The cheapest was 30% less expensive than the most pricey supermarket
It might me the shortest month of the year, but that didn't stop a tightly-fought battle for the top spot when it comes to reasonably-priced groceries.
And the expert supermarket number-crunchers found a weekly shop at Aldi cost 30 per cent less than the most expensive supermarket chain. Consumer publication Which? compared the prices of 72 popular items from the UK's eight biggest supermarkets, every day throughout February to see how they fared. It found that the total cost of a shop at Aldi averaged £125.43, followed by Lidl not far behind, with an average spend of £128.19. Items included Heinz baked beans, milk and cheese.Aldi was the cheapest on average, and was £37.51 cheaper than the most expensive shop from Waitrose, where the same shop would cost customers £164.94 - or 30 per cent more. Making up the top three cheapest shopping costs was Asda, with an average cost of £140.51.
Which? collated its results by tracking prices of hundreds of grocery items every day throughout the year, using an independent price comparison site. It works out the average price of each item across the month, then adds those up to get each store's average price. Items include both branded products, such as Heinz baked beans and Dolmio pasta sauce, as well as own-brand items. In February the price of food was five per cent higher compared to the previous year. This food price inflation rate was down from 6.1 per cent in January, and also represented the lowest year-on-year rise since May 2022.
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