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Dollar General vs Lucky Supermarkets

As of November 11, 2026, Dollar General is cheaper. You'd pay about 27% less for the same groceries at Dollar General than at Lucky Supermarkets.

Dollar General vs Lucky Supermarkets 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 26% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $61.50 at Dollar General and $79.25 at Lucky Supermarkets.

Dollar General vs Lucky Supermarkets: 1,293 products compared

  • Dollar General: cheaper on 1,142 items — overall winner on average price
  • Lucky Supermarkets: beats Dollar General on 129 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 22 items

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How much you'd save at Dollar General

  • Average prices: $3.68 at Dollar General vs $5.03 at Lucky Supermarkets
  • Basket savings: save about $27.00 on a 20-item basket at Dollar General ($1.35 less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average $1.35 price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Dollar General and Lucky Supermarkets prices are

  • Within 10%: 160 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 418 items
  • More than 25% apart: 693 items
  • Typical gap: 26.8% per item, where the prices differ
  • smartwater Vapor Distilled Water Bottles

    Biggest saving at Dollar Generalsmartwater Vapor Distilled Water Bottles$7.00 vs $13.99 at Lucky Supermarkets — save $6.99

  • Mountain Dew Diet Soda Pop

    Biggest saving at Lucky SupermarketsMountain Dew Diet Soda Pop$9.49 vs $14.25 at Dollar General — save $4.76

The same basket at Dollar General and Lucky Supermarkets

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

ProductDollar GeneralLucky Supermarkets
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.15$2.99
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.50$4.99
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.75$1.49
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$4.85$7.49
Thomas' Original English Muffins$3.95$5.69
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$9.00$9.99
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$3.19
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.35$5.99
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.95$5.99
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$4.00$5.99
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$4.00$4.99
CHIPS AHOY! Original Chocolate Chip Cookies - 18.2 Oz$5.00$6.99
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.25$1.99
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.15$3.99
Total$61.50$79.25

Dollar General is $17.75 cheaper on this basket.

Dollar General vs Lucky Supermarkets prices by aisle

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

AisleDollar GeneralLucky SupermarketsCheaperGap
Meat37 items$3.39$5.30Dollar General · 36%
Pantry167 items$2.96$4.53Dollar General · 35%
Ready meals222 items$3.35$5.04Dollar General · 34%
Frozen55 items$4.73$6.96Dollar General · 32%
Bakery29 items$3.65$5.00Dollar General · 27%
Dairy41 items$3.04$4.18Dollar General · 27%
Beverages375 items$4.23$5.47Dollar General · 23%
Snacks353 items$3.62$4.61Dollar General · 21%

Dollar General vs Lucky Supermarkets 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 GeneralLucky SupermarketsCheaperGap
Under $3449 items$1.84$2.41Dollar General · 24%
$3 to $10786 items$4.30$5.88Dollar General · 27%
Over $1058 items$9.52$13.78Dollar General · 31%

Healthier groceries: Dollar General vs Lucky Supermarkets

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

Ingredient scoreDollar GeneralLucky SupermarketsCheaperGap
Score A101 items$3.25$4.30Dollar General · 24%
Score AB205 items$3.41$4.68Dollar General · 27%
Score B493 items$3.44$4.66Dollar General · 26%
Score C494 items$4.12$5.69Dollar General · 28%

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 Lucky Supermarkets 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.
  • Lucky Supermarkets: #77 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 4 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 19% above theirs on average.

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