Walmart Passport Photo

Walmart passport photos cost $7.64 for two printed 2×2 photos as of May 2026 — the cheapest in-store price among major US retailers (CVS is $17.99, Walgreens $16.99, USPS $15.00). Verified May 4, 2026 across PixID, PassportPhotoFactory, and Walmart’s own service page at photos3.walmart.com. Older guides may quote $7.44; that’s stale by 20¢.

The catch — and it’s the question that sends most people to this page in the first place — is that not every Walmart still has a Photo Center. Many have closed, particularly at smaller and rural Supercenters. So the honest first step isn’t “drive to your Walmart,” it’s “check if your specific store still does the service.”

First, Does Your Walmart Even Do This?

Before driving over, search walmart.com/store-finder, enter your zip code, click your nearest store, and scroll to the “Services” list. If “Photo Center” appears, you’re good. If it doesn’t, that store has discontinued the service and showing up will get you redirected to the regular print kiosk (which doesn’t take passport photos — only prints ones you bring).

Multiple sources document the closure pattern over the last few years: rural and smaller Supercenters are more likely to have closed than urban flagship stores. There’s no published count of how many remain, but the trend is well-attested across competitor guides, all of which now lead with some version of “check first.” If the store-finder result is ambiguous, just call — Walmart store phone numbers are listed on the same store-finder page.

(Source compilation: evidence/walmart-passport-photo/pricing-research-2026-05-04.md.)

What You Get for $7.64

Two printed 2×2 inch photos on photo paper, taken by a Photo Center associate against the standard white backdrop, ready in about 5-10 minutes. That’s the whole product. No digital file, no email copy, no add-on options like CVS’s $3.99 digital — just the prints in your hand.

The 2×2 spec works for US passport, US visa, and green card (USCIS) applications without modification, since all three use the same federal photo standard. So if you’re applying for any of those, one Walmart trip covers it. The associate handles framing and lighting; you don’t have to think about head size or background tone.

What’s missing matters for one specific scenario: online passport renewal (DS-82) through travel.state.gov requires a digital file, which Walmart’s in-store service doesn’t provide. If that’s your application, Walmart’s prints alone won’t get the renewal submitted — you’d need to scan the printed photo at home, which often fails the digital compliance check, or use a phone-based workflow that gives you both.

Where Walmart Lands Against the Other Retailers

Retailer	Cost (2 prints)	Digital?	Practical notes
Walmart	$7.64	No	Cheapest in-store; check Photo Center availability first
Costco	$4.99	No	Members only; many Photo Centers also closed
USPS	$15.00	No	Bundled with passport application appointment
Walgreens	$16.99	No	Denser footprint than Walmart, no closure issue
CVS	$17.99	+$3.99	Most expensive; only major retailer with digital add-on
AAA	$0–$20	Sometimes	Free for some member tiers; varies by regional club

For pure price, Walmart wins among the major retailers — assuming your Walmart still has the service. If your nearest Walmart’s Photo Center has closed, the next-cheapest options are USPS ($15) or Walgreens ($16.99), both still cheaper than CVS but no longer half the cost. Costco is the only retailer cheaper than Walmart, but it’s members-only and closures are widely reported there too.

What Walmart Does Better Than the Cheaper Online Path

Three things genuinely worth paying $7.64 for, even when a $1 phone-based workflow exists:

• 5-10 minutes start to finish. Walk in, get photographed, walk out with prints. No phone setup, no background-removal step, no kiosk upload.
• Trained staff with proper equipment. White backdrop, consistent lighting, framing handled for you. If you’re uncomfortable with phone-based photo workflows or your phone camera is poor, this matters.
• No phone or computer needed at all. Useful for anyone — older parents, kids’ photos, situations where you just want it done.

The main reason a Walmart trip stops being worth $7.64 is the digital-file gap (above) — but if your application is in-person and you just need the prints, the in-store service is the right call.

The DIY Print Path (If You Have Your Own Digital Photo)

There’s a third path most published Walmart guides skip: if you already have a compliant 2×2 digital photo, you can arrange two of them on a 4×6 template and print as a regular 4×6 photo at any Walmart with photo printing — including stores that closed their Photo Center. Cost: $0.39 for the print.

The “compliant 2×2 digital photo” part is where 1 Dollar Passport Photo fits: take a photo on your phone against any background, our $1 tool removes the background, crops to the US 2×2 spec, validates head size against the State Department requirements, and outputs a 4×6 sheet ready for the Walmart kiosk. Total: ~$1.39 for two compliant prints at the same Walmart, vs $7.64 for the in-store service. You also keep the digital file (which the in-store service doesn’t include), so the same photo works for online passport renewal.

NOT the right call if: you don’t trust your phone camera, want a Walmart associate to visually check the photo before printing, or are uncomfortable with phone-based photo workflows. The $7.64 in-store service exists for a reason.

(Pricing verified May 4, 2026 across photos3.walmart.com, PixID, and PassportPhotoFactory.)