.68/dz). I don’t have any of the big chain grocery store (like Safeway, Albertson, Kroger, Smiths etc) in my area since we have Dierbergs and Shnucks instead but we do have Aldi, Target, Walmart. It looks like Sams is still the best price based on the chart above. Thanks for the reference… it’s helpful to have an idea of possible places to check for best grocery prices
You’re very welcome! 💕 Glad the chart was helpful for price comparisons! 🛒🥚
I know a lot of people find Aldi and Lid’l controversial (if you don’t know, def wiki it) but if it wasn’t for those 2 stores I would be cutting coupons, driving to multiple stores to find deals, wasting gas and time. These 2 stores beat the majority! Lidl had eggs yesterday for 2.25, loaf of bread, hot dog and burger buns, 79 cents. Butter 2.79, OJ is 2/$3.
I wish milk was that cheap at my Walmart, great value whole milk 4.61 a gallon. Even our convenience stores are four dollars and some cents.
If you have Trader joes the eggs here in Alabama were 3.59 /dozen yesterday. They do limit you to one though.
Thanks for sharing, Alycia! 🤗 Good to know about the availability and pricing at your nearest TJ’s!
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Although you don’t think of Walgreens for food deals it can be quite good. Right now coffee and olive oil have clearance prices; pair with Walgreens cash and online discount codes the savings are stock up prices. Look at Silk Almond Milk and the freezer case for other bargains. My go to for boxed, shelf stable milk is Dollar Tree.
Thanks for the great tip, JD827! Walgreens really can surprise you with food deals—especially when stacking clearance with codes and Walgreens Cash! 🙌 And Dollar Tree for boxed milk is such a smart go-to! 🛒💕 Appreciate you taking the time to share where you like to shop for some great pantry deals!
MIght be helpful to delete all the old comments on the post. Eggs were $4.47 at my Aldi’s, the butter was on sale for $2.79, and the 8 lbs of potatoes were on sale for $2.99. Happy Easter everyone!
Thank you so much for bringing that to our attention, Kim!💕🙌 I just went through and removed those old comments! Happy Easter! 🤗🧺🐇
Land o’ Lakes 16 oz butter pack is $2.99 until Sunday at Stop and Shop.
best egg price per egg is to get the 60 count at kroger for 17.59, broken down per dozen it’s $3.52
Good to know that breakdown on a larger quantity, Emily! Thank you! 💓