How Shopping for Groceries at Costco Can Help You Beat Inflation

Grocery items often cost less at Costco than other stores.

By Gabrielle Olya Mar 4, 2022 Retail Credit Cards 101

Your grocery trips have probably gotten a lot more pricey recently. Due to inflation, numerous grocery items have gotten more expensive, including various meats, snack foods, rice, drinks, vegetables, fruits, dairy products and more. And although Costco has raised prices on its groceries due to inflation, you can still get better deals at the warehouse club than you can at other big-box stores.

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Here’s a look at common grocery items that are cheaper at Costco.

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Ground Beef

Costco price: $4.00 per pound
Target price: $6.69 per pound
Walmart price: $4.48 per pound

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Basmati Rice

Costco price: $1.05 per pound
Target price: $2.15 per pound
Walmart price: $1.39 per pound

Lay’s Potato Chips

Costco price: $0.32 per ounce
Target price: $0.37 per ounce
Walmart price: $0.35 per ounce

Heinz Tomato Ketchup

Costco price: $2.66 per 44-ounce bottle
Target price: $4.99 per 32-ounce bottle
Walmart price: $4.19 per 44-ounce bottle

Organic Black Beans

Costco price: $1.06 per 15-ounce can
Target price: $1.19 per 15-ounce can
Walmart price: $1.08 per 15-ounce can

Oreo Sandwich Cookies

Costco price: $0.38 per 2.4-ounce snack pack
Target price: $0.61 per 2.4-ounce snack pack
Walmart price: $0.82 per 2.4-ounce snack pack

Babybel Mini Snack Cheese

Costco price: $0.39 per 0.75-ounce cheese
Target price: $0.54 per 0.75-ounce cheese
Walmart price: $0.70 per 0.75-ounce cheese

Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Costco price: $0.23 per ounce
Target price: $0.41 per ounce
Walmart price: $0.28 per ounce

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Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter

Costco price: $0.11 per ounce
Target price: $0.16 per ounce
Walmart price: $0.15 per ounce

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Gabrielle Olya

Gabrielle joined GOBankingRates in 2017 and brings with her a decade of experience in the journalism industry. Before joining the team, she was a staff writer-reporter for People Magazine and People.com. Her work has also appeared on E! Online, Us Weekly, Patch, Sweety High and Discover Los Angeles, and she has been featured on “Good Morning America” as a celebrity news expert.