Walmart tops these other grocery stores in new study for one key reason

A caller survey has revealed the cheapest places to buy groceries successful the United States — and determination mightiness beryllium immoderate surprises.

The cheapest market store successful the state is Walmart, a caller survey from Coupons4Real said. 

Aldi came successful 2nd place, followed by Costco, the survey said. 

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To cipher the country's cheapest market store, Coupons4Real.com surveyed large market chains – Aldi, Costco, Kroger, Target and Walmart – crossed 49 cities successful the United States utilizing Instacart.

Then it compared the prices of 118 antithetic store-brand items, arsenic good arsenic antithetic store-brand lines. 

A caller survey of market chains from crossed the United States recovered that Walmart's items were the slightest expensive.  (iStock)

The survey recovered that Walmart's "Great Value" brand was existent to its sanction — and was often among the 20% cheapest of each store-brand products.

Aldi, the discount supermarket chain, was the second-least costly of the 5 surveyed chains. 

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Costco, the warehouse store that requires a rank for buying in-person, came successful third. 

Costco came successful 3rd successful a caller survey astir the cheapest locations to bargain groceries successful the U.S. (iStock)

(Non-members arsenic good arsenic members whitethorn usage Costco Shop Cards to store astatine Costco locations successful the U.S., Canada oregon Puerto Rico — arsenic good arsenic online astatine Costco.com — according to the company's website. To bargain a Costco Shop Card, you indispensable beryllium a Costco member.)

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While Walmart's store-brand products arsenic a full were the cheapest of the chains, galore idiosyncratic products astatine Aldi were the cheapest enactment for that peculiar type. 

These included sour cream, mixed vegetables, frozen seafood and effect mixes, Coupons4Real said.

Aldi, the discount market store, has immoderate of the cheapest store-brand items successful the country. (Callahan O'Hare/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The astir costly of the supermarket brands was Target's "Good & Gather Organic" enactment of products, the survey said.

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Overall, however, Kroger stores had the astir costly store-brand products. 

This year, galore market chains are taking steps to prevention radical wealth successful the aftermath of rising ostentation rates. 

Walmart was recovered to beryllium the cheapest concatenation for groceries successful a nationwide survey of antithetic store brands.  (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Target, Walmart and Aldi person each released meal deals for the upcoming vacation season. 

The nonstop constitution and terms of these meals alteration by concatenation but see a frozen turkey and broadside dishes for a acceptable cost. 

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Fox News Digital reached retired to Coupons4Real for much penetration astir however it conducted its survey and compiled its results. 

Aldi, Costco and Walmart did not instantly reply to emails seeking comment.