Supermarket takes back 'most expensive' title after just a fortnight
24.09.2023 - 10:05
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A supermarket has taken back its 'most expensive' title for budget basics after just a fortnight.
We reported last week how Morrisons, which has been the dearest for a basket of eight shopping essentials since the end of July, had been knocked off the bottom spot by Asda.
But after Asda this week reduced the price of butter in line with the other main supermarkets - to £1.79 a block - Morrisons is once again faring worst of the lot.
Its bill for the basket, which also includes milk, bread, tea bags, coffee, beans, chicken and mince, now comes to £12.85, which is 11% more than the cheapest Lidl.
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The budget retailer has held the cheapest crown consecutively since the end of January and for the majority of the time since we first started our comparison back in March 2022.
Second cheapest is Sainsbury's with a bill of £12.07, closely followed by Aldi's £12.08, Tesco's £12.37 and Asda's £12.79.
Aldi however disputes the findings of our comparison, saying Lidl's mince is cheaper because it's 25% fat, its tea bags are heavier and of better quality and the tin of Sainsbury’s beans is 5% smaller than the Aldi equivalent.
Asda too says that our small sample of products doesn't give the full picture of prices and, as far as supermarket value ranges go, its Just Essentials is the largest and cheapest available, alongside Aldi's.
Have you noticed that price rises are slowing down? Have you changed your regular supermarket to find cheaper products? Let us know in the comments.
The full list is as follows:
Loaf of white bread 800g - 45p
Milk 2 pints - £1.20
Coffee 200g - £1.99
Teabags 160 - £1.19
Salted butter 250g - £1.79
Beans 420g tin - 28p
Chicken 300g - £2.29
Mince 500g 25% fat (20% fat no longer