SoDu Shopping Basket: Walmart Stays Cheapest as South Durham Prices Hold Steady
Walmart leads at $51.23, with Target ($52.67) and Food Lion ($54.16) close behind. Fresh Market tops $94.93 - a $43.70 gap for the same 17 staples.
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SoDu Price Check - Week of Jan. 15, 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 South Durham grocery prices holding steady this week, and the familiar pattern still applies: Walmart and Target deliver the best overall basket totals, while Fresh Market remains far higher for the same 17 staples. One key update this week is Publix, which drops to a $76.77 basket total after revised meat pricing - bringing the overall average basket down to $65.89. Even with that change, shoppers still face a wide spread, with a $43.70 difference between the cheapest and most expensive baskets.
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