SoDu Shopping Basket: Aldi Stays Lowest as Overall Price Gap Narrows This Week

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SoDu Price Check - Week of April 23, 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 at $64.77. Aldi remains the lowest total at $51.25 , while Walmart ($54.44) and Food Lion ($54.86) are close behind. On the high end, Fresh Market drops into the mid-$80s this week at $85.70 , with Sprouts ($83.85) close by.

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