Dollar General vs Jay C

Dollar General vs Jay C at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Jay C is cheaper in 3 of 8 aisles, led by ready meals (4% less).
• The same 15-product basket costs $47.37 at Jay C and $50.15 at Dollar General.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Dollar General is 3% cheaper.

How far apart Dollar General and Jay C prices are

• Within 10%: 711 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 493 items
• More than 25% apart: 88 items
• Typical gap: 8.8% per item, where the prices differ

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

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  Biggest saving at Jay CMountain Dew Baja Blast Soda Pop$10.99 vs $14.25 at Dollar General — save $3.26

The same basket at Dollar General and Jay C

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

Jay C is $2.78 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Dollar General vs Jay C prices by aisle

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

Dollar General vs Jay C 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 Jay C

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

Ingredient score	Dollar General	Jay C	CheaperGap
Score A139 items	$3.39	$3.49	Dollar General · 3%
Score AB199 items	$3.63	$3.74	Dollar General · 3%
Score B449 items	$3.61	$3.73	Dollar General · 3%
Score C537 items	$4.57	$4.82	Dollar General · 5%

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