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Emma Gill

Lidl hikes price of two essentials, bringing bill for basics above £11 in every supermarket

Price rises at budget retailer Lidl mean the cost of the same essentials has topped £11 at every supermarket.

Our weekly comparison has been tracking the cost of the same eight items since March - a two-pint bottle of milk, a loaf of bread, coffee, teabags, butter, beans, chicken breasts and mince.

Last week we reported how Lidl was the only one of the six supermarkets where the bill was still under £11, at £10.92.

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But now, with it increasing the price of its teabags from £1.09 to £1.19 and its beans from 22p a tin to 26p, it's reached £11.03.

It's still 52p cheaper than the most expensive supermarket though, which is still Morrisons, where the same shop costs £11.55.

The price rise on teabags follows a hike at Aldi last week, where its pack went from £1.29 to £1.39.

Lidl has increased the price of its Red Label teabags (Manchester Evening News)

And with other stores - Tesco and Sainsbury's - both having an Aldi price match, it meant theirs went up too, to £1.40 and £1.39 respectively.

The only other changes this week are a slight drop in the cost of Lidl's cheapest loaf, back down to 36p and a larger reduction at Asda, which has dropped its butter down from £2.15 to £1.99.

All of the supermarkets are now selling it for that price, with the exception of Morrisons, which has frozen the price of its Savers butter at £1.89.

Where have you been doing your grocery shopping? Have you changed the way you shop to help cut costs? Let us know in the comments here.

Here's the full list:-

Lidl

Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p (down from 39p)

Milk 2 pints - £1.30

Coffee 200g - £1.85

Teabags 160 - £1.19 (up from £1.09)

Salted butter 250g - £1.99

Beans 420g tin - 26p (up from 22p)

Chicken 300g - £2.29

Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.79

Total £11.03 (up from £10.92)

Aldi

Loaf of white bread 800g - 39p

Milk 2 pints - £1.19

Coffee 200g - £1.85

Teabags 160 - £1.39

Salted butter 250g - £1.99

Beans 420g tin - 26p

Chicken 300g - £2.25

Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.79

Total £11.11

Aldi shop, £11.11 (Manchester Family / MEN)

Asda

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

Milk 2 pints - £1.30

Coffee 200g (2 x 100g Just Essentials) - £1.66

Teabags 160 (4 x 40-pack Just Essentials) - £1.24

Salted butter 250g - £1.99 (down from £2.15)

Beans 410g tin (Just Essentials) - 25p

Chicken (bigger 350g pack for £2.80) equates to £2.40

Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.99

Total £11.22 (down from £11.38)

Sainsbury's

Loaf of white bread 800g - 39p

Milk 2 pints - £1.30

Coffee 200g £1.85

Teabags 160 - £1.39

Salted butter 250g - £1.99

Beans 400g tin - 25p

Chicken 300g - £2.50

Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.79

Total £11.41

The Sainsbury's shop comes to £11.41 (2022 Matt Cardy)

Tesco

Loaf of white bread 800g - 39p

Milk 2 pints - £1.30

Coffee 200g (2 x 100g) - £1.86

Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack) - £1.40

Salted butter 250g - £1.99

Beans 420g tin - 27p

Chicken 300g - £2.50

Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.79

Total £11.50

Morrisons

Loaf of white bread 800g - 79p

Milk 2 pints - £1.30

Coffee (2 x 100g) - £1.70

Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack Savers) - £1.30

Savers Salted butter 250g - £1.89

Beans 410g tin - 29p

Chicken 300g - £2.49

Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.79

Total: £11.55

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