16 products from Costco, Walmart and Loblaws you can get for cheaper at Dollarama

Instant coffee

You can get two 100-gram jars of Nescafe Taster's Choice instant coffee for $15 at Loblaws.

That works out to a cost of $7.50 per 100 grams.

It costs $5.97 for a 100-gram jar of Nescafe Taster's Choice instant coffee at Walmart.

At Dollarama, it costs $5 for a 100-gram jar of Nescafe Taster's Choice instant coffee at Dollarama.

That means the Dollarama item is $2.50 cheaper per 100 grams than Loblaws and $0.97 cheaper per 100 grams than Walmart.

Tea bags

Loblaws has a 681-gram box of Tetley orange pekoe tea that comes with 216 tea bags for $16.99.

That price breaks down to a cost of $2.49 per 100 grams.

Dollarama has a 113-gram box of Tetley orange pekoe tea with 36 tea bags for $2.75.

That works out to a cost of $2.43 per 100 grams.

Bread

It costs $7 for two 675-gram loaves of white Wonder bread at Loblaws.

That means you pay $0.51 per 100 grams.

It costs $2.50 for a 675-gram loaf of white Wonder bread at Dollarama.

That price breaks down to just $0.37 per 100 grams.

So, it's $0.14 cheaper per 100 grams for this product at Dollarama.

Instant oatmeal

It costs $7.99 for a 674-gram box of Quaker instant oatmeal at Loblaws.

That's $1.18 per 100 grams.

It costs $3 for a 344-gram box of Quaker instant oatmeal at Dollarama.

That's just $0.87 per 100 grams.

So, you pay $0.31 less per 100 grams at Dollarama.

Almond beverage

It costs $2.77 for a 946-millilitre bottle of Silk almond beverage at Walmart.

At Dollarama, it costs $2.75 for a 946-millilitre bottle of Silk almond beverage at Dollarama.

That means you save two cents with the Dollarama product.

Oreos

You can get a 439-gram sleeve of Oreo cookies for $6.49 at Loblaws.

That means it costs $1.47 per 100 grams.

At Dollarama, you can get a 275-gram sleeve of Oreos for $3.25.

That price works out to a cost of $1.20 per 100 grams.

Even though the package is smaller at Dollarama, it costs $0.27 less per 100 grams than the Loblaws item.

Mini chocolate chip cookies

It costs $16.49 for an 850-gram box of Kirkland Signature mini chocolate chip cookies at Costco. Each box comes with 30 bags of cookies.

That means you pay $0.54 per bag and $1.94 per 100 grams.

It costs $2.75 for a 156-gram box of name-brand Chips Ahoy mini chocolate chip cookies at Dollarama. It comes with six bags of cookies.

That price breaks down to $0.45 per pouch and $1.76 per 100 grams.

You might expect the Kirkland Signature product to be cheaper than the name-brand item, but the name-brand item costs less.

It's cheaper by $0.09 per bag and $0.18 per 100 grams at Dollarama.

Black pepper

It costs $10 for a 180-gram bottle of President's Choice whole black peppercorns at Loblaws.

That's $5.55 per 100 grams.

It costs $2 for a 50-gram bottle of whole black peppercorns with a grinder at Dollarama.

That's $4 per 100 grams.

You can spend $1.55 less at Dollarama. Also, you don't need to go out a buy a grinder since it already comes with it.

Canned tuna

Costco has a pack of six 184-gram cans of Ocean's tuna for $18.99, which works out to $3.16 per can and $1.72 per 100 grams.

Dollarama has a 130-gram can of Pacific Pride tuna for just $1, which works out to $0.76 per 100 grams.

So, it costs $0.96 less per 100 grams for the Dollarama product than the name-brand item at Costco.

Instant noodles

You can get a pack of Bowl Noodles spicy kimchi-flavoured instant noodles for $12.49 at Costco. There are 12 bowls that are 86 grams each.

That price breaks down to $1.21 per 100 grams.

At Dollarama, you can get Bowlfull instant noodles in a variety of flavours. It costs $1.25 for two 65-gram bowls.

That works out to $0.96 per 100 grams.

You might think it's cheaper to buy in bulk at Costco, but instant noodle bowls are actually 25 cents cheaper at Dollarama.

Ziploc bags

Costco has a pack of Ziploc bags that comes with 30 large bags for $19.99.

That price breaks down to a cost of $0.66 per bag.

Dollarama has a pack of Ziploc bags that comes with 12 large bags for $4.25.

That works out to $0.35 per bag.

So, you can save $0.31 per bag with the Ziploc bags at Dollarama.

Laundry detergent

You can get a 3.9-litre bottle of Tide laundry detergent for $28.99 at Loblaws.

That price breaks down to $0.74 per 100 millilitres.

At Dollarama, you can get a 680-millilitre bottle of Tide laundry detergent for $5.

That works out to $0.73 per 100 millilitres.

It's not a lot, but you still save a bit of money with the Dollarama item.

Fabric softener

It costs $18.99 for a 4.35-litre bottle of Downy fabric softener at Costco.

That price works out to $0.43 per 100 millilitres.

It costs $21.99 for a 4.16-litre bottle of Downy fabric softener at Loblaws.

That's $0.52 per 100 millilitres.

It costs $5 for a 1.31-litre bottle of Downy fabric softener at Dollarama.

That breaks down to $0.38 per 100 millilitres.

So, you pay $0.05 and $0.14 less per 100 millilitres at Dollarama than you do at Costco and Loblaws.

All-purpose cleaner

It costs $5 for a 1.21-litre bottle of Mr. Clean all-purpose cleaner at Loblaws.

That's $0.41 per 100 millilitres.

At Dollarama, it costs $2.50 for a 680-millilitre bottle of Mr. Clean all-purpose cleaner.

That's just $0.36 per 100 millilitres.

You can get this product at Dollarama for cheaper both by price tag and the cost per 100 millilitres.

Toilet paper

You can get a pack of Cashmere toilet paper with 40 rolls for $26.99 at Costco, which works out to a cost of $0.67 per roll.

At Loblaws, you can get a pack of Cashmere toilet paper with 24 rolls for $21, which breaks down to $0.87 per roll.

You can get a pack of Cashmere toilet paper with four rolls for $2.50 at Dollarama, which works out to $0.62 per roll.

That means you pay $0.05 and $0.25 less per roll at Dollarama than at Costco and Loblaws.

Paper towels

It costs $22.99 for a pack of six Bounty paper towel rolls at Loblaws.

That works out to $3.83 per roll.

It costs $29.97 for a pack of eight Bounty paper towel rolls at Walmart

That's $3.74 per roll.

It costs $4.50 for a pack of two Bounty paper towel rolls at Dollarama.

That price breaks down to $2.25 per roll.

Dollarama is cheaper than Loblaws and Walmart by $1.58 and $1.49, respectively.