15 Dollarama grocery products that had price increases of up to 75% in the last four years

Quite a few items are more expensive now. 😬

jars of peanut butter on shelf at dollarama. right: boxes of pop-tarts on shelves at dollarama

Peanut butter at Dollarama. Pop-Tarts at Dollarama.

Senior Writer

If you shop at Dollarama, you know that prices are pretty cheap.

But just because every product is $5 or less doesn't mean that it hasn't become more expensive at the discount retailer.

Some items had price increases of as much as 75% in the last four years!

Here are a bunch of Dollarama grocery products that are more expensive now compared to 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

Peanut butter

kraft peaut butter jars on shelves at dollarama in 2025. right: person holding kraft peanut butter jar at dollarama in 2023

Kraft peanut butter at Dollarama in 2025. Right: Kraft peanut butter at Dollarama in 2023.

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Right now, it costs $3.75 for a 500-gram jar of Kraft peanut butter at Dollarama.

You could get the same 500-gram jar for $3.50 back in 2023.

That works out to a 7% price increase.

Chocolate chip granola bars

quaker chewy chocolate chip granola boxes on dollarama shelves in 2025. right: quaker chewy chocolate chip granola boxes on dollarama shelves in 2023

Quaker Chewy chocolate chip granola bars at Dollarama in 2025. Right: Quaker Chewy chocolate chip granola bars at Dollarama in 2023.

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In 2025, a 120-gram box of Quaker Chewy chocolate chip granola bars costs $2.25 at Dollarama.

That same box of granola bars cost $2 in 2023.

An additional $0.25 might not seem like a big increase but it's actually a price hike of 13%.

Chocolate chip cookies

chips ahoy chocolate chip cookies on dollarama shelves in 2025. right: chips ahoy chocolate chip cookies on dollarama shelves in 2023

Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookies at Dollarama in 2025. Right: Chips Ahoy cookies at Dollarama in 2023.

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You can get a 258-gram pack of Chips Ahoy! chocolate chip cookies for $3.25 at Dollarama.

Back in 2023, it only cost you $3 for the cookies.

That's an 8% price increase in the last two years.

Pop-Tarts

boxes of pop-tarts at dollarama in 2025. right: pop-tarts boxes on dollarama shelf in 2021

Pop-Tarts at Dollarama in 2025. Right: Pop-Tarts at Dollarama in 2021.

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It costs $3.50 for a 384-gram box of Pop-Tarts at Dollarama right now.

Back in 2021, the same box cost just $2 at the discount retailer.

That's a 75% price increase over the last four years!

Almond beverage

silk almond beverage bottles at dollarama in 2025. right: bottles of silk almond beverage at dollarama in 2021

Silk almond beverage at Dollarama in 2025. Right: Silk almond beverage at Dollarama in 2021.

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In 2025, it cost $2.75 for a 946-millilitre bottle of Silk almond beverage at Dollarama.

The price of a 946-millilitre bottle of Silk almond beverage was $2 in 2021.

With an additional cost of $0.75, that works out to a price increase of 38% over the last four years.

Mini chocolate chip cookies

boxes of chips ahoy mini cookies at dollarama in 2025. right: boxes of chips ahoy mini cookies at dollarama in 2023

Chips Ahoy mini cookies at Dollarama in 2025. Right: Chips Ahoy mini cookies at Dollarama in 2023.

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It costs $2.75 for a 156-gram box of mini Chips Ahoy! chocolate chip cookies at Dollarama.

That's $1.76 per 100 grams.

It had cost $2.25 for an 180-gram box of mini Chips Ahoy! chocolate chip cookies in 2023.

That's $1.25 per 100 grams.

So, not only has the price increased by 22% in the last two years, but you also get less because the pack is smaller.

Maple syrup

bottles of steeves maple syrup at dollarama in 2025. right: person holding bottle of steeves maple syrup at dollarama in 2023

Steeves maple syrup at Dollarama in 2025. Right: Steeves sugar-free maple syrup at Dollarama in 2023.

