Yahoo Finance Revealed: UK’s cheapest supermarkets
Lidl has been named the cheapest supermarket in the UK, with shoppers at the discount retailer saving over £16 on a basket of items compared to the most expensive rival.
At just 17p cheaper, Lidl has managed to dethrone Aldi the number one cheapest supermarket in the country, ending a 16-month run for its discounter rival.
At Lidl, a basket of good cost £74.58 on average across October, according to Which?. Aldi placed second with the same basket of groceries coming in at £74.75.
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Waitrose came out as the most expensive, with a basket of goods totalling £91.15 this October. That is 22$ more than Lidl – a difference of £16.57.
List of cheapest supermarkets in October (based on 44 items)
Lidl | £74.58 |
Aldi | £74.75 |
Asda | £82.11 |
Tesco | £85.34 |
Sainsbury's | £85.88 |
Morrisons | £86.35 |
Ocado | £90.37 |
Waitrose | £91.15 |
Ryan McDonnell, Lidl GB CEO, said: “As we head into the festive season, we remain relentlessly focused on offering the lowest prices in the market. The latest Which? basket demonstrates that we’re delivering on our price promise and that customers can be confident they are getting the best value possible when they walk through our doors.
Which? also compared the cost of a larger trolley of 135 items – the original 44, plus 91 more. This included a larger number of branded items, such as Andrex toilet paper and Cathedral City cheese, and did not include discounter supermarkets Aldi and Lidl, as they do not always stock some of these products.
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In October, Asda was again the cheapest for this larger trolley of groceries, at £328.42 on average, beating the second cheapest, Morrisons (£339.40), by £10.98.
Waitrose is also the most expensive supermarket in this category, coming in at £378.08 - £49.66 more expensive than Asda. Sainsbury’s was second most expensive at £364.61 for those shopping without a Nectar card.
List of cheapest supermarkets in October (based on 135 items)
Asda | £328.42 |
Morrisons | £339.40 |
Ocado | £354.54 |
Tesco | £358.08 |
Sainsbury's | £364.61 |
Waitrose | £378.08 |
“As millions continue to struggle with increased food prices and other high household bills, it is no surprise that many are turning to discounters for their food shop. Our latest research has found Lidl is the cheapest supermarket for a basket of groceries, narrowly beating Aldi,” Ele Clark, Which? retail editor, said.
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“Which? believes that supermarkets can do much more to help shoppers during the current cost of living crisis. They must ensure everyone has easy access to basic, affordable food ranges at a store near them – and this includes providing a decent choice of budget-range, healthy essentials in smaller convenience stores,” she added.
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