The 2p gap between rival supermarkets that makes all the difference
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA supermarket which has been the cheapest for these shopping essentials every week for more than a year is almost neck and neck with its main rival.
Every single week since the end of January last year, Lidl has worked out cheapest out of the six main supermarkets for our basket of eight key items.
In fact it's been the cheapest for the majority of the time since we first started tracking prices in March 2022. Join our FREE Manchester Family WhatsApp group by clicking here But now its main rival Aldi is nipping at its heels, with a bill that's just 2p more for the basket, which is made up tea bags, milk, bread, butter, coffee, beans, chicken and mince.
Lidl's comes to £12.02, with Aldi's £12.04. It comes after some recent price rises at Lidl, including tea bags and chicken breasts, and because we agreed to factor in Aldi's cheaper 25% mince, which is a truer comparison with Lidl's.
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