23 name-brand grocery items you might not know you can get at Dollarama for $5 or less

Bread

Dollarama has 675-gram loaves of Wonder bread for just $2.

That price breaks down to a cost of only $0.29 per 100 grams.

It's actually cheaper to buy this at Dollarama than it is at Costco!

Costco has packs of three 675-gram loaves of Wonder bread for $6.59 which works out to $2.19 per loaf and $0.32 per 100 grams.

Peanut butter

You can get name-brand Kraft peanut butter at Dollarama.

It costs $3.75 for a 500-gram jar which works out to $0.75 per 100 grams.

Cereal

Dollarama has so many name-brand cereals on store shelves in Canada.

That includes Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cap'N Crunch, Honey Nut Cheerios and Froot Loops.

It costs $3.75 for a 350-gram box of Cap'N Crunch or a 354-gram box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

That breaks down to $1.07 per 100 grams for Cap'N Crunch and $1.05 per 100 grams for Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

You can get a 230-gram box of Froot Loops for $3.

That price works out to $1.30 per 100 grams.

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

That works out to $0.94 per 100 grams.

Tea

You can get name-brand Tetley orange pekoe tea for $2.50 at Dollarama.

The 113-gram box comes with 36 tea bags.

That works out to a cost of $0.06 per tea bag and $2.21 per 100 grams.

Instant coffee

Dollarama has off-brand instant coffee and name-brand coffee like Nescafe.

You can get this 100-gram jar of Nescafe Taster's Choice instant coffee for $5.

Cookies

Dollarama has name-brand cookies like Chips Ahoy and Oreo.

It costs $3.25 for a 258-gram pack of Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookies. That's $1.25 per 100 grams.

You can get a 200-gram bag of Oreo mini cookies for $2.75 at Dollarama. That's $1.37 per 100 grams.

Granola bars

You can get Quaker granola bars, including Chewy and Dipps, for cheap at Dollarama.

It costs $2.25 for a 156-gram box of Dipps chocolate-covered chocolate chip granola bars. There are five bars in each box.

That breaks down to $0.45 per bar and $1.44 per 100 grams.

It costs $2.25 for a 120-gram box of Chewy chocolate chip granola bars that comes with five bars.

Breaking down the price by what you get, it costs $0.45 per bar and $1.87 per 100 grams.

Oat bars

Dollarama has name-brand Kind oat bars on shelves at stores in Canada.

It costs $3.50 for a 200-gram box that comes with eight bars.

Breaking down the price by what you get, it costs $0.43 per bar and $1.75 per 100 grams.

Chips and popcorn

There are a lot of name-brand chips at Dollarama if you want to snack on a flavour you love for cheap.

It costs $2.50 for 150-gram bags of Lay's chips like Bar-B-Q and Ketchup.

That works out to $1.66 per 100 grams.

You can get a 140-gram bag of Miss Vickie's chips for $3 which is a cost of $2.14 per 100 grams.

It costs $2.75 for a 145-gram bag of Smartfood popcorn at Dollarama.

That breaks down to $1.89 per 100 grams.

Cake and brownie mixes

You can get name-brand cake and brownie mixes for cheap at Dollarama.

Betty Crocker cake mixes cost $2 for 375-gram boxes which works out to $0.53 per 100 grams.

It costs $2.50 for 400-gram boxes of Pillsbury brownie mixes.

That price breaks down to just $0.62 per 100 grams.

Pop-Tarts

If you're looking for another name-brand snack, Dollarama has Pop-Tarts.

You can get a 384-gram box with eight Pop-Tarts for $3.50 at the discount retailer.

That works out to a cheap cost of $0.43 per Pop-Tart and $0.91 per 100 grams.

Nutella bars

You might not expect to find Nutella products at Dollarama.

It costs $4 for a 132-gram pack of Nutella B-ready bars. Each box comes with six bars.

That works out to $0.66 per bar and $3.03 per 100 grams.

Granola

Name-brand Quaker Harvest Crunch granola costs $3.50 for a 4750-gram box at Dollarama.

That price breaks down to $0.73 per 100 grams.

Almond and oat milk

You might not expect it but Dollarama actually has name-brand almond and oat milk.

It costs $2.75 for a 946-millilitre jug of Silk almond milk.

That works out to $0.29 per 100 millilitres.

It costs $2.50 for a 946-millilitre jug of Earth's Own oat milk at Dollarama.

That breaks down to just $0.26 per 100 millilitres.

Side dish mixes

Dollarama has name-brand Knorr Sidekicks which are package pasta, rice and noodle mixes.

It costs $2 for a 136 gram bag which works out to $1.47 per 100 grams.

Rice

If you don't want to spend time seasoning and flavouring your rice when cooking, you can get Ben's Original rice — in so many flavours — for cheap at Dollarama.

It costs $2.75 for a 250-gram bag of Ben's Original rice.

That price breaks down to $1.10 per 100 grams.

Condiments

Dollarama has name-brand condiments like ketchup and mayonnaise for cheap.

You can get this 500-millilitre bottle of French's ketchup for $2.75 which works out to a cost of $0.55 per 100 millilitres!

Soup

Name-brand Campbell's soup costs just $1.50 at Dollarama.

You get a 284-millilitre can which means you pay just $0.52 per 100 millilitres.

Iced tea

You can get name-brand iced tea like Pure Leaf at Dollarama.

It costs $2.25 for a 547-millilitre bottle which works out to $0.41 per 100 millilitres.

Ziploc bags

Dollarama has off-brand plastic bags for food storage but you can also get name-brand Ziploc bags for cheap.

It costs $4.25 for a pack of 12 large Ziploc freeze bags.

That works out to $0.35 per bag.

Toilet paper

Name-brand Cashmere toilet paper costs $2.50 for a pack with four rolls that have 121 sheets each.

That price breaks down to $0.02 per sheet and $0.62 per roll.

Toothpaste

You can get name-brand toothpaste at Dollarama, including Colgate.

It costs $4 for a 170-millilitre tube of Colgate Total which works out to $2.35 per 100 millilitres.

It costs $1 for a 60-millilitre tube of Colgate cavity protection toothpaste which works out to $1.66 per 100 millilitres.

Laundry detergent

Dollarama has name-brand laundry items like Tide detergent if that's what you prefer.

You can get a 680-millilitre bottle of Tide original laundry detergent for $5. That cost breaks down to $0.73 per 100 millilitres.