Fry's Food vs Dollar General

Fry's Food vs Dollar General at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Fry's Food is still cheaper on ready meals (4% less).
• The same 15-product basket costs $49.63 at Fry's Food and $51.90 at Dollar General.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Dollar General is 6% cheaper.

How far apart Fry's Food and Dollar General prices are

• Within 10%: 613 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 661 items
• More than 25% apart: 117 items
• Typical gap: 11.9% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Fry's FoodGorton's Classic Breaded Fish Sticks - 18 ct Frozen$3.99 vs $6.95 at Dollar General — save $2.96

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  Biggest saving at Dollar GeneralRC Cola Soda Cans$6.95 vs $11.99 at Fry's Food — save $5.04

The same basket at Fry's Food and Dollar General

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

Fry's Food is $2.27 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Fry's Food vs Dollar General prices by aisle

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

Fry's Food 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.

Healthier groceries: Fry's Food vs Dollar General

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

Ingredient score	Fry's Food	Dollar General	CheaperGap
Score A148 items	$3.62	$3.39	Dollar General · 6%
Score AB229 items	$3.82	$3.59	Dollar General · 6%
Score B478 items	$3.83	$3.58	Dollar General · 7%
Score C571 items	$4.88	$4.54	Dollar General · 7%

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