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CityMarket vs Dillons

As of October 20, 2026, Dillons is barely cheaper. You'd pay about 1% less for the same groceries at Dillons than at City Market.

CityMarket vs Dillons at a glance

  • Dillons is cheaper in all 10 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Dillons is 1% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $56.64 at Dillons and $56.84 at CityMarket.

CityMarket vs Dillons: 9,171 products compared

  • Dillons: cheaper on 1,677 items — overall winner on average price
  • CityMarket: beats Dillons on 810 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 6,684 items

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How much you'd save at Dillons

  • Average prices: $5.42 at Dillons vs $5.46 at CityMarket
  • Basket savings: save about 80¢ on a 20-item basket at Dillons (4¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 4¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart CityMarket and Dillons prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,634 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 747 items
  • More than 25% apart: 106 items
  • Typical gap: 6.9% per item, where the prices differ
  • Choice Beef Chuck Roast

    Biggest saving at CityMarketChoice Beef Chuck Roast$19.92 vs $31.32 at Dillons — save $11.40

  • Bubba Burger Original All Beef Burgers

    Biggest saving at DillonsBubba Burger Original All Beef Burgers$9.99 vs $16.99 at CityMarket — save $7.00

The same basket at CityMarket and Dillons

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

ProductCityMarketDillons
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$2.99$2.99
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$4.29$4.29
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$1.67$1.67
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$0.79
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.00$2.00
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.69$3.69
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.29$4.29
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$4.29$4.29
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$4.29$4.29
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.69$1.69
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.39$3.29
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.99$2.99
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.99$4.99
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.49$3.39
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$11.99$11.99
Total$56.84$56.64

Dillons is $0.20 cheaper on this basket.

CityMarket vs Dillons prices by aisle

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

AisleCityMarketDillonsCheaperGap
Baby food233 items$11.32$11.23Dillons · 1%
Beverages2,097 items$6.56$6.53Dillons · 1%
Dairy850 items$4.25$4.20Dillons · 1%
Frozen359 items$5.11$5.07Dillons · 1%
Ready meals1,154 items$4.68$4.65Dillons · 1%
Meat768 items$7.66$7.60Dillons · 1%
Snacks1,090 items$5.35$5.29Dillons · 1%
Bakery490 items$5.29$5.28Same
Fresh produce221 items$3.61$3.59Same
Pantry1,880 items$3.99$3.98Same

CityMarket vs Dillons 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 levelCityMarketDillonsCheaperGap
Under $32,727 items$2.10$2.09Same
$3 to $105,616 items$5.53$5.49Dillons · 1%
Over $10828 items$16.01$15.90Dillons · 1%

Healthier groceries: CityMarket vs Dillons

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

Ingredient scoreCityMarketDillonsCheaperGap
Score A1,854 items$4.86$4.83Dillons · 1%
Score AB2,029 items$4.86$4.82Dillons · 1%
Score B2,505 items$5.23$5.19Dillons · 1%
Score C2,782 items$6.49$6.45Dillons · 1%

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

Where CityMarket and Dillons rank on price

  • Dillons: #12 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 31 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% below theirs on average.
  • CityMarket: #19 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 27 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 3% below theirs on average.

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