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Summary

21 products at Costco that are actually cheaper than items at Dollarama

Buying the bulk-sized products gets you more bang for your buck! 👀

person holding jar of kraft peanut butter at costco. right: boxes of quaker dipps granola bars at dollarama

Kraft peanut butter at Costco. Right: Quaker Dipps granola bars at Dollarama.

Senior Writer

There are a lot of products at Costco that get you more bang for your buck!

You might think Dollarama is cheaper because it's a dollar store, but using your Costco membership pays off.

That's because prices at Costco are actually cheaper for how much of the products you get.

Also, the sizes are bigger, which means you don't have to shop as often.

So, here are 21 products you can get at Costco Canada stores that are cheaper than items at Dollarama.

Peanut butter

person holding jar of Kraft peanut butter at costco. right: jars of Kraft peanut butter at dollarama

Kraft peanut butter at Costco. Right: Kraft peanut butter at Dollarama.

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It costs $10.49 for a two-kilogram jar of Kraft peanut butter at Costco, which means you pay $0.52 per 100 grams.

It costs $3.75 for a 500-gram jar of Kraft peanut butter at Dollarama, which means you pay $0.75 per 100 grams.

Buying the bulk-sized product at Costco can save you $0.23 per 100 grams.

Hazelnut spread

person holding jars of Kirkland Signature hazelnut spread at costco. right: person holding jar of hazelnut spread at dollarama

Kirkland Signature hazelnut spread. Right: Hazelnut spread at Dollarama.

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You can get two one-kilogram jars of Kirkland Signature hazelnut spread for $14.99 at Costco.

That means you pay $0.74 per 100 grams.

At Dollarama, you can get a 350-gram jar of hazelnut spread for $2.75.

That price breaks down to a cost of $0.78 per 100 grams.

Cereal

boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios at Costco. right: boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios at Dollarama

Honey Nut Cheerios at Costco. Right: Honey Nut Cheerios at Dollarama.

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It costs $9.99 for a 1.51-kilogram box of Honey Nut Cheerios at Costco.

That price breaks down to just $0.66 per 100 grams.

It costs $2.75 for a 292-gram box of Honey Nut Cheerios at Dollarama.

That works out to $0.94 per 100 grams.

Granola

boxes of Harvest Crunch granola cereal at costco. right: boxes of Harvest Crunch granola cereal at dollarama

Harvest Crunch granola cereal at Costco. Right: Harvest Crunch granola cereal at Dollarama.

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Costco has a 1.8-kilogram box of Harvest Crunch granola cereal for $11.49, which breaks down to a cost of $0.63 per 100 grams.

Dollarama has a 475-gram box of Harvest Crunch granola cereal for $3.50, which means you pay $0.73 per 100 grams.

Tea bags

person holding box of Tetley orange pekoe tea at costco. right: boxes of Tetley orange pekoe tea at dollarama

Tetley orange pekoe tea at Costco. Right: Tetley orange pekoe tea at Dollarama.

Lisa Belmonte | Narcity

It costs $13.99 for a 945-gram box of Tetley orange pekoe tea with 300 bags.

That works out to $1.48 per 100 grams and $0.04 per tea bag.

At Dollarama, it costs $2.75 for a 113-gram box of Tetley orange pekoe tea with 36 bags.

That breaks down to $2.43 per 100 grams and $0.07 per tea bag.

This product is almost a dollar cheaper per 100 grams at Costco!

Almond beverage

cases of almond breeze bottles at costco. right: bottles of silk almond beverage at dollarama

Almond Breeze at Costco. Right: Silk almond beverage at Dollarama.

Lisa Belmonte | Narcity

Costco has a pack of six 946-millilitre bottles of Almond Breeze for $11.49, so you pay $1.91 per bottle and $0.20 per 100 millilitres.

Dollarama has a 946-millilitre bottle of Silk almond beverage for $2.50, which means you pay $0.26 per 100 millilitres.

You can save $1.30 per bottle with the Costco product!

Chocolate chip granola bars

boxes of Kirkland Signature chocolate chip granola bars at costco. right: boxes of quaker chewy granola bars at dollarama

Kirkland Signature chocolate chip granola bars. Right: Quaker Chewy granola bars at Dollarama.

