Here's how prices of 16 grocery and household products at Dollarama compare to Dollar Tree

Kraft Dinner

At Dollarama, you can get a 200-gram box of Kraft Dinner for $1.50.

At Dollar Tree, you can get a 200-gram box of Kraft Dinner for $1.50.

That breaks down to a cost of $0.75 per 100 grams at both discount stores.

Pasta

Both Dollarama and Dollar Tree have Italpasta products on store shelves.

It costs $1.25 for a 450-gram bag of Italpasta spaghettini at Dollarama.

That works out to $0.27 per 100 grams.

It costs $1.50 for a 450-gram bag of Italpasta fettuccine at Dollar Tree.

That's $0.33 per 100 grams.

So, it's cheaper to buy at Dollarama.

Tomato sauce

Dollarama has a 680-millilitre can of Hunt's tomato sauce for $2.25 which breaks down to a cost of $0.33 per 100 millilitres.

Dollar Tree has a 680-millilitre can of Primotomato sauce for $2 which works out to $0.29 per 100 millilitres.

So, it's cheaper at Dollar Tree.

Canned tuna

You can get a 130-gram can of Pacific Pride flaked light tuna for $1 at Dollarama.

That works out to a cost of $0.76 per 100 grams.

At Dollar Tree, it costs $2 for a 170-gram can of Clover Leaf flaked light tuna.

That breaks down to $1.17 per 100 grams.

So, it's cheaper at Dollarama but you get a name-brand at Dollar Tree.

Instant noodles

It costs $1 for three 85-gram bags of Bowlfull instant noodles at Dollarama.

That's $0.33 per bag and $0.39 per 100 grams.

It costs $1.50 for an 85-gram back of Mr. Noodles instant noodles at Dollar Tree.

That's $1.76 per 100 grams.

You can get more for way cheaper at Dollarama — $1.37 less per 100 grams, in fact!

Vanilla extract

Both Dollarama and Dollar Tree have Barbours vanilla extract.

It costs $2.25 for a 250-millilitre bottle at Dollarama and $2 for a 250-millilitre bottle at Dollar Tree.

Dollar Tree is the cheaper option if you have vanilla on your grocery list.

Quaker instant oatmeal

It costs $3 for a 344-gram box of Quaker maple and brown sugar instant oatmeal with eight packets at Dollarama.

It also costs $3 for a 344-gram box of Quaker maple and brown sugar instant oatmeal with eight packets at Dollar Tree.

You can get the same-sized product for the same price at both discount retailers.

Cookies

Both Dollarama and Dollar Tree have Dare brand cookies.

You can get a 290-gram box of fudge chocolate cookies at Dollarama for $2.50.

That's $0.86 per 100 grams.

You can get a 250-gram box of chocolate chip, ginger or oatmeal cookies at Dollar Tree for $1.50.

That's $0.60 per 100 grams.

So, it's cheaper at Dollar Tree but it all depends on which flavour you want to buy.

Hard candies

It costs $1.25 for a 70-gram bag of Wether's Original candies at Dollarama.

It costs $1.50 for a 70-gram bag of Wether's Original candies at Dollar Tree.

So, these candies are cheaper at Dollarama.

Sandwich and snack bags

It costs $1.50 at Dollarama for packs of sandwich and snack bags that come with 30, 40 or 50 bags.

That works out to $0.05, $0.04 and $0.03 per bag respectively.

At Dollar Tree, it costs $1.75 for packs of sandwich and snack bags that come with 40, 50 or 150 bags.

That works out to $0.04, $0.03 and $0.01 per bag respectively.

The 40 and 50-packs are the same price at both stores but the 150-pack at Dollar Tree is the cheapest.

Hand soap

Both Dollarama and Dollar Tree have Spa Soap which is a dupe of name-brand Soft Soap.

It costs $2.75 for a 1.9-litre bottle at Dollarama.

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

It costs $1.75 for a 946-millilitre bottle at Dollar Tree.

That breaks down to $0.18 per 100 millilitres.

So, it's cheaper to buy at Dollarama when you break the price down by how much of the product you get.

Laundry detergent

Dollarama has name-brand laundry detergent while Dollar Tree has off-brand detergent.

It costs $5 for a 680-millilitre bottle of Tide laundry detergent at Dollarama which works out to $0.73 per 100 millilitres.

It costs $2 for a 1.24-litre bottle of LA's Totally Awesome laundry detergent at Dollar Tree which works out to just $0.16 per 100 millilitres.

That's way cheaper than Dollarma if you don't care about name brands.

Toilet paper

Dollarama has name-brand toilet paper while Dollar Tree has off-brand toilet paper.

You can get a pack of four Cashmere toilet paper rolls for $2.50 at Dollarama.

You can get a pack of four Strong and Soft toilet paper rolls for $1.75 at Dollar Tree.

So, it's cheaper at Dollar Tree.

Palmolive dish soap

It costs $2.75 for a 739-millilitre bottle of Palmolive dish soap at Dollarama.

That's just $0.37 per 100 millilitres.

It costs $1.75 for a 372-millilitre bottle of Palmolive dish soap at Dollar Tree.

That's $0.47 per 100 millilitres.

So, it's actually cheaper at Dollarama even though the price tag at Dollar Tree is less because you get a bigger size.

Bounty paper towels

At Dollarama, it costs $4.50 for a pack of two jumbo rolls of Bounty paper towels with 68 sheets each.

That works out to $2.25 per roll and $0.03 per sheet.

At Dollar Tree, it costs $3 for a pack of one jumbo roll of Bounty paper towels with 90 sheets.

That works out to $0.03 per sheet.

So, it's pretty cheap at both discount retailers.

Facial tissues

It costs $1.50 at Dollarama for a box of two-ply Scotties facial tissues with 100 tissues.

At Dollar Tree, it costs $1.75 for a box of two-ply Royale facial tissues with 126 tissues.

Both prices break down to $0.01 per tissue.

Which discount store is cheaper?

Dollarama is cheaper if you want to buy:

• pasta
• tuna
• instant noodles
• Werther's Original candies
• hand soap
• dish soap

Dollar Tree is cheaper if you want to buy:

• tomato sauce
• vanilla extract
• cookies
• laundry detergent
• toilet paper

Both Dollarama and Dollar Tree have the same prices for:

• Kraft Dinner
• instant oatmeal
• sandwich and snack bags
• paper towels
• tissues