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Pick 'n Save vs Dollar General

As of November 11, 2026, Dollar General is cheaper. You'd pay about 8% less for the same groceries at Dollar General than at Pick 'n Save.

Pick 'n Save vs Dollar General at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Pick 'n Save is still cheaper on ready meals (3% less).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Dollar General is 6% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $61.50 at Dollar General and $62.42 at Pick 'n Save.

Pick 'n Save vs Dollar General: 1,642 products compared

  • Dollar General: cheaper on 1,081 items — overall winner on average price
  • Pick 'n Save: beats Dollar General on 528 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 33 items

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How much you'd save at Dollar General

  • Average prices: $3.95 at Dollar General vs $4.30 at Pick 'n Save
  • Basket savings: save about $7.00 on a 20-item basket at Dollar General (35¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 35¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Pick 'n Save and Dollar General prices are

  • Within 10%: 685 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 787 items
  • More than 25% apart: 137 items
  • Typical gap: 12% per item, where the prices differ
  • PERDUE Breaded Fully Cooked No Antibiotics Ever Chicken Breast Tenders Sealed Bag - 29 Oz

    Biggest saving at Pick 'n SavePERDUE Breaded Fully Cooked No Antibiotics Ever Chicken Breast Tenders Sealed Bag - 29 Oz$8.49 vs $10.50 at Dollar General — save $2.01

  • RC Cola Soda Cans

    Biggest saving at Dollar GeneralRC Cola Soda Cans$6.95 vs $11.99 at Pick 'n Save — save $5.04

The same basket at Pick 'n Save and Dollar General

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

ProductPick 'n SaveDollar General
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.29$3.15
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.49$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$62.42$61.50

Dollar General is $0.92 cheaper on this basket.

Pick 'n Save vs Dollar General prices by aisle

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

AislePick 'n SaveDollar GeneralCheaperGap
Beverages494 items$5.41$4.63Dollar General · 14%
Snacks422 items$4.14$3.85Dollar General · 7%
Dairy52 items$3.41$3.21Dollar General · 6%
Pantry230 items$3.22$3.04Dollar General · 6%
Meat60 items$4.01$3.80Dollar General · 5%
Frozen55 items$5.08$4.92Dollar General · 3%
Ready meals254 items$3.34$3.44Pick 'n Save · 3%
Bakery54 items$3.74$3.68Dollar General · 2%

Pick 'n Save 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 levelPick 'n SaveDollar GeneralCheaperGap
Under $3604 items$2.05$1.98Dollar General · 3%
$3 to $10947 items$4.91$4.59Dollar General · 7%
Over $1091 items$12.81$10.37Dollar General · 19%

Healthier groceries: Pick 'n Save vs Dollar General

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

Ingredient scorePick 'n SaveDollar GeneralCheaperGap
Score A153 items$3.58$3.40Dollar General · 5%
Score AB249 items$3.81$3.58Dollar General · 6%
Score B565 items$3.96$3.65Dollar General · 8%
Score C675 items$4.91$4.46Dollar General · 9%

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

How the Pick 'n Save vs Dollar General price gap has changed

On Oct 16: Dollar General 6% cheaper. On Nov 11: Dollar General 8% cheaper. Each point is one price update (9 so far).

5%even10%↑ Pick 'n Save cheaper↓ Dollar General cheaperOct 16 – Nov 11

Where Pick 'n Save 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.
  • Pick 'n Save: #20 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 52 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 5% below theirs on average.

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