Petrol and diesel prices remain high across the UK, with the average litre of unleaded petrol costing 163.07p, according to the latest RAC figures.
14.04.2022 - 19:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Whether you're organising an elaborate Easter egg hunt for the kids, hosting Easter dinner for the family or stocking up for the bank holiday, Easter can be a costly time of year. So heroically, Which? have crunched the numbers ahead of time to figure out which supermarket offers the best value for money.
Including Asda, Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose, Sainsbury's, and Ocado, they created a shop that tested the price of everyday essentials as well as options for healthy lunches. 21 items were compared in the two weeks leading up to April 4, and the basket included items such as royal gala apples, bananas, sweet potatoes, own-label peanut butter, hummus, own-label spaghetti, onions and beef mince.
The cheapest basket came out at £24.49 and was purchased at Aldi, whilst it's main competitor, Lidl, came in at just over £1 more expensive. If shoppers had done the same shop at Waitrose they would have spent a massive £13 and almost 54% extra.
In a larger shopping test which consisted of a shopping trolley of 43 goods across the UK's leading supermarkets, Asda came out on top with the price of £80.30 which was £15.17 cheaper than Waitrose. Aldi and Lidl weren't able to partake in this test due to them not stocking some items on the list.
If like many Brits across the country you're planning on cooking Lamb this Easter, then a whole lamb shoulder will vary in price depending on where you go. Tesco's price is cheapest at £8.50 per kg whilst Morrisons are selling it for £11 per kg. For those in search of a half lamb leg, Adsa came out cheapest at £10.99 per kg.
Those planning to cook chicken will want to visit Aldi for £1.87 per kg of chicken or the fixed price of £3.55 for anywhere between 1.6kg and 1.9kg for a
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