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Cost of living: Glasgow supermarket prices rise faster than inflation

Cost of living: Glasgow supermarket price comparison 2022 vs 2023 <i>(Image: Sourced)</i>
Cost of living: Glasgow supermarket price comparison 2022 vs 2023 (Image: Sourced)

The cost of weekly staples in Glasgow supermarkets has rocketed by more than the rate of inflation.

Last year, in March, as the Glasgow Times launched our Beat the Squeeze campaign we price-checked a basket of goods that are popular among shoppers.

Throughout the year we highlighted the rising costs of food and energy and promoted the best advice for managing the pounds and pennies as the cost of living increased.

We visited the big six supermarkets, Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury’s and noted the prices.

We checked the price of bread, milk, eggs, minced beef, a whole chicken, toilet rolls, nappies, pasta, bananas, apples, cornflakes, potatoes, baked beans, morning rolls and Irn Bru.

This week we returned to check the same basket of goods.

We found all six showed a big hike in prices, from 13% to 32%.

While inflation in the UK is running at 10.4% just now and market analysts Kantar found grocery inflation at 17%, the cost of our selected basket of staples jumped by as much as 32% over the year.

Some examples of the increases people are being met with at the check-outs include six eggs in Aldi up from 90p to £1.45, a jump of 60%.

In Lidl, nine toilet rolls increased from £2.05 to £3.49, up by 70%.

In Aldi, nappies rose from £3.19 to £4.99, up 56%.

Tesco recorded a jump in the price of potatoes, from 91p to £1.15, up 26%.

In Sainsbury’s, which has the lowest overall increase in our basket, Irn Bru increased from £1.50 to £1.70, up 13%.

In Morrisons, six eggs increased from 89p to £1.39, a rise of 56%.

The difference over one year for each supermarket was:

● ASDA - difference = £6.87 increase, up by 31.7%.

● TESCO - difference = £6.24, up by 30.1%.

● MORRISONS - difference = £5.43, up by 24.1%.

● SAINSBURY’S - difference = £2.89, up by 13.1%.

● ALDI - difference = £6.23, up by 32.7%.

● LIDL - difference - £5.05, up by 26.3%.

Reports this week showed British grocery inflation rose in March to a record 17.5%.

Kantar said prices were rising fastest in markets such as eggs, milk and cheese.

It said UK households now face an additional £837 for an annual shopping bill if they do not change their habits to cut costs.

Statistics published by the British Retail Consortium and market researcher NielsenIQ this week also showed soaring food prices pushed overall inflation in British shops to its highest in at least 18 years in March.

ASDA

Hovis white loaf

2022: £1.10

2023: £1.40

Milk two pints

2022: 95p

2023: £1.65

Six medium eggs

2022: 90p

2023: £1.45

500g minced beef

2022: £1.90

2023: £3.50

Whole medium chicken

2022: £2.46

2023: £4.95

Toilet roll nine roll

2022: £3.10

2023: £3.29

2022 Nappies own brand 32 size 5: £4

2023 Nappies own brand 38 size 5: £4.25

Pasta 500g bag

2022: 70p

2023: 95p

Bananas five

2022: £1

2023: £1

Apples six

2022: 95p

2023: £1

Cornflakes

2022: 85p

2023: 70p

Potatoes 2.5kg

2022: 91p

2023: £1.25

Morning Rolls four

2022: £1

2023: £0.95

Baked beans

2022: 35p

2023: 50p

Irn Bru 2l

2022: £1.50

2023: £1.70

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Tesco

Hovis white loaf

2022: £1.10

2023: £1.40

Milk two pints

2022: 95p

2023: £1.65

Six medium eggs

2022: 95p

2023: £1.40

500g minced beef

2022: £1.79

2023: £2.49

Whole medium chicken

2022: £3.50

2023: £4.10

Toilet roll (nine rolls)

