One supermarket has gone from the cheapest to the most expensive when it comes to buying eight common products in just six weeks, research suggests.
Amid the cost of living crisis, supermarket prices have been monitored over recent months. Surprisingly, one supermarket which was once the cheapest is now the most expensive of all.
The comparison works by calculating the cost of eight common household products - a two-pint bottle of milk, a loaf of bread, coffee, teabags, butter, beans, chicken breasts and mince - and how much they cost at the six main supermarkets.
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Morrisons was once the cheapest place to buy from at £9.78 at the end of May. But the most recent figures, from July 8, show that costs have risen to £11.15 - an increase of 14%, MEN reports.
The rise in cost this week is due to its Savers coffee now costing 85p for a 100g pack rather than 70p and its Savers beans rising from 21p to 25p.
In April, Morrisons promoted its Savers range and announced cuts on more than 500 products as well as better multi-save deals. The retailers 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.
This week, the chicken at Sainsbury's has risen from £2.40 to £2.50 - putting the retailers 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.
Lidl remains the cheapest store of all for the overall shop 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.
To make it a fair comparison, we have worked out the equivalent price when the rise of products vary - for example baked beans range from 400g in Sainsbury's and 410g in Asda and Morrisons, to the standard 420g in Aldi, Lidl and Tesco.
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."
Here's the shopping list and total for each supermarket (as of Friday, July 8)
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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