Yahoo News Most expensive supermarket now third cheapest behind Aldi and Lidl after price drop
A supermarket that's worked out most expensive for key essentials since the beginning of March is now among the cheapest.
Every week we look at the price of the same eight staples at the six main supermarkets to see how they compare.
It's something we've done for two years now, since the cost of living crisis first took hold, and Lidl has come out cheapest for the majority of that time.
Now, after five weeks as the 'most expensive' retailer, Tesco is now third cheapest for the shopping basket, coming in at £12.22, behind Lidl's £12.02 and Aldi's £12.14.
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The change is the result of Tesco dropping the price of its 300g pack of chicken breasts from £2.60 to £2.35, a cut of almost 10%.
It means that Morrisons has now taken the most expensive spot, at £12.37 for the basket, followed by Asda and Sainsbury's, both at £12.33.
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:
Lidl
Loaf of white bread 800g - 45p
Milk 2 pints - £1.20
Coffee 200g - £1.99
Teabags 240 - £2.65 / equates to £1.77 for 160
Salted butter 250g - £1.69
Beans 420g tin - 28p
Chicken 300g - £2.35
Mince 500g 25% fat - £2.29
Total £12.02
Aldi
Loaf of white bread 800g - 45p
Milk 2 pints - £1.20
Coffee 200g - £1.99
Teabags 160 - £1.89
Salted butter 250g - £1.69
Beans 420g tin - 28p
Chicken 300g - £2.35
Mince 500g 25% fat - £2.29
Total £12.14
Tesco
Loaf of white bread 800g - 45p
Milk 2 pints - £1.20
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g) - £1.98
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack) - £1.78
Salted butter 250g - £1.69
Beans 420g tin - 28p
Chicken 300g - £2.35 (down from £2.60)
Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.49
Total £12.22 (down from £12.47)
Asda
Loaf of white bread 800g (Just Essentials) - 45p
Milk 2 pints - £1.20
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g Just Essentials) - £1.98
Teabags 160 (4 x 40-pack Just Essentials) - £1.60
Salted butter 250g - £1.69
Beans 410g tin (Just Essentials) - 27p
Chicken 300g - £2.65
Mince 500g 20% fat -£2.49
Total £12.33
Sainsbury's
Loaf of white bread 800g - 45p
Milk 2 pints - £1.20
Coffee 200g - £1.99
Teabags 160 - £1.89
Salted butter 250g - £1.69
Beans 400g tin - 27p
Chicken 300g - £2.35
Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.49
Total £12.33
Morrisons
Loaf of white bread 800g - 75p
Milk 2 pints - £1.20
Coffee (2 x 100g) - £1.98
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack Savers) - £1.58
Savers Salted butter 250g - £1.69
Beans 410g tin - 27p
Chicken 300g - £2.65 for 330g, equates to £2.41 for 300g
Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.49
Total £12.37