2022: £3.10

2023: £5.45

Nappies 32 / size 5(2022): £2.99

Nappies 40 / size 5 (2023) : £2.99

Pasta 500g bag

2022: 70p 2023: 41p

Bananas five

2022: 69p 2023: £1.35

Apples six

2022: 79p

2023 90p

Cornflakes

2022: 60p

2023: 63p

Potatoes 2.5kg

2022: 91p

2023: £1.15

Morning Rolls four

2022: 75p

2023: 80p

Baked beans

2022: 35p 2023: 50p

Irn Bru 2l

2022: £1.50

2023: £1.69

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SAINSBURYS 

Hovis white loaf:

2022: £1.10

2023: £1.40

Milk two pints

2022: 95p

2023: £1.30

Six medium eggs:

2022: £1

2023: £1.40

500g minced beef:

2022: £2

2023: £2.2.49

Whole medium chicken

2022: £4

2023: £4.50

Toilet roll nine rolls

2022: £3.30

2023: £3.50

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2022: Nappies own brand 32 size 5: £3

2023: Nappies own brand 36 size 5: £2.81

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Pasta 500g bag

2022: 70p

2023: 95p

Bananas five

2022: 69p

2022: 79p

Apples six

2022: 79p

2023: 85p

Cornflakes

2022: £1

2023: 85p

Potatoes 2.5kg

2022: 89p

2023: £1.15

Morning rolls four:

2022: 75p

2023: 80p

Baked beans:

2022: 35p

2023: 44p

Irn Bru 2l

2022: £1.50

2023: £1.70

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MORRISONS

Hovis white loaf

2022: £1.20

2023: £1.45

Milk two pints

2022: 95p

2023: £1.30

Six medium eggs

2022: 89p

2023: £1.39

500g minced beef

2022: £1.79

2023: £2.39

Whole medium chicken

2022: £3.50

2023:£4.99

Toilet roll own brand nine roll:

2022: £3.35

2023: £4.09

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2022: Nappies own brand 32 size 5: £2.89

2023: Nappies own brand 36 size 5: £3.25

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Pasta 500g bag

2022: 75p

2023: 95p

Bananas five

2022: 79p

2023: 90p

Apples six

2022 £1.29

2023: £1.59

Cornflakes 500g

2022: £1

2023: £1.29

Potatoes 2.5kg:

2022: 99p

2023: £1.15

-

2022 Morning Rolls four: £0.79

2023 Morning Rolls six: £1.20

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Baked beans

2022: 39p

2023: 49p

Irn Bru 2l

2022: £1.50

2023: £1.89

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ALDI

Hovis soft white

2022: £1.10

2023: £1.40

Milk two pints

2022: 95p

2023: £1.19

Six medium eggs

2022: 79p

2023: £1.29

500g minced beef

2022: £1.69

2023: £2.49

Whole med chicken

2022: £2.99

2023: £3.79

Toilet roll own brand nine roll:

2022 £2.09

2023: £3.39

Nappies own brand 32 size 5:

2022: £3.19

2023: £3.59

Penne pasta 500g bag

2022: 55p

2023: £0.79

Bananas five:

2022: 69p

2023: £0.92

Apples six:

2022: £1.19

2023: £1.39

Cornflakes 500g

2022: 55p

2023: 63p

Potatoes 2.5kg

2022: 91p

2023: £1.59

Morning Rolls four

2022: 55p

2023: £0.69

Baked beans

2022: 32p

2023: £0.45

Irn Bru 2l

2022: £1.50

2023: £1.69

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LIDL 

Hovis white loaf

2022: £1.10

2023: £1.40

Milk two pints

2022: 95p

2023: £1.30

Six medium eggs

2022: 79p

2023: £2.19

500g minced beef

2022: £2.99

2023: £2.45

Whole med chicken

2022: £2.99

2023: £3.69

Toilet roll own brand nine roll

2022: £2.05

2023: £2.29

Nappies own brand 32 size 5:

2022: £2.79

2023: £3.29

Pasta 500g bag

2022: 29p

2023: £0.79

Bananas five

2022: 69p

2023: £0.89

Apples six

2022: 89p

2023: £1.39

Cornflakes

2022: 55p

2023: £0.63

Potatoes 2.5kg

2022: 91p

2023: £1.25

Morning rolls four

2022: 55p

2023: 69p

Baked beans:

2022: 22p

2023: 27p

Irn Bru 2l:

2022: £1.50

2023: £1.69