Dollar General vs Martin's

Dollar General vs Martin's at a glance

• The same 15-product basket costs $47.59 at Martin's 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 Martin's prices are

• Within 10%: 505 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 683 items
• More than 25% apart: 201 items
• Typical gap: 14.2% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Dollar GeneralMountain Dew Soda Bottles$6.50 vs $10.99 at Martin's — save $4.49

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  Biggest saving at Martin'sPERDUE 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 Martin's

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

Martin's is $4.31 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Dollar General vs Martin's prices by aisle

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

Dollar General vs Martin's 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 Martin's

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

Ingredient score	Dollar General	Martin's	CheaperGap
Score A105 items	$3.10	$3.38	Dollar General · 8%
Score AB190 items	$3.37	$3.63	Dollar General · 7%
Score B528 items	$3.43	$3.65	Dollar General · 6%
Score C610 items	$3.99	$4.34	Dollar General · 8%

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