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Emma Gill & Sam Elliott-Gibbs

Cheapest UK supermarket is now most EXPENSIVE six weeks on as prices at the till soar

The UK's best value price-tested supermarket is now the most expensive six weeks on as the cost at the tills continues to hit Brits in the pocket.

Prices are continuing to rise on your every day essentials as the cost of living crisis leaves millions across the UK struggling.

The Manchester Evening News have returned to the six main supermarkets and tallied up the bill for its eight most common items.

A two-pint bottle of milk, a loaf of bread, coffee, teabags, butter, beans, chicken breasts and mince have reached double figures in every store for the first time.

The receipts from identical shops in May were compared - and it's bad news for Morrisons shoppers.

Prices are soaring at supermarket as the cost of essentials continues to rise (manchestereveningnews.co.uk)

The supermarket that was cheapest just six weeks ago is now the most expensive - and prices are still climbing.

As one of three supermarkets to increase this week, Morrisons has gone from £9.78 six weeks ago to £11.15.

That is an increase of 14% - with Savers coffee, which has risen from 70p for a 100g pack to 85p, along with its Savers beans, up from 21p to 25p.

Morrisons' high meat costs have also contributed to its position in the bottom spot - for the last few weeks its chicken, at £2.49 for a 300g pack, and its mince at £2.19 for 500g, have been the most expensive of the lot.

Morrisons has gone from cheapest to most expensive in just six weeks (Getty Images)

It's this week's rise at Sainsbury's - where chicken has increased from £2.40 to £2.50 - which has put the two on a par for that particular product.

Aldi and Lidl are still both the cheapest for chicken, at £2.09 a pack, while Asda's new Just Essentials mince is still stealing the show at a budget £1.69.

It's Lidl that remains the cheapest store of all though, coming in at £10.01, followed closely by Asda's £10.02 and Tesco's £10.32.

A 20p hike on the price of Aldi teabags has seen it slip into fourth position, followed by Sainsbury's at £10.54, which is 61p cheaper than Morrisons.

The only slight difference in sizes is the baked beans, which range from 400g in Sainsbury's and 410g in Asda and Morrisons, to the standard 420g in Aldi, Lidl and Tesco. Where Asda's pack of chicken is larger, we've worked out the equivalent price for a fairer comparison.

Morrisons' Savers coffee has risen from 70p to 85p a pack - and it's not the only item to go up (manchestereveningnews.co.uk)

A Morrisons spokesperson said: “We know that this is a very tough time for customers and so one of the recent changes we have made is to improve our My Morrisons loyalty scheme.

"Customers who are part of it will be rewarded with instant offers when they shop to help them save money."

Lidl

Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p

Milk 2 pints - £1.05

Coffee 200g - £1.69

Teabags 160 - £99p

Salted butter 250g - £1.72

Beans 420g tin - 22p

Chicken 300g - £2.09

Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.89

Total £10.01

Asda

Loaf of white bread 800g (Just Essentials) - 39p

Milk 2 pints - £1.05

Coffee 200g (2 x 100g Just Essentials) - £1.50

Teabags 160 (4 x 40-pack Smart Price) - £1.12

Salted butter 250g - £1.75

Beans 410g tin (Smart Price) - 25p

Chicken (bigger 350g pack for £2.65) - equates to £2.27

Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.69

Total £10.02

Tesco

Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p

Milk 2 pints - £1.05

Coffee 200g (2 x 100g) - £1.70

Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack) - £1.10

Salted butter 250g - £1.75

Beans 420g tin - 22p

Chicken 300g - £2.25

Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.89

Total £10.32

Aldi

Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p

Milk 2 pints - £1.05

Coffee 200g - £1.69

Teabags 160 - £1.29 (up from £1.09)

Salted butter 250g - £1.75

Beans 420g tin - 22p

Chicken 300g - £2.09

Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.89

Total £10.34 (up from £10.14)

Sainsbury's

Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p

Milk 2 pints - £1.05

Coffee 200g £1.69

Teabags 160 - £1.09

Salted butter 250g - £1.75

Beans 400g tin - 21p

Chicken 300g - £2.50 (up from £2.40)

Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.89

Total £10.54 (up from 10.44)

Morrisons

Loaf of white bread 800g - 54p

Milk 2 pints - £1.05

Coffee (2 x 100g) - £1.70 (up from £1.40)

Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack Savers) - £1.18

Salted butter 250g - £1.75

Beans 410g tin - 25p (up from 21p)

Chicken 300g - £2.49

Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.19

Total £11.15 (up from £10.81)

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