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SoDu Shopping Basket: Walmart and Food Lion Nearly Tie for Lowest Total

Walmart’s $51.27 basket edges Food Lion’s $51.91, while Fresh Market tops $93 for the same 17 essentials. Average basket cost: $65.58.

Wes Platt

25 Dec 2025 — 3 min read

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🛒 South Durham Grocery Price Check – Week of Dec. 18, 2025

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 sees South Durham grocery prices stay pretty steady in South Durham, and the usual pattern holds: the best totals are still at the big value chains, while specialty grocers come in much higher. The difference between the cheapest and most expensive baskets this week is $41.96.

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Walmart leads at $51.95, with Target ($53.55) and Food Lion ($54.91) close behind. Fresh Market tops $94.93 - a $42.98 gap for the same 17 staples.

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