When it comes to groceries (food only, not toiletries or household products), many people have their idea of what grocery store is cheapest. With rising prices due to inflation, people are really looking closer at where they shop and what they buy because of a shrinking budget. Well, I’m here to help!

I compiled lists of grocery prices for most of the Green Bay area grocery stores. In days of yore, I had to physically go to each store and grab prices; now, it’s as easy as opening tabs on the computer. However, sometimes the online price is higher than instore prices, which I noticed at both Woodman’s and Costco. Now, some stores, like Aldi and Woodman’s may have different prices based upon location, so I’m providing a list of which stores I referenced:

• Aldi – Western Avenue, Green Bay
• Festival Foods – De Pere
• Hy-Vee – Ashwaubenon
• Meijer – Howard
• Metro Market – Lombardi Ave, Green Bay
• Target – Ashwaubenon
• Walmart – West Green Bay
• Fresh Thyme – Ashwaubenon
• Woodmans – Green Bay/Howard
• Costco – Green Bay/Bellevue
• Sam’s Club – Green Bay

I also shopped the lowest price possible for each item. Some stores like Costco and Fresh Thyme only had organic versions of the items I was pricing, so they are naturally more expensive. The items I priced include:

• White Bread
• Buns
• Gallon Whole Milk
• Dozen Eggs
• Greek Yogurt Tub
• Honeycrisp and Cosmic Crisp Apples
• Iceberg Lettuce
• Cucumber
• 80/20 Ground Beef
• Fresh Chicken Breast
• Frozen Chicken Breast
• Chicken Drumsticks
• Ground Coffee
• Spaghetti Noodles
• 15oz Tomato Sauce

For certain items, such as yogurt and coffee, stores like Costco have larger sizes, so I divided items by price and size, then multiplied by the most common size for the item (ex. Folgers coffee 25.9oz ground coffee.)

All of these prices were obtained between June 10-12, 2026. The prices reflected are the Regular Store Prices, not their sale price.

Aldi came in first place! Coming in second was Sam’s Club, followed by Meijer and then Walmart. I’ve had conversations with people who say Hy-Vee has high prices, but it’s Festival Foods and Fresh Thyme that are bringing up the rear.

This information is almost identical to the information I gathered back in 2011, with one big exception. We now have a lot more choices for groceries that we did fifteen years ago. Meijer, Costco, Hy-Vee, and Fresh Thyme have been added, as well as additional Aldi stores in the region.

What do you think? Are there any surprises? I’ll break the numbers down further this weekend by comparing February 2026 Prices to these June numbers.

Fans of reading may be interested in my other website, Bargain Sleuth Reviews. The majority of books I review are Advanced Reader’s Copies, which are given for free. Or I get my books to review from The Brown County Library.

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