Dollar General vs Gerbes

Dollar General vs Gerbes at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Gerbes is still cheaper on ready meals (4% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Dollar General is 6% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $51.90 at Dollar General and $52.63 at Gerbes.

How far apart Dollar General and Gerbes prices are

• Within 10%: 570 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 606 items
• More than 25% apart: 138 items
• Typical gap: 11.9% per item, where the prices differ

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

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  Biggest saving at GerbesNESCAFE CLASSIC Instant Dark Roast Coffee 7oz (200g) Jar$7.99 vs $11.00 at Dollar General — save $3.01

The same basket at Dollar General and Gerbes

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

Dollar General is $0.73 cheaper on this basket.

Dollar General vs Gerbes prices by aisle

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

Dollar General vs Gerbes 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.

Healthier groceries: Dollar General vs Gerbes

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

Ingredient score	Dollar General	Gerbes	CheaperGap
Score A138 items	$3.54	$3.81	Dollar General · 7%
Score AB208 items	$3.66	$3.89	Dollar General · 6%
Score B453 items	$3.59	$3.85	Dollar General · 7%
Score C546 items	$4.62	$4.98	Dollar General · 7%

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