SoDu Shopping Basket: Average Basket Price Virtually Unchanged This Week

The average basket is $66.82, with Aldi posting the lowest total and the familiar gap holding between value stores and premium chains in South Durham.

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SoDu Shopping Basket: Average Basket Price Virtually Unchanged This Week

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SoDu Price Check - Week of May 14, 2026

Where can you stretch your grocery dollars the furthest in South Durham this week? We priced 17 everyday items - from eggs and milk to meat, pasta, and toilet paper - at nine major grocery stores serving the SoDu area.

This week’s SoDu Shopping Basket shows grocery prices are steady overall this week, with the average basket barely changed at $66.82. Aldi ($51.59) is the lowest total this week, followed by Walmart ($53.90) and Food Lion ($55.67). Fresh Market ($100.19) is the most expensive.


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