Mart vs Shopping Manually: How Much Do You Actually Save?
April 21, 2026
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Everyone says comparison shopping saves money. But how much? We ran a real-world test to find out.
The experiment:
We took 100 common purchases across 5 categories (electronics, fashion, groceries, books, home goods) and compared two approaches:
- Approach A: Buy from the first platform the shopper typically uses (usually Daraz)
- Approach B: Use Mart to find the cheapest option across all platforms
The results:
Overall savings: Mart users saved an average of 14.3% per purchase. On a 2,000 BDT purchase, that is 286 BDT saved. Seems small? Over 50 purchases per year, that is 14,300 BDT — enough for a new phone.
Category breakdown:
- Electronics: 11.2% average savings (highest absolute amounts due to price)
- Fashion: 18.7% average savings (widest price variance between platforms)
- Groceries: 8.4% average savings (prices are more standardized)
- Books: 22.1% average savings (Rokomari's used section drives this)
- Home goods: 13.6% average savings
Time investment:
Using Mart to compare adds about 2 minutes per purchase. For 50 purchases per year, that is about 100 minutes total — less than 2 hours to save 14,300 BDT. That works out to over 7,000 BDT per hour of comparison time. No other shopping activity gives you that return.
The surprise finding:
In 23 out of 100 cases, the shopper's default platform was actually the cheapest. This means comparison shopping is not always necessary — but you cannot know which 23 cases those are without checking. The 77 cases where another platform was cheaper more than made up for the time spent on all 100.
When does Mart save the most?
- High-value purchases (phones, laptops, appliances) — absolute savings are highest
- Products available on 4+ platforms — more competition means wider price gaps
- During sale events — platforms compete aggressively and prices diverge significantly
When is manual shopping fine?
- Urgent purchases where 2 minutes matters
- Very low-value items (under 200 BDT) where savings are negligible
- Products only available on one platform
The verdict: Use Mart for any purchase above 500 BDT. The 2-minute time investment pays for itself many times over.
The experiment:
We took 100 common purchases across 5 categories (electronics, fashion, groceries, books, home goods) and compared two approaches:
- Approach A: Buy from the first platform the shopper typically uses (usually Daraz)
- Approach B: Use Mart to find the cheapest option across all platforms
The results:
Overall savings: Mart users saved an average of 14.3% per purchase. On a 2,000 BDT purchase, that is 286 BDT saved. Seems small? Over 50 purchases per year, that is 14,300 BDT — enough for a new phone.
Category breakdown:
- Electronics: 11.2% average savings (highest absolute amounts due to price)
- Fashion: 18.7% average savings (widest price variance between platforms)
- Groceries: 8.4% average savings (prices are more standardized)
- Books: 22.1% average savings (Rokomari's used section drives this)
- Home goods: 13.6% average savings
Time investment:
Using Mart to compare adds about 2 minutes per purchase. For 50 purchases per year, that is about 100 minutes total — less than 2 hours to save 14,300 BDT. That works out to over 7,000 BDT per hour of comparison time. No other shopping activity gives you that return.
The surprise finding:
In 23 out of 100 cases, the shopper's default platform was actually the cheapest. This means comparison shopping is not always necessary — but you cannot know which 23 cases those are without checking. The 77 cases where another platform was cheaper more than made up for the time spent on all 100.
When does Mart save the most?
- High-value purchases (phones, laptops, appliances) — absolute savings are highest
- Products available on 4+ platforms — more competition means wider price gaps
- During sale events — platforms compete aggressively and prices diverge significantly
When is manual shopping fine?
- Urgent purchases where 2 minutes matters
- Very low-value items (under 200 BDT) where savings are negligible
- Products only available on one platform
The verdict: Use Mart for any purchase above 500 BDT. The 2-minute time investment pays for itself many times over.
