Dollar General vs Giant Food Stores

Dollar General vs Giant Food Stores at a glance

• The same 15-product basket costs $50.19 at Giant Food Stores and $51.90 at Dollar General.
• Dollar General is cheaper in all 7 aisles we compared.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Dollar General is 8% cheaper.

How far apart Dollar General and Giant Food Stores prices are

• Within 10%: 485 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 653 items
• More than 25% apart: 185 items
• Typical gap: 14% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Dollar GeneralMountain Dew Soda Bottles$6.50 vs $10.99 at Giant Food Stores — save $4.49

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  Biggest saving at Giant Food StoresPERDUE Breaded Fully Cooked No Antibiotics Ever Chicken Breast Tenders Sealed Bag - 29 Oz$6.99 vs $10.50 at Dollar General — save $3.51

The same basket at Dollar General and Giant Food Stores

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

Giant Food Stores is $1.71 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Dollar General vs Giant Food Stores prices by aisle

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

Dollar General vs Giant Food Stores 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.

Healthier groceries: Dollar General vs Giant Food Stores

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

Ingredient score	Dollar General	Giant Food Stores	CheaperGap
Score A109 items	$3.11	$3.37	Dollar General · 8%
Score AB190 items	$3.37	$3.66	Dollar General · 8%
Score B510 items	$3.42	$3.65	Dollar General · 6%
Score C559 items	$3.99	$4.36	Dollar General · 8%

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