A supermarket previously accused of 'tacking the mick' out of customers with endless price hikes is now the second cheapest, trailing only Lidl. Manchester Evening News has been tracking the cost of the eight essentials at the six main supermarkets for a year now, and for most of that time Morrisons has taken the undesirable title of 'most expensive'.
After weeks of constant price hikes over the Summer of 2022, the supermarket was accused of 'laughing at customers', who claimed its prices were rising more than any of its competitors. The retailer was still charging the most in January for the items, which include a two-pint bottle of milk, a loaf of bread, a pack of chicken breasts, a pack of mince, tea bags, coffee, beans and butter.
But the tides have turned over the past week, as Morrisons overtook Aldi as the second cheapest supermarket behind Lidl. Despite mince rising from £2.39 to £2.49 in line with other supermarkets, the shift is mostly as a result of it reducing the costs of chicken breasts down from £2.59 to £2.25.
That price is now the cheapest you can get your hands on a 300g pack from any of the supermarkets. The price at Lidl and Aldi is £2.29, Sainsbury's is £2.50, Tesco £2.55 and Asda £3.
The total bill is now £11.93 at Morrisons, only 5p more than Lidl. At Aldi it's £12, followed by Tesco at £12.21, Sainsbury's at £12.31 and Asda at £12.50.
Last week it was Tesco in the bottom slot, but it's managed to climb the chart after Sainsbury's increased the price of its Hubbard's coffee and Asda followed the other supermarkets by hiking its mince to £2.49. Its Just Essentials mince had previously been £2.19.
Here's the full list:-
Lidl
Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p
Milk 2 pints - £1.30
Coffee 200g - £1.99
Teabags 160 - £1.19
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 420g tin - 27p
Chicken 300g - £2.29
Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.49 (up from £2.19)
Total £11.88 (up from £11.58)
Morrisons
Loaf of white bread 800g - 85p
Milk 2 pints - £1.30
Coffee (2 x 100g) - £1.66
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack Savers) - £1.24
Savers Salted butter 250g - £1.89
Beans 410g tin - 25p
Chicken 300g - £2.25 (down from £2.59)
Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.49 (up from £2.39)
Total: £11.93 (down from £12.17)
Aldi
Loaf of white bread 800g - 39p
Milk 2 pints - £1.19
Coffee 200g - £1.99 (up from £1.89)
Teabags 160 - £1.39
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 420g tin - 27p
Chicken 300g - £2.29
Mince 500g 20% fat -£2.49
Total £12 (up from £11.90)
Tesco
Loaf of white bread 800g - 39p
Milk 2 pints - £1.30
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g) - £1.84
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack) - £1.38
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 420g tin - 27p
Chicken 300g - £2.55
Mince 500g 20% fat -£2.49
Total £12.21
Sainsbury's
Loaf of white bread 800g - 39p
Milk 2 pints - £1.30
Coffee 200g £1.99 (up from £1.85)
Teabags 160 - £1.39
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 400g tin - 26p
Chicken 300g - £2.50
Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.49
Total £12.31 (up from £12.17)
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) - £1.40
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 410g tin (Just Essentials) - 27p
Chicken 300g - £3
Mince 500g 20% fat -£2.49 (up from £2.19)
Total £12.50 (up from £12.20)
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