Lisa Belmonte | Narcity

It costs $14.99 for a 1.54-kilogram box of Kirkland Signature chocolate chip granola bars at Costco. Each box has 64 bars.

That means you pay $0.97 per 100 grams and $0.23 per bar.

You can get a 120-gram box of name-brand Quaker Chewy granola bars for $2.25 at Dollarama. Each box has five bars.

That works out to a cost of $1.87 per 100 grams and $0.45 per bar.

Chocolate-dipped granola bars

boxes of \u200bKirkland Signature chocolate-dipped granola bars at costco. right: boxes of Quaker Dipps granola bars at dollarama

Kirkland Signature chocolate-dipped granola bars. Right: Quaker Dipps granola bars at Dollarama.

Lisa Belmonte | Narcity

You can get a 1.49-kilogram box of Kirkland Signature chocolate-dipped granola bars for $16.99 at Costco. Each box has 48 bars.

That price breaks down to a cost of $1.14 per 100 grams and $0.35 per bar.

Dollarama has a 156-gram box of name-brand Quaker Dipps granola bars for $2.25. Each box has five bars.

That works out to $1.44 per 100 grams and $0.45 per bar.

Oreos

boxes of oreos at costco. right: packs of oreos at dollarama

Oreos at Costco. Right: Oreos at Dollarama.

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It costs $15.99 for four 500-gram packs of Oreos at Costco, so you pay $0.67 per 100 grams.

At Dollarama, it costs $3 for a 270-gram pack of Oreos. That means you pay $1.11 per 100 grams.

Chocolate-covered fruit

person holding bag of Brookside chocolate-covered fruit at costco. right: bags of Brookside chocolate-covered fruit at dollarama

Brookside chocolate-covered fruit at Costco. Right: Brookside chocolate-covered fruit at Dollarama.

Lisa Belmonte | Narcity

Costco has an 850-gram bag of Brookside chocolate-covered fruit for $11.99, which works out to $1.41 per 100 grams.

Dollarama has a 90-gram bag of Brookside chocolate-covered fruit for $1.75, which breaks down to $1.94 per 100 grams.

You might think you're getting it cheaper at Dollarama, but for the size of the product, it's actually $0.53 more expensive per 100 grams.

M&M's

person holding tub of peanut M&M's at costco. right: bags of peanut M&M's at dollarama

Peanut M&M's at Costco. Right: Peanut M&M's at Dollarama.

Lisa Belmonte | Narcity

You can get a 1.3-kilogram tub of peanut M&M's for $17.99 at Costco.

That price works out to a cost of $1.38 per 100 grams.

Dollarama has a 100-gram bag of peanut M&M's for $2.75.

Even though the price tag at Dollarama is smaller, you get more bang for your buck at Costco because it's $1.37 cheaper per 100 grams.

Nut bars

boxes of nature valley nut bars at costco. right: box of nature valley peanut bars at dollarama

Nature Valley nut bars at Costco. Right: Nature Valley peanut bars at Dollarama.

Lisa Belmonte | Narcity

It costs $14.99 for a 1.26-kilogram box of Nature Valley nut bars at Costco. Each box has 36 bars.

That price works out to $1.18 per 100 grams and $0.41 per bar.

It costs $3 for a 210-gram box of Nature Valley peanut bars at Dollarama. Each box has six bars.

That breaks down to $1.42 per 100 grams and $0.50 per bar.

Not only is the Costco product cheaper for how much you get, but it also has three flavours instead of just one.

Vanilla extract

person holding bottles of \u200bClub House vanilla extract at costco. right: bottles of vanilla extract at dollarama

Club House vanilla extract at Costco. Right: Vanilla extract at Dollarama.

Lisa Belmonte | Narcity

It costs $7.99 for two 455-millilitre bottles of name-brand Club House vanilla extract at Costco.

That means you pay $0.87 per 100 millilitres.

It costs $2.25 for a 250-millilitre bottle of vanilla extract at Dollarama.

That price breaks down to $0.90 per 100 millilitres.

Whole black peppercorns

person holding bottle of Kirkland Signature black peppercorns at costco. right: bottles of black peppercorns at dollarama

Kirkland Signature black peppercorns. Right: Black peppercorns at Dollarama.

Lisa Belmonte | Narcity

Costco has a 400-gram bottle of Kirkland Signature black peppercorns for $8.99, which breaks down to $2.24 per 100 grams.

