Generic Cialis and Viagra Prices at Costco, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens

Below: the cash prices we can read and date, brand versus generic, and how a pharmacy price compares with an online program that includes the visit.

What Costco, Walmart, CVS and Walgreens publish

All four chains fill prescriptions for generic sildenafil (generic Viagra) and generic tadalafil (generic Cialis). None of them prints a fixed price list for these drugs that we can read and date.

• Costco shows drug prices through its own pharmacy lookup. A Costco Cialis price or Costco sildenafil price depends on the store and the pack size.
• Walmart has a lookup tool too. Generic sildenafil and tadalafil are not part of a flat price list we could read.
• CVS and Walgreens give the cash price at the counter or in their apps, store by store.

So we do not print a Walmart Cialis cost or a CVS price here. A number we cannot check could be wrong by the time you read it. Call the pharmacy or use its own lookup with your ZIP code. Ask for the cash price of the generic, by strength and count. Amazon Pharmacy also fills ED prescriptions; our Amazon Pharmacy ED guide covers its prices.

The price list we can read: Cost Plus Drugs

Cost Plus Drugs is an online pharmacy that publishes every price, including a public price list. It fills a prescription you already hold. Here is what that list showed on 14 November 2026.

The drug price is the list's price per tablet times 30. Cost Plus adds a flat pharmacy fee per prescription, and shipping per order. Its API documentation explains each field. These are cash prices. You still need a prescription.

Brand Cialis vs generic price

Original Cialis, the brand, costs many times more than the generic. Few cash prices for the brand are published. The programs below list both, which shows the size of the gap.

The generic has the same active drug. The FDA says "Generic drugs are FDA-approved copies of brand drugs." (FDA: generic drugs Q&A, read 14 November 2026) Brand Viagra shows the same pattern: Ro lists it at $90 a dose, against $4 for generic sildenafil. Our guide on generic Viagra vs Viagra explains what differs.

Why the same pill costs different amounts

Store prices for the same generic can differ a lot. GoodRx, which builds its business on comparing them, explains part of the reason in its annual report: "The terms that various PBMs negotiate with each pharmacy are generally different" (GoodRx 10-K). A PBM is a pharmacy benefit manager, the middle company that sets drug prices for pharmacies and plans.

Cost Plus works differently. It prices each drug from what it pays, plus a set markup and the pharmacy fee. That is why its prices barely move between strengths. A chain store's cash price often rises with strength instead.

Our guide to GoodRx coupons for ED covers how a coupon changes the counter price.

Compare Cialis prices: pharmacy vs online program

A pharmacy price covers the pills only. An online program also includes a clinician, the prescription, refills and delivery. These are per-dose prices each program publishes:

The lowest figures often need a set pack or a longer supply. With no prescription yet, the visit is the costly part, so a program can come out ahead. Sesame sells the visit on its own and sends the prescription to a pharmacy; see our Sesame ED cost guide. With a prescription in hand, a cash pharmacy is usually cheaper per pill. Every tadalafil plan we track is on our tadalafil price page.

Does insurance lower the pharmacy price?

Often not for ED. Medicare Part D excludes a drug "used for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction" (42 U.S.C. 1395w-102). Private plans vary. Our guide on ED medication and insurance covers the rules.

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