Meijer vs Dollar General

Meijer vs Dollar General at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Meijer is still cheaper on beverages (3% less).
• The same 15-product basket costs $49.25 at Meijer and $51.90 at Dollar General.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Dollar General is 4% cheaper.

How far apart Meijer and Dollar General prices are

• Within 10%: 1,187 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 623 items
• More than 25% apart: 202 items
• Typical gap: 8.3% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at MeijerFolgers 25 9 Ounce Classic Roast Each$10.99 vs $16.75 at Dollar General — save $5.76

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  Biggest saving at Dollar GeneralThe Original Donut Shop Regular 10ct$5.95 vs $9.99 at Meijer — save $4.04

The same basket at Meijer and Dollar General

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

Meijer is $2.65 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Meijer vs Dollar General prices by aisle

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

Meijer 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: Meijer vs Dollar General

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

Ingredient score	Meijer	Dollar General	CheaperGap
Score A169 items	$3.63	$3.45	Dollar General · 5%
Score AB271 items	$3.57	$3.43	Dollar General · 4%
Score B731 items	$3.60	$3.47	Dollar General · 3%
Score C845 items	$4.17	$4.13	Dollar General · 1%

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