<p class="ingestion featured-caption">I was able to find similar products at both Trader Joe's and Target.Pamela Brick/Shutterstock</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>I took the same shopping list to <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trader-joes-shopper-for-years-switching-to-aldi-better-value-2024-9">Trader Joe's</a> and Target to compare the chains' stock and prices.</li><li>I expected prices to be similar, so some larger differences were surprising.</li></ul><p>I recently discovered that it's much cheaper for me to get my weekly groceries at Walmart than <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trader-joes-vs-walmart-grocery-shopping-which-is-better-review-2024-8">Trader Joe's</a> or <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-vs-target-grocery-shopping-which-is-better-review-2024-9">Target</a>.</p><p>Unfortunately, even though there are over 4,000 locations across the US, Walmart is also the farthest chain from my house. </p><p>So, this time, I wanted to <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/lidl-vs-publix-grocery-shopping-which-is-better-value-review-2024-10">compare the same lists</a> at Trader Joe's and Target to see which of those chains offers the best deals.</p><p>Here's what my shopping trips were like.</p>