Yahoo News Supermarket that used to be 'most expensive' now cheaper than Aldi and Lidl for these shopping essentials
A supermarket that was previously criticised for hiking prices is now cheaper than Aldi and Lidl for these shopping items.
Despite being among the most expensive retailers for much of the last year, Morrisons is now the cheapest of all the six main supermarkets in our weekly comparison.
Every week since March 2022, we've compared the price of a basket of mince, chicken, a two-pint bottle of milk, a loaf of bread, coffee, teabags, butter and beans at Morrisons, Sainsbury's Tesco, Asda, Aldi and Lidl.
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Lidl had worked out cheapest every consecutive week since the end of January 2023, but was last week beaten by Morrisons.
Now it's in the top spot for the second week running.
It's largely down to the fact that it's brought out a cheaper pack of 25% fat mince, costing £1.99 - undercutting both Aldi and Lidl by 30 pence. Theirs is also 25% fat, as opposed to the 20% fat packs sold at the other supermarkets.
It means that this week's bill at Morrisons is once again at £11.97, making it the cheapest of the six supermarkets for the basket.
Back in the summer of 2022, when the cost of living crisis was first taking hold, shoppers accused Morrisons of 'laughing at customers' because of its regular price increases. It went from being the cheapest, to quickly becoming the most expensive over a matter of weeks.
Morrisons' win puts Lidl in second place, with a bill of £12.11, closely followed by Aldi at £12.14. The three most expensive are also close in price, with Tesco at £12.32 and Sainsbury's and Asda joint most expensive 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:
Morrisons
Loaf of white bread 800g - 45p
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 25% fat - £1.99
Total £11.97
Lidl
Loaf of white bread 800g - 45p
Milk 2 pints - £1.20
Coffee 200g - £1.99
Teabags 240 - £2.79 / equates to £1.86 for 160
Salted butter 250g - £1.69
Beans 420g tin - 28p
Chicken 300g - £2.35
Mince 500g 25% fat - £2.29
Total £12.11
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) - £1.88
Salted butter 250g - £1.69
Beans 420g tin - 28p
Chicken 300g - £2.35
Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.49
Total £12.32
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
