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Dollar General vs Carrs

As of November 11, 2026, Dollar General is cheaper. You'd pay about 30% less for the same groceries at Dollar General than at Carrs.

Dollar General vs Carrs at a glance

  • Dollar General is cheaper in all 8 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Dollar General is 29% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $61.50 at Dollar General and $85.07 at Carrs.

Dollar General vs Carrs: 1,726 products compared

  • Dollar General: cheaper on 1,619 items — overall winner on average price
  • Carrs: beats Dollar General on 84 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 23 items

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How much you'd save at Dollar General

  • Average prices: $3.86 at Dollar General vs $5.52 at Carrs
  • Basket savings: save about $33.20 on a 20-item basket at Dollar General ($1.66 less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average $1.66 price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Dollar General and Carrs prices are

  • Within 10%: 117 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 542 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,044 items
  • Typical gap: 28.4% per item, where the prices differ
  • Mountain Dew Soda Bottles

    Biggest saving at Dollar GeneralMountain Dew Soda Bottles$6.50 vs $12.99 at Carrs — save $6.49

  • PERDUE Breaded Fully Cooked No Antibiotics Ever Chicken Breast Tenders Sealed Bag - 29 Oz

    Biggest saving at CarrsPERDUE Breaded Fully Cooked No Antibiotics Ever Chicken Breast Tenders Sealed Bag - 29 Oz$8.99 vs $10.50 at Dollar General — save $1.51

The same basket at Dollar General and Carrs

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Dollar General and Carrs.

ProductDollar GeneralCarrs
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.15$4.79
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.50$4.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.75$1.00
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$4.85$7.49
Thomas' Original English Muffins$3.95$5.29
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$9.00$14.99
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$6.95$7.49
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.65$3.00
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.35$6.99
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.95$6.79
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$4.00$5.49
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$4.00$3.49
CHIPS AHOY! Original Chocolate Chip Cookies - 18.2 Oz$5.00$6.99
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.25$1.79
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.15$4.99
Total$61.50$85.07

Dollar General is $23.57 cheaper on this basket.

Dollar General vs Carrs prices by aisle

Average price of the matched products in each aisle, biggest difference first.

AisleDollar GeneralCarrsCheaperGap
Bakery46 items$3.70$6.14Dollar General · 40%
Frozen55 items$4.99$7.84Dollar General · 36%
Beverages596 items$4.31$6.16Dollar General · 30%
Ready meals249 items$3.64$5.21Dollar General · 30%
Pantry192 items$3.04$4.31Dollar General · 29%
Snacks476 items$3.71$5.22Dollar General · 29%
Meat56 items$3.65$4.98Dollar General · 27%
Dairy51 items$3.23$4.34Dollar General · 26%

Dollar General vs Carrs on cheap and pricier items

The same products grouped by what they cost — a store can win on everyday basics and lose on bigger-ticket items, or the other way round.

Price levelDollar GeneralCarrsCheaperGap
Under $3508 items$1.90$2.51Dollar General · 24%
$3 to $101,096 items$4.16$5.90Dollar General · 30%
Over $10122 items$9.36$14.60Dollar General · 36%

Healthier groceries: Dollar General vs Carrs

Matched products grouped by their Labeled ingredient score, from A (cleanest ingredients) to C.

Ingredient scoreDollar GeneralCarrsCheaperGap
Score A155 items$3.49$4.93Dollar General · 29%
Score AB231 items$3.84$5.46Dollar General · 30%
Score B656 items$3.63$5.09Dollar General · 29%
Score C684 items$4.17$6.08Dollar General · 31%

Scores come from the Labeled app, which grades each product's ingredients against research from the FDA, EFSA, WHO and others.

Where Dollar General and Carrs rank on price

  • Dollar General: #5 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 61 of the 68 stores it's compared with, prices about 12% below theirs on average.
  • Carrs: #78 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 1 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 23% above theirs on average.

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