Dollarama has a 50-gram bottle of black peppercorns for $2.25, which works out to $4.50 per 100 grams.

Even though the price tag is smaller, you actually pay $2.26 more per 100 grams for the Dollarama product.

Hot sauce

person holding bottles of frank's red hot at costco. right: bottles of frank's red hot at dollarama

Frank's Red Hot at Costco. Right: Frank's Red Hot at Dollarama.

Lisa Belmonte | Narcity

You can get a pack of two 740-millilitre bottles of Frank's Red Hot for $9.99 at Costco.

That price works out to $0.67 per 100 millilitres.

It costs $1.75 for a 148-millilitre bottle of Frank's Red Hot at Dollarama.

That means you pay $1.18 per 100 millilitres.

So, it costs $0.51 more per 100 millilitres to get the smaller bottle at Dollarama rather than the bigger bottles at Costco.

Beef jerky

person holding bag of Jack Link's beef jerky at costco. right: bags of Jack Link's beef jerky at dollarama

Jack Link's beef jerky at Costco. Right: Jack Link's beef jerky at Dollarama.

Lisa Belmonte | Narcity

It costs $15.99 for a 300-gram bag of Jack Link's beef jerky at Costco.

That means you pay $5.33 per 100 grams.

It costs $3 for a 35-gram bag of Jack Link's beef jerky at Dollarama.

That works out to a whopping $8.57 per 100 grams!

Pop

coca-cola cases at costco. right: pepsi mini cases at dollarama

Coca-Cola cases at Costco. Right: Pepsi mini cases at Dollarama.

Lisa Belmonte | Narcity

You can get a case of 32 Coca-Cola cans that are 355 millilitres each for $16.99 at Costco.

That price breaks down to a cost of just $0.14 per 100 millilitres

Dollarama has a case of six 222-millilitre cans of Pepsi for $3.25.

That works out to a cost of $0.24 per 100 millilitres.

Laundry detergent

bottle of Tide laundry detergent at Costco. right: bottles of Tide laundry detergent at dollarama

Tide laundry detergent at Costco. Right: Tide laundry detergent at Dollarama.

Lisa Belmonte | Narcity

It costs $29.99 for a 4.82-litre bottle of Tide laundry detergent at Costco, which works out to $0.62 per 100 millilitres.

At Dollarama, it costs $5 for a 680-millilitre bottle of Tide laundry detergent. That means you pay $0.73 per 100 millilitres.

Dryer sheets

person holding boxes of Bounce dryer sheets at costco. right: boxes of bounce dryer sheets at dollarama

Bounce dryer sheets at Costco. Right: Bounce dryer sheets at Dollarama.

Lisa Belmonte | Narcity

You can get two boxes of Bounce dryer sheets with 160 sheets each for $13.99 at Costco.

That breaks down to a cost of just $0.04 per sheet.

It costs $3 for a box of Bounce dryer sheets with 34 sheets at Dollarama.

That price works out to $0.08 per sheet.

Air freshener

person holding pack of Febreze air fresheners at costco. right: botles of Febreze air fresheners at dollarama

Febreze air fresheners at Costco. Right: Febreze air fresheners at Dollarama.

Lisa Belmonte | Narcity

Costco has a pack of four 250-gram bottles of Febreze air fresheners for $13.99, which means you pay $1.39 per 100 grams.

Dollarama has a 250-gram bottle of Febreze air freshener for $3.75, which works out ot a cost of $1.50 per 100 grams.

Liquid cleaner

bottles of mr clean all purpose cleaner at costco. right: bottles of mr clean multi surface cleaner at dollarama

Mr. Clean all-purpose cleaner at Costco. Right: Mr. Clean multi-surface cleaner at Dollarama.

Lisa Belmonte | Narcity

It costs $13.49 for a 5.2-litre bottle of Mr. Clean all-purpose cleaner at Costco.

That price breaks down to just $0.25 per 100 millilitres.

At Dollarama, it costs $4 for a 1.21-litre bottle of Mr. Clean multi-surface cleaner.

That means you pay $0.33 per 100 millilitres.

These prices are confirmed at the time of publishing, but they can change at any time. Taxes and fees may not be included.

  • Senior Writer

    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.

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