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Dollar General vs Piggly Wiggly

As of November 11, 2026, Dollar General is cheaper. You'd pay about 17% less for the same groceries at Dollar General than at Piggly Wiggly.

Dollar General vs Piggly Wiggly 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 19% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $61.50 at Dollar General and $65.86 at Piggly Wiggly.

Dollar General vs Piggly Wiggly: 1,303 products compared

  • Dollar General: cheaper on 1,059 items — overall winner on average price
  • Piggly Wiggly: beats Dollar General on 243 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 1 items

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How much you'd save at Dollar General

  • Average prices: $3.75 at Dollar General vs $4.54 at Piggly Wiggly
  • Basket savings: save about $15.80 on a 20-item basket at Dollar General (79¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 79¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Dollar General and Piggly Wiggly prices are

  • Within 10%: 225 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 568 items
  • More than 25% apart: 509 items
  • Typical gap: 21% per item, where the prices differ
  • Gorton's Fish Sandwich 100% Whole Fillets 10 Count

    Biggest saving at Dollar GeneralGorton's Fish Sandwich 100% Whole Fillets 10 Count$7.95 vs $14.29 at Piggly Wiggly — save $6.34

  • Mountain Dew Diet Soda Pop

    Biggest saving at Piggly WigglyMountain Dew Diet Soda Pop$7.69 vs $14.25 at Dollar General — save $6.56

The same basket at Dollar General and Piggly Wiggly

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

ProductDollar GeneralPiggly Wiggly
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.15$2.09
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.50$3.59
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.75$0.89
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$4.85$6.59
Thomas' Original English Muffins$3.95$3.50
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$9.00$11.99
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$6.95$6.49
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.65$3.29
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.35$5.19
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.95$4.69
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$4.00$2.99
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$4.00$4.09
CHIPS AHOY! Original Chocolate Chip Cookies - 18.2 Oz$5.00$4.49
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.25$1.59
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.15$4.39
Total$61.50$65.86

Dollar General is $4.36 cheaper on this basket.

Dollar General vs Piggly Wiggly prices by aisle

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

AisleDollar GeneralPiggly WigglyCheaperGap
Frozen49 items$4.72$6.53Dollar General · 28%
Meat55 items$3.79$5.07Dollar General · 25%
Pantry180 items$2.93$3.70Dollar General · 21%
Snacks318 items$3.56$4.41Dollar General · 19%
Dairy40 items$3.17$3.84Dollar General · 17%
Ready meals217 items$3.27$3.90Dollar General · 16%
Beverages383 items$4.46$5.12Dollar General · 13%
Bakery52 items$3.38$3.82Dollar General · 11%

Dollar General vs Piggly Wiggly 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 GeneralPiggly WigglyCheaperGap
Under $3492 items$1.90$2.29Dollar General · 17%
$3 to $10751 items$4.47$5.30Dollar General · 16%
Over $1060 items$9.99$13.36Dollar General · 25%

Healthier groceries: Dollar General vs Piggly Wiggly

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

Ingredient scoreDollar GeneralPiggly WigglyCheaperGap
Score A111 items$3.34$4.09Dollar General · 18%
Score AB187 items$3.46$4.27Dollar General · 19%
Score B462 items$3.43$4.15Dollar General · 17%
Score C543 items$4.21$5.05Dollar General · 17%

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 Piggly Wiggly 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.
  • Piggly Wiggly: #63 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 14 of the 69 stores it's compared with, prices about 8% above theirs on average.

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