Baby wipes, ranked by what they really cost
Same playbook as diapers and formula: we priced the largest standard pack across the major brands at Walmart, Target, H-E-B, Costco, and Amazon, and ranked them by cost per wipe.
14 products · Prices checked Oct 2026Cost per wipe, cheapest first
| # | Wipes | Per wipe | Pack price | Store | Est. monthly* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parent's Choice Baby Wipes (Fragrance-Free) 1200 wipes | $0.0195 | $23.38 | Walmart | $5.92/mo price not directly verified |
| 2 | H-E-B Baby Fragrance Free Wipes (Texas-Size Pack) 900 wipes | $0.0211 | $18.99 | H-E-B | $6.41/mo |
| 3 | Kirkland Signature Baby Wipes Fragrance Free, 900-count (9 flip-top packs x 100) 900 wipes | $0.0222 | $19.99 | Costco members-only pricing | $6.75/mo price not directly verified |
| 4 | up&up Sensitive 1104 wipes recall note | $0.0263 | $28.99 | Target | $7.98/mo |
| 5 | Huggies Natural Care Sensitive Baby Wipes, 768 Wipes Total (12 flip-top packs x 64), Unscented 768 wipes | $0.0286 | $21.99 | Amazon | $8.70/mo price not directly verified |
| 6 | Pampers Sensitive 1344 wipes | $0.0298 | $39.99 | Target | $9.05/mo |
| 7 | Millie Moon Sensitive 648 wipes | $0.0324 | $20.99 | Target | $9.85/mo |
| 8 | Huggies Natural Care Sensitive Baby Wipes (Unscented) 768 wipes | $0.0325 | $24.97 | H-E-B | $9.88/mo |
| 9 | Huggies Natural Care 768 wipes | $0.0325 | $24.99 | Target | $9.89/mo |
| 10 | Pampers Sensitive Baby Wipes, 672 Wipes Total (8 flip-top packs x 84) 672 wipes | $0.035 | $23.49 | Amazon | $10.63/mo price not directly verified |
| 11 | Pampers Aqua Pure 896 wipes | $0.0508 | $45.49 | Target | $15.43/mo |
| 12 | The Honest Company Clean Conscious Sensitive Skin 864 wipes | $0.0579 | $49.99 | Target | $17.59/mo |
| 13 | WaterWipes Original (Sensitive Newborn & Baby) 1080 wipes | $0.0611 | $65.99 | Target | $18.57/mo |
| 14 | WaterWipes Original Baby Wipes, 720 Count (12 packs x 60), Unscented 720 wipes | $0.0639 | $45.99 | Amazon | $19.42/mo price not directly verified |
*Monthly estimate assumes about 10 wipes a day — adjust for your baby.
At about 10 wipes a day, the cheapest verified option (H-E-B Baby Fragrance Free Wipes (Texas-Size Pack), $0.021/wipe) runs about $77 a year versus $223 for WaterWipes Original (Sensitive Newborn & Baby) ($0.061/wipe) — a $146 gap for what is, functionally, a wet piece of cloth.
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What the numbers don't show
- The 3x spread: store brands cluster around 2¢/wipe while WaterWipes runs 6¢+. That's the premium for a 99.9%-water ingredient list — worth it to some parents, invisible to most babies.
- Up & Up recall (June 2026): Target recalled its Up & Up Fragrance Free and Fresh Cucumber wipes after FDA testing found bacterial contamination (Class I recall). The Sensitive line priced above is a different product and was not recalled — but if you have older Up & Up stock, check the lot codes before using.
- Kirkland pricing: the $19.99 figure is the in-warehouse shelf price; Costco.com listed $23.99 and was out of stock at check time. Warehouse vs. online can differ.
How we priced this
Every row is the largest standard pack at the regular shelf price — not sale, not Subscribe & Save. Prices were checked on retailer sites in Oct 2026. Rows marked price not directly verified come from third-party listings or were blocked by the retailer's bot check; treat those as approximate.
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