A supermarket is spending the second week running as cheapest for a basket of essentials after swiping the crown from Lidl.
In our price comparison of the same eight basics at the six main supermarkets, it’s Lidl that has come out on top throughout much of the cost of living crisis.
But in recent weeks, it’s been pipped by Aldi, which is working out cheapest for the second week running for the basket of items, which includes tea bags, coffee, milk, bread, butter, beans, chicken and mince.
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Prices have fluctuated over recent weeks with every retailer increasing the price of its cheapest loaf and last week Asda was under fire for a 13% hike in the price of its Just Essentials tea bags.
This week it’s better news for shoppers, with just one price change at Sainsbury’s, which has reduced its tea bags from £1.89 to £1.85 as part of its Aldi Price Match. Aldi and Lidl remain just a penny apart, with Aldi’s basket costing £12.02 and Lidl’s £12.03.
Morrisons is third cheapest at £12.31, followed by Asda at £12.40, Sainsbury’s at £12.59 and Tesco at £12.64.
Aldi disputes the results of our weekly comparison, saying that it does not take into account like-for-like products or ‘the higher quality’ of its products. The supermarket says, for example, that Aldi beans are 20g heavier than Sainsbury’s and that Aldi teabags are ‘better quality than the comparative products used’.
Asda also disagrees with our comparison and says that our small sample of products does not represent the fuller picture of prices and does not account for its deals. The supermarket says that, across the board, its Just Essentials range is the largest and cheapest available, alongside Aldi’s.
The full list is as follows:
Aldi
Loaf of white bread 800g – 47p
Milk 2 pints – £1.20
Coffee 200g – £1.99
Teabags 160 – £1.85
Salted butter 250g – £1.69
Beans 420g tin – 28p
Chicken 300g – £2.25
Mince 500g 25% fat – £2.29
Total £12.02
Lidl
Loaf of white bread 800g – 47p
Milk 2 pints – £1.20
Coffee 200g – £1.99
Teabags 240 – £2.79 / equates to £1.86 for 160
Salted butter 250g – £1.69
Beans 420g tin – 28p
Chicken 300g – £2.25
Mince 500g 25% fat – £2.29
Total £12.03
Morrisons
Loaf of white bread 800g – 47p
Milk 2 pints – £1.20
Coffee (2 x 100g) – £1.98
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack Savers) – £1.60
Savers Salted butter 250g – £1.69
Beans 410g tin – 27p
Chicken 300g – £2.65 for 330g, equates to £2.41 for 300g
Mince 500g 25% fat – £2.29
Total £12.31
Asda
Loaf of white bread 800g – 47p
Milk 2 pints – £1.20
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g) – £1.98
Teabags 160 (4 x 40-pack) – £1.80
Salted butter 250g – £1.69
Beans 410g tin – 27p
Chicken 300g – £2.50
Mince 500g 20% fat – £2.49
Total £12.40
Sainsbury’s
Loaf of white bread 800g – 50p
Milk 2 pints – £1.20
Coffee 200g – £1.99
Teabags 160 – £1.85 (down from £1.89)
Salted butter 250g – £1.79
Beans 400g tin – 27p
Chicken 300g – £2.50
Mince 500g 20% fat – £2.49
Total £12.59 (down from £12.63)
Tesco
Loaf of white bread 800g – 47p
Milk 2 pints – £1.20
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g) – £1.98
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack) – £1.88
Salted butter 250g – £1.69
Beans 420g tin – 28p
Chicken 300g – £2.65
Mince 500g 20% fat – £2.49
Total £12.64
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