UK’s cheapest supermarket revealed
Aldi has yet again been named the cheapest supermarket in the UK, with an average household basket full of groceries and other essentials coming in at £75.25 on average in June.
However, Lidl is a close second as the same basket would cost shoppers £77.18 at the discount retailer, according to consumer group Which?.
The same grocery run at Waitrose was £91.80 on average — that is over £16 more than at Aldi.
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The same items cost £82.67 at Tesco (TSCO.L), £83.46 at Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L), £85.98 at Morrisons and £89.20 at Ocado (OCDO.L).
Full table of basket results (based on 42 items):
Aldi | £75.25 |
Lidl | £77.18 |
Asda | £82.55 |
Tesco | £82.67 |
Sainsbury’s | £83.46 |
Morrisons | £85.98 |
Ocado | £89.20 |
Waitrose | £91.80 |
Which? retail editor Ele Clark said: “Millions of people are struggling during the worst cost of living crisis in decades, and Which?’s research shows why many shoppers are turning to discounters like Aldi and Lidl.
“Which? believes that supermarkets are currently falling short when it comes to helping shoppers. They have a responsibility to ensure everyone has easy access to basic, affordable food ranges at a store near them, and to provide transparent and comparable pricing so people can easily work out which products offer the best value.”
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In a wider analysis of 137 items across the six "traditional" supermarkets Asda was the cheapest supermarket at £333.16.
Asda has held the title of cheapest supermarket for this larger trolley of groceries since 2020.
The next cheapest was Morrisons (£343.41) — around £10.25 more. Waitrose was £36.73 more expensive than Asda, coming in at £369.89, on average, for the same trolley of goods.
Aldi and Lidl were not included in the larger shop comparison, as many brands can’t be found at the discounters. This larger trolley of goods included items such as Andrex toilet paper and Cathedral City cheese.
Full table of trolley results (based on 134 items):
Asda | £333.16 |
Morrisons | £343.41 |
Tesco | £353.37 |
Sainsbury’s | £356.15 |
Ocado | £359.19 |
Waitrose | £369.89 |
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