9 products that are cheaper at Dollarama than at Costco stores in Canada

Ziploc bags

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

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

At Dollarama, it costs $4.25 for a pack of Ziploc bags that comes with 12 large bags.

That works out to just $0.35 per bag.

You can save $0.31 per bag with the Ziploc bags at Dollarama instead of Costco.

Paper towels

At Costco, a pack of Bounty paper towels that comes with 12 rolls costs $32.49 when regularly priced.

That means you pay $2.70 per roll.

Dollarama has a pack of Bounty paper towels that costs $4.50. It comes with two rolls, which means you pay $2.25 per roll.

So, it's $0.45 cheaper per roll when you buy at Dollarama instead of Costco.

Instant noodles

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

That price breaks down to a cost of $1.04 per bowl and $1.21 per 100 grams.

But you can spend less money at Dollarama.

The discount retailer has Bowlfull instant noodles in a variety of flavours, and it costs $1.25 for two 65-gram bowls.

That works out to $0.96 per 100 grams.

Canned tuna

Costco has a pack of six 184-gram cans of Ocean's tuna for $18.99.

That works out to $3.16 per can and $1.72 per 100 grams.

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

Dollarama's product is $0.96 cheaper per 100 grams than the name-brand item at Costco.

Tomato paste

It costs $16.99 for a pack of 12 cans of Kirkland Signature tomato paste. Each can is 156 millilitres.

That works out to $1.41 per can and $0.90 per 100 millilitres.

At Dollarama, it costs just $1 for a 156-millilitre can of name-brand Primo tomato paste.

That price breaks down to $0.64 per 100 millilitres.

It's $0.41 cheaper per can and $0.26 cheaper per 100 millilitres at Dollarama.

Even if you wanted to get the same number of cans that come in the Costco pack, it would only cost you $12 at Dollarama, which is $4.99 cheaper than at Costco.

Tomato sauce

Costco has a pack of three 860-millilitre jars of Kirkland Signature marinara sauce for $21.99.

That means you pay $7.33 per jar and $0.85 per 100 millilitres.

You can get a 680-millilitre can of Hunt's tomato sauce for $2.50 at Dollarama, which means you pay just $0.36 per 100 millilitres.

So, if you're looking to save money, the Dollarama product costs $0.49 less per 100 millilitres.

Maple syrup

It costs $15.99 for a one-litre bottle of Kirkland Signature maple syrup at Costco, which means you pay $1.59 per 100 millilitres.

You can get a 250-millilitre bottle of Steeves maple syrup for $2.75 at Dollarama. The cost breaks down to $1.10 per 100 millilitres.

So, it's $0.49 cheaper per 100 millilitres when you buy at Dollarama.

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 pouches of cookies.

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

At Dollarama, you can get a 156-gram box of name-brand Chips Ahoy mini chocoalte chip cookies for $2.75. It comes with six pouches.

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

Kirkland Signature products are usually cheaper than name-brand items but you can get the name brand for cheaper at Dollarama.

Instant coffee

At Costco, the price of a 475-gram canister of Nescafe Rich instant coffee is $14.99.

That price breaks down to a cost of $3.15 per 100 grams.

If you don't want to spend money on a name-brand item, you can get a 50-gram jar of Sunrise Coffee instant coffee for just $1.25 at Dollarama.

That works out to $2.50 per 100 grams.

Even though the instant coffee at Dollarama comes in a smaller package, it's still cheaper than the oversized name-brand product at Costco.