Smith's Food and Drug vs Dollar General

Smith's Food and Drug vs Dollar General at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Smith's Food and Drug is still cheaper on ready meals (5% less).
• The same 15-product basket costs $51.18 at Smith's Food and Drug and $51.90 at Dollar General.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Dollar General is 8% cheaper.

How far apart Smith's Food and Drug and Dollar General prices are

• Within 10%: 536 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 619 items
• More than 25% apart: 120 items
• Typical gap: 12.3% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Smith's Food and DrugMountain Dew Soda Cans$10.99 vs $14.25 at Dollar General — save $3.26

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

The same basket at Smith's Food and Drug and Dollar General

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

Smith's Food and Drug is $0.72 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Smith's Food and Drug vs Dollar General prices by aisle

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

Smith's Food and Drug 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: Smith's Food and Drug vs Dollar General

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

Ingredient score	Smith's Food and Drug	Dollar General	CheaperGap
Score A134 items	$3.80	$3.46	Dollar General · 9%
Score AB207 items	$3.86	$3.60	Dollar General · 7%
Score B435 items	$3.96	$3.64	Dollar General · 8%
Score C510 items	$5.02	$4.59	Dollar General · 9%

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