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King Soopers vs Dollar General

As of November 11, 2026, Dollar General is cheaper. You'd pay about 9% less for the same groceries at Dollar General than at King Soopers.

King Soopers vs Dollar General at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: King Soopers is still cheaper on ready meals (1% less).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Dollar General is 8% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $61.50 at Dollar General and $62.72 at King Soopers.

King Soopers vs Dollar General: 1,693 products compared

  • Dollar General: cheaper on 1,164 items — overall winner on average price
  • King Soopers: beats Dollar General on 503 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 26 items

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How much you'd save at Dollar General

  • Average prices: $3.88 at Dollar General vs $4.28 at King Soopers
  • Basket savings: save about $8.00 on a 20-item basket at Dollar General (40¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 40¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart King Soopers and Dollar General prices are

  • Within 10%: 661 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 850 items
  • More than 25% apart: 156 items
  • Typical gap: 12.3% per item, where the prices differ
  • DiGiorno Frozen Pepperoni Stuffed Crust Pizza

    Biggest saving at King SoopersDiGiorno Frozen Pepperoni Stuffed Crust Pizza$7.99 vs $9.95 at Dollar General — save $1.96

  • RC Cola Soda Cans

    Biggest saving at Dollar GeneralRC Cola Soda Cans$6.95 vs $11.99 at King Soopers — save $5.04

The same basket at King Soopers and Dollar General

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

ProductKing SoopersDollar General
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.39$3.15
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.69$3.50
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.74$0.75
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.49$4.85
Thomas' Original English Muffins$4.49$3.95
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$11.99$9.00
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$5.99$6.95
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.99$2.65
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.29$4.35
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.50$3.95
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.49$4.00
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.00$4.00
CHIPS AHOY! Original Chocolate Chip Cookies - 18.2 Oz$4.79$5.00
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.29$1.25
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.59$4.15
Total$62.72$61.50

Dollar General is $1.22 cheaper on this basket.

King Soopers vs Dollar General prices by aisle

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

AisleKing SoopersDollar GeneralCheaperGap
Beverages549 items$5.23$4.47Dollar General · 14%
Meat61 items$4.25$3.80Dollar General · 11%
Snacks452 items$4.02$3.67Dollar General · 9%
Frozen45 items$5.26$4.82Dollar General · 8%
Dairy52 items$3.52$3.26Dollar General · 7%
Pantry226 items$3.16$2.98Dollar General · 6%
Bakery70 items$3.81$3.63Dollar General · 5%
Ready meals217 items$3.48$3.52King Soopers · 1%

King Soopers vs Dollar General 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 levelKing SoopersDollar GeneralCheaperGap
Under $3670 items$2.09$2.01Dollar General · 4%
$3 to $10924 items$4.97$4.54Dollar General · 9%
Over $1099 items$12.65$10.33Dollar General · 18%

Healthier groceries: King Soopers vs Dollar General

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

Ingredient scoreKing SoopersDollar GeneralCheaperGap
Score A153 items$3.71$3.42Dollar General · 8%
Score AB257 items$3.93$3.59Dollar General · 9%
Score B587 items$3.93$3.55Dollar General · 10%
Score C696 items$4.83$4.35Dollar General · 10%

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

How the King Soopers vs Dollar General price gap has changed

On Oct 16: Dollar General 8% cheaper. On Nov 11: Dollar General 9% cheaper. Each point is one price update (9 so far).

5%even10%↑ King Soopers cheaper↓ Dollar General cheaperOct 16 – Nov 11

Where King Soopers and Dollar General 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.
  • King Soopers: #32 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 46 of the 75 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% below theirs on average.

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