Cheapest Grocery Store in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida is home to a bunch of different grocery stores, and today we are going to compare them to see which one is the cheapest option for grocery stores.
We will start with our list of 25 Cheap food that fills you up when you are broke and shop these healthy staples at each store.
Then we will compare to find out which store is your best bet for saving the most money on groceries!
Grocery Stores in Orlando, FL
We have selected 9 local stores that are common for grocery shopping in Orlando, FL. There are tons of smaller grocery stores available in the area and also ones that are dedicated to natural and organic foods. We choose these 9 because they are the most likely choices to shop at for a week’s worth of groceries.
- Sprouts
- The Fresh Market
- Walmart
- Whole Foods
- Bravo Supermarket
- Target
- Aldi
- Publix
- Winn Dixie
We will break our list of 25 foods into 3 main sections: Produce, Meat & Frozen, and Dry Goods. At the end, we will see if any store was cheapest in all 3 sections, or if it is cheaper to shop at multiple stores.
Produce Section
In this section, we will be picking up some basic produce that can be used in a variety of ways.
- 5lbs of potatoes
- Head of lettuce
- Spinach
- Head of cabbage
- 1 bunch of bananas (approximately 8)
- 3lbs of apples
- 1 lb of carrots
Store | Produce Total |
Aldi | $16.80 |
Target | $16.94 |
Sprouts | $17.51 |
Bravo Supermarket | $18.22 |
Walmart | $19.00 |
Whole Foods | $22.98 |
Publix | $24.81 |
Winn-Dixie | $25.11 |
The Fresh Market | $26.17 |
Aldi has the cheapest Produce section with a total of $16.80. The Fresh Market has the most expensive produce section with a total of $26.17.
Meat and Frozen Vegetables
I combined all of these areas because typically they are located around the same area.
- eggs
- whole chicken
- canned tuna (technically this is a dry good, but made sense to include with the meats)
- 1lb ground pork
- 1lb ground turkey
- frozen mixed vegetables
Store | Meat & Frozen Section |
Aldi | $17.62 |
Walmart | $20.04 |
Target | $21.60 |
Bravo Supermarket | $26.12 |
Publix | $26.30 |
Winn-Dixie | $32.30 |
Whole Foods | $32.96 |
Sprouts | $33.67 |
The Fresh Market | $37.02 |
Aldi had the cheapest meat and frozen vegetables section for a total of $17.62. The Fresh Market had the most expensive meat and frozen vegetables section for a total of $37.02.
Dry Goods
This is the section in the middle of the grocery store that is mostly shelf stable foods that don’t require refrigeration.
- 1lb pasta
- 2lb white rice
- 1lb dried pinto beans
- 1lb lentils
- Quick Oats/Rolled Oats
- Peanut Butter
- All Purpose Flour
- Sandwich Bread
- Tortillas
- Saltines
- Microwave Popcorn
Store | Dry Goods Total |
Walmart | $17.48 |
Target | $19.55 |
Winn- Dixie | $21.54 |
Aldi | $22.83 |
Publix | $27.28 |
Bravo Supermarket | $28.99 |
Sprouts | $30.80 |
Whole Foods | $33.05 |
The Fresh Market | $47.89 |
Walmart came out cheapest in the dry goods section with a total of $17.48. The Fresh Market was the most expensive with a total of $47.89.
Who is the cheapest grocery store in Orlando?
Now let’s look at the overall totals for each store and see how they rank from cheapest to most expensive.
Store | Overall Totals |
Walmart | $56.52 |
Aldi | $57.25 |
Target | $58.09 |
Bravo Supermarket | $73.33 |
Publix | $78.39 |
Winn-Dixie | $78.95 |
Sprouts | $81.98 |
Whole Foods | $88.99 |
The Fresh Market | $111.08 |
Walmart is cheapest grocery store in Orlando, Florida with a total of $56.52. They were closely followed by Aldi and Target. The most expensive grocery store was definitely The Fresh Market with a total of $111.08
To save the most money on groceries, you should consider buying your produce at Aldi and everything else at Walmart. This would have come out to $54.32 which would have saved you an additional $2.20.
For more information about different meals plans that can be made with this list of 25 cheap and healthy foods, check out our Meal Planning & Lists section!