Which? has revealed the cheapest supermarket in the UK as the cost of living crisis continues to worsen.
The consumer watchdog investigated the prices of 49 popular shopping products every day throughout August and took the average cost of a shopping basket at each supermarket across the month.
Budget giant Aldi came out on top, with a basket costing on average £76.24. Following at second place was rival Lidl, where a basket of shopping cost on average £77.90.
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Asda placed third, with a basket of shopping cost an average of £8.09 more at £85.99. Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Morrisons followed, with an average shop costing £88.05, £88.48, and £96.54 respectively.
Which? found the most expensive supermarket to be Waitrose, where a basket of shopping in August cost on average £102.20. That is an increase of £25.96 compared to Aldi.
The consumer watchdog also investigated the price of a larger shop consisting of 153 items. Since this included branded products such as Andrex toilet paper and Cathedral City cheese, Aldi and Lidl were not included.
Asda was found to be the cheapest supermarket for a larger shop, with a basket of 153 items costing on average £337.50.
Sainsbury's followed in second, with an average cost of £360.93, with Tesco placing third (£362.48). Again, Waitrose was found to be the most expensive supermarket, with a basket of 153 items costing on average £386.98.
For the same number of groceries, Waitrose was found to cost £49.48 more than Asda.
For more information, visit the Which? website here.
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