Key figures, November 2026.
| Five weeknight dinners for a family of four | $79.57 at Walmart ($3.98 a plate), whole-pack checkout total |
| ALDI | $81.17 checkout total, $74.54 size-matched |
| Kroger | $80.88 checkout total, $80.85 size-matched |
| Meat and eggs | $27.60, 35% of the Walmart basket |
| Lowest size-matched total | ALDI, $74.54. Each chain was priced at one store in a different state, so part of any gap is local pricing. |
| Prices read | November 3, 2026, by hand, on each store’s public website |
Every line, product, pack size and the page we read it from is on the Grocery Index page and in the CSV. The method is on How we price.
How to cite.
“Five weeknight dinners for a family of four cost $79.57 at Walmart in November 2026, according to the MealPot Grocery Index (getmealpot.com/grocery-index).”
Please link to getmealpot.com/grocery-index/ so readers can check the basket and the date.
Reuse terms.
- You may quote, chart and republish the figures and the CSV with the credit “MealPot Grocery Index” and a link.
- Charts and tables made from the data are yours. Please keep the month and the words “online shelf prices”.
- Bloggers can embed the live card; the code is on the Grocery Index page.
What the figures are not.
- Not inflation and not the Consumer Price Index. It is one fixed basket at a few named stores.
- Not what households spend. It is a whole-pack checkout total, before sales tax, fees and coupons.
- Not a head-to-head store ranking. Each chain is priced at one store, and the stores are in different states.
Contact.
Data questions and earlier months: [email protected]. MealPot is an independent meal-planning app and is not paid by any store in the index.