Budget supermarket Aldi has come out on top as the cheapest supermarket for the month of January, a study by Which? has revealed.
The analysis provided by the consumer champion compared the prices of a weekly shop of 45 items in total at eight of the UK's most popular supermarkets.
The analysis, carried out on a monthly basis by Which?, crowns the cheapest supermarket each month before naming the cheapest supermarket of the year in December. And in the first research carried out this year, Aldi has come out on top when it comes to value for money. At the other end of the scale, the most expensive option was £26 more, on average, for the same items.
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Cheapest supermarket January 2023- full list
- Aldi - £82.03
- Lidl - £84.07
- Tesco - £93.80
- Asda - £95.32
- Sainsbury's - £95.65
- Morrisons - £96.58
- Ocado - £100.87
- Waitrose - £107.71
An Aldi customer's weekly shop, on average, cost £82.03 - beating rival discounter Lidl by £2.04. The same shop at Waitrose was £107.71 on average, which made it £25.68 more expensive than Aldi.
Of the other supermarkets, Tesco was the cheapest at £93.80 meanwhile Asda came in at £95.32, fourth cheapest in the month of January. This was closely followed by Sainsbury’s with the average weekly shop costing £95.65.
Cheapest supermarket for 144 item shop in January 2023 - full list
Also in their report, Which? looked at the cost of a much larger shop - consisting of 144 items. This was the original 45 basket shop, plus 99 more products.
These items included branded items such as Andrex toilet paper and Cathedral City cheese, and did not include discounter supermarkets Aldi and Lidl as they do not tend to stock branded products.
- Asda - £363.29
- Sainsbury's - £375.84
- Tesco - £376.72
- Morrison's - £379.13
- Ocado - £392.43
- Waitrose - £408.72
Asda took the crown on this list, with the cost of 144 coming to £363.29 on average. In second was Sainsbury's with £375.84 - £12.55 more expensive. Waitrose was an eye-watering £45.43 more expensive than Asda, as their average came in at £408.72.
This latest analysis from Which? comes in a bid to show shoppers where they can save money and how much, on average, they could be spending when they walk through the doors.
Reena Sewraz, Which? Retail Editor, said: "Nobody wants to pay over the odds for their weekly food shop, especially as the cost of living crisis stretches household budgets for millions of people.
"Our findings show that while prices are going up, some supermarkets are significantly more expensive than others.
"As well as choosing a supermarket that is cheap overall, other ways to save include swapping from branded to supermarket own-brand products, sticking to a shopping list, and resisting the temptation to pick up special offers you may not need."
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