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You can get a 250-millilitre bottle of Steeves sugar-free maple syrup at Dollarama for $2.75 right now.

In 2023, that 250-millilitre bottle of syrup cost $2.50.

That $0.25 hike works out to a 10% price increase in the last two years.

Pasta

bags of italpasta pasta at dollarama in 2025. right: person holding bag of italpasta pasta at dollarama in 2023

Italpasta at Dollarama in 2025. Right: Italpasta at Dollarama in 2023.

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It costs $1.25 for a 450-gram bag of Italpasta pasta at Dollarama in 2025.

In 2024 and 2023, that 450-gram bag of Italpasta pasta cost just $1 at Dollarama.

That means you pay 25% more now than you did last year and the year before.

Tomato sauce

cans of hunt's tomato sauce at dollarama in 2025. right: cans of hunt's tomato sauce at dollarama in 2023

Hunt's tomato sauce at Dollarama in 2025. Right: Hunt's tomato sauce at Dollarama in 2023.

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In 2025, you can get a 680-millilitre can of Hunt's tomato sauce at Dollarama for $2.25.

Hunt's tomato sauce cost $2 in 2023 at Dollarama.

That's a price increase of 13%.

Ketchup

bottles of french's ketchup on dollarama shelf in 2025. right: bottles of french's ketchup on dollarama shelf in 2023

French's ketchup at Dollarama in 2025. Right: French's ketcup at Dollarama in 2023.

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It costs $2.75 for a 500 millilitre bottle of French's ketchup at Dollarama in 2025.

In 2023 and 2022, the price tag for French's ketchup was $2.25 at the discount retailer.

That $0.50 price hike works out to a 22% increase over the last three years.

Juice

bottles of minute maid juice at dollarama in 2025. right: person holding bottle of minute maid juice at dollarama in 2021

Minute Maid juice at Dollarama in 2025. Right: Minute Maid juice at Dollarama in 2021.

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You can get a one-litre bottle of Minute Maid juice for $1.75 at Dollarama now.

Back in 2021, it cost $1.25 for a one-litre bottle of Minute Maid juice.

You might not think an additional $0.50 is a lot, but it's actually a 40% price increase over the last four years.

Vitamin C tablets

bottles of jamieson vitamin c at dollarama in 2025. right: bottles of jamieson vitamin c at dollarama in 2023

Jamieson vitamin C at Dollarama in 2025. Right: Jamieson vitamin C at Dollarama in 2023.

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It costs $4.25 for 500 milligrams of Jamieson vitamin C tablets at Dollarama in 2025.

You could get that same bottle of Jamieson vitamin C for $4 back in 2023.

That's a 6% price increase.

Peanut M&M's

bags of peanut m&m's at dollarama in 2025. right: bags of peanut m&m's at dollarama in 2023

Peanut M&M's at Dollarama in 2025. Right: Peanut M&M's at Dollarama in 2023.

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Some products at Dollarama are still less than a dollar, but that doesn't mean prices haven't gone up in the last few years.

It costs $0.95 for a 49-gram bag of peanut M&M's right now.

In 2023, the price tag for a 49-gram bag of peanut M&M's was $0.91.

That $0.04 price increase means you're paying 4% more now than you were two years ago.

Doritos

bags of doritos at dollarama in 2025. right: bags of doritos at dollarama in 2022

Doritos at Dollarama in 2025. Right: Doritos at Dollarama in 2022.

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In 2025, it costs $3 for a 170-gram bag of Doritos at Dollarama.

You could get a 170-gram bag of Doritos for $2.50 at Dollarama back in 2022.

That's a price increase of 20% in the last three years.

Mars bars

bags of mars bars at dollarama in 2025. right: bags of mars bars at dollarama in 2024

Mars bars at Dollarama in 2025. Right: Mars bars at Dollarama in 2024.

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You can get a 208-gram bag with four Mars bars for $3.75 at Dollarama in 2025.

That same 208-gram bag with four chocolate bars cost $3.25 in 2024.

So, in the last year, the price has gone up by $0.50, which is a 15% increase.

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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