Supermarket takes back 'most expensive' title after just a fortnight
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA 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. Moneysaving ideas: 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.
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