If you shop at Dollarama and Costco, you might be looking to save money.
There are some products at the dollar store that are cheaper than Costco items, even though they're not bulk-sized.
You might expect that the bulk products at the wholesale retailer always get you the most value.
But a few of the smaller-sized items at this Canadian dollar store are actually cheaper than the bigger products at Costco.
Not only do the items have smaller price tags to begin with, but they're also cheap when the price is broken down by how much of the product you get!
So, if you want to shop for value, here are seven products you can get at Dollarama stores in Canada that won't cost you more at Costco Canada stores.
Bread
Wonder bread at Costco. Right: Wonder bread at Dollarama.
It costs $5.89 for a pack of three 675-gram loaves of white Wonder bread at Costco.
That price breaks down to $0.29 per 100 grams
It costs $2 for a 675-gram bag of white Wonder bread at Dollarama.
That means you pay $0.29 per 100 grams.
Buying the product doesn't cost you more at Dollarama like you might expect it to.
Even though the Costco product is bigger and you get three loaves instead of one, you don't actually get more bang for your buck.
It works out to the same price per 100 grams, and the Dollarama price tag is cheaper to begin with.
Instant coffee
Nescafe Taster's Choice instant coffee at Costco. Right: Sunrise Coffee instant coffee at Dollarama.
You can get a 315-gram canister of Nescafé Taster's Choice instant coffee for $14.99 at Costco.
That price breaks down to a cost of $4.75 per 100 grams.
Dollarama has a 50-gram jar of Sunrise Coffee instant coffee for $1.50.
That means you pay $3 per 100 grams.
It's $1.75 cheaper per 100 grams to get the product at Dollarama rather than the name-brand product at Costco.
Instant noodles
Nongshim Bowl Noodles spicy kimchi-flavoured instant noodles at Costco. Right: Bowlfull instant noodles at Dollarama.
Costco has a pack of Nongshim Bowl Noodles with a dozen 86-gram spicy kimchi-flavoured bowls for $12.49.
That means you pay $1.04 per bowl and $1.21 per 100 grams.
It costs $1.25 for two 65-gram bowls of Bowlful instant noodles that come in various flavours, including chicken and beef.
That works out to $0.62 per bowl and $0.96 per 100 grams.
The instant noodles at Dollarama are $0.42 cheaper per bowl and $0.25 cheaper per 100 grams than the instant noodles at Costco.
Dollarama also has bags of instant noodles that are even cheaper than both of these products!
Mini chocolate chip cookies
Kirkland Signature mini chocolate chip cookies at Costco. Right: Chips Ahoy mini chocolate chip cookies at Dollarama.
At Costco, you can get an 850-gram box of Kirkland Signature mini chocolate chip cookies for $16.49.
Each box has 30 bags of cookies.
That works out ot $1.94 per 100 grams and $0.54 per bag.
It costs $2.75 for a 156-gram box of Chips Ahoy mini chocolate chip cookies at Dollarama.
Each box has six bags of cookies.
That means you pay $1.76 per 100 grams and $0.45 per bag.
You might expect the Costco product to be cheaper because it's bulk-sized and it's not a name brand.
But the item at Dollarama is $0.18 cheaper per 100 grams and $0.09 cheaper per bag.
Toilet paper
Cashmere toilet paper at Costco. Right: Cashmere toilet paper at Dollarama.
It costs $26.99 for a pack of Cashmere toilet paper with 40 rolls at Costco.
That price breaks down to $0.67 per roll.
Dollarama has a pack of Cashmere toilet paper with four rolls for just $2.50.
That works out to a cost of $0.62 per roll.
You can save a couple of cents per roll by getting the product from Dollarama instead of Costco.
Paper towels
Bounty paper towels at Costco. Right: Bounty paper towels at Dollarama.
Costco has a pack of Bounty paper towels that comes with 12 rolls for $32.49 when regularly priced.
That means you pay $2.70 per roll.
At Dollarama, you can get a pack of Bounty paper towels that comes with two rolls for $5.
That price works out to a cost of $2.50 per roll.
So, you save $0.20 per roll with the Dollarama product.
Laundry detergent
Gain laundry detergent at Costco. Right: Gain laundry detergent at Dollarama.
It costs $21.99 for a 4.82-litre bottle of Gain laundry detergent at Costco.
That price breaks down to $0.45 per 100 millilitres.
It costs $4.75 for a 1.12-litre bottle of Gain laundry detergent at Dollarama.
That means you pay $0.42 per 100 millilitres.
Even though the Costco product is bigger, you don't get more bang for your buck with the bulk-sized item.
It's a few cents cheaper per 100 millilitres at Dollarama than it is at Costco.
These prices are confirmed at the time of publishing, but they can change at any time. Taxes and fees may not be included.