Ground beef, 80/20 price in New York City.
Live shelf prices for ground beef, 80/20 (1 lb) across all four major grocery delivery services in New York City, NY.
Ground beef, 80/20 · 1 lb
Northeast Urban- Walmart+Cheapest$5.76
- Instacart — Aldi$5.99
- Instacart — Wegmans$6.63
- Amazon Fresh (Prime)$6.98
- Whole Foods Market$7.59
- Instacart — Sprouts$7.78
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Compare full basketHow we got these numbers
- Walmart+:Regional baseline ($5.76)
- Instacart — Aldi:Live observation from Jul 16 ($5.99)
- Instacart — Wegmans:Category multiplier against Walmart base, adjusted for Northeast Urban ($6.63)
- Amazon Fresh (Prime):Live observation from Jul 8 ($6.98)
- Whole Foods Market:Live observation from Jul 8 ($7.59)
- Instacart — Sprouts:Category multiplier against Walmart base, adjusted for Northeast Urban ($7.78)
Live observations come from public weekly ads (Aldi, Whole Foods) and BLS Average Retail Food Prices, refreshed daily. Estimates use a per-category multiplier calibrated to NPR, Consumer Reports, and Tasting Table grocery comparison studies.
Why this category prices the way it does
Meat is the highest-variance category by retailer — Walmart's in-house meat program runs ~30% cheaper than Whole Foods' grass-fed/organic-leaning case for comparable cuts.
New York City grocery context
Manhattan apartments rarely have room for bulk shopping, which is why same-day delivery here is a category leader in adoption rate. The five boroughs price differently from each other — Aldi via Instacart serves Queens and Brooklyn but not most of Manhattan; Whole Foods orders now go through Amazon Fresh's same-day Prime delivery (broadest Manhattan footprint); Wegmans Astoria opened in 2020 and changed Northeast Queens pricing overnight. Building access is the silent variable: many NYC apartments require leaving deliveries with doormen or in lobbies, which drives more frequent, smaller orders than the national average.
For Manhattan zips, default to Amazon Fresh + Whole Foods for produce quality and Instacart-Aldi for pantry staples (delivered via Queens/Brooklyn) — splitting the basket saves about 18% versus a single all-Whole Foods order.
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