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SoDu Shopping Basket: Prices Largely Flat as Walmart Remains Cheapest Option

Walmart leads at $51.07, with Food Lion ($52.96) and Target ($53.97) close behind.

Wes Platt

Wes Platt

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SoDu Shopping Basket: Prices Largely Flat as Walmart Remains Cheapest Option

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South Durham Grocery Price Check – Week of Jan. 8, 2026

Happy New Year, neighbors!

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 South Durham grocery prices were basically flat overall, with the average basket landing at $66.47. Value chains still dominate the leaderboard, while specialty grocers remain far higher for the same 17 staples. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive baskets this week is $43.66.

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