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ShopRite 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 ShopRite.

ShopRite vs Dollar General 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 7% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $61.50 at Dollar General and $66.41 at ShopRite.

ShopRite vs Dollar General: 1,780 products compared

  • Dollar General: cheaper on 1,265 items — overall winner on average price
  • ShopRite: beats Dollar General on 503 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 12 items

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How much you'd save at Dollar General

  • Average prices: $3.87 at Dollar General vs $4.23 at ShopRite
  • Basket savings: save about $7.20 on a 20-item basket at Dollar General (36¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 36¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart ShopRite and Dollar General prices are

  • Within 10%: 712 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 843 items
  • More than 25% apart: 213 items
  • Typical gap: 12.3% per item, where the prices differ
  • PERDUE Breaded Fully Cooked No Antibiotics Ever Chicken Breast Tenders Sealed Bag - 29 Oz

    Biggest saving at ShopRitePERDUE Breaded Fully Cooked No Antibiotics Ever Chicken Breast Tenders Sealed Bag - 29 Oz$7.49 vs $10.50 at Dollar General — save $3.01

  • Mountain Dew Soda Bottles

    Biggest saving at Dollar GeneralMountain Dew Soda Bottles$6.50 vs $10.79 at ShopRite — save $4.29

The same basket at ShopRite and Dollar General

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

ProductShopRiteDollar General
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.59$3.15
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$4.29$3.50
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.75$0.75
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$4.49$4.85
Thomas' Original English Muffins$5.69$3.95
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$10.69$9.00
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$6.99$6.95
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.59$2.65
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.79$4.35
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.79$3.95
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.49$4.00
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.49$4.00
CHIPS AHOY! Original Chocolate Chip Cookies - 18.2 Oz$5.59$5.00
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.19$1.25
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.99$4.15
Total$66.41$61.50

Dollar General is $4.91 cheaper on this basket.

ShopRite vs Dollar General prices by aisle

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

AisleShopRiteDollar GeneralCheaperGap
Beverages573 items$5.24$4.62Dollar General · 12%
Frozen49 items$5.65$5.10Dollar General · 10%
Snacks503 items$3.89$3.59Dollar General · 8%
Dairy58 items$3.41$3.17Dollar General · 7%
Ready meals235 items$3.56$3.37Dollar General · 5%
Pantry231 items$3.25$3.09Dollar General · 5%
Bakery68 items$3.59$3.48Dollar General · 3%
Meat57 items$4.38$4.27Dollar General · 3%

ShopRite 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 levelShopRiteDollar GeneralCheaperGap
Under $3713 items$2.16$2.05Dollar General · 5%
$3 to $101,030 items$5.37$4.84Dollar General · 10%
Over $1037 items$12.52$12.04Dollar General · 4%

Healthier groceries: ShopRite vs Dollar General

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

Ingredient scoreShopRiteDollar GeneralCheaperGap
Score A164 items$3.72$3.45Dollar General · 7%
Score AB247 items$3.72$3.48Dollar General · 6%
Score B663 items$3.93$3.60Dollar General · 8%
Score C706 items$4.81$4.36Dollar 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 ShopRite vs Dollar General price gap has changed

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

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

Where ShopRite 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.
  • ShopRite: #23 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 51 of the 76 stores it's compared with, prices about 5% below theirs on average.

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