Tesco has reduced the price of a key shopping essential, with other retailers following suit.
We reported earlier this week how the supermarket had dropped the cost of milk for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
It's reduced the price of all sizes, with a four pint bottle down from £1.65 to £1.55, two pints from £1.30 to £1.25 and a pint now 90p instead of 95p.
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The new Tesco prices, described as 'market leading for the UK retail sector', have sparked somewhat of a price war on the product, with both Sainsbury's and Aldi dropping costs too.
But it doesn't affect its overall position in our weekly comparison, where, with a bill of £12.30, it's still coming out as second most expensive for the eight items we've been tracking since last March.
Only Asda is more expensive, £12.50, for the shop, which, as well as the two-pint bottle of milk, also includes a loaf of bread, a pack of chicken breasts, a pack of mince, tea bags, coffee, beans and butter.
Over the last year we've seen prices soar at all the stores, so much so that the shopping basket of goods now costs £12 or more at every store except for Lidl - and that's not too far behind at £11.88.
Aldi is second cheapest at £12.06, followed closely by Morrisons at £12.11 and Sainsbury's at £12.26.
Tesco says its milk price drop is part of its 'commitment to providing great value on family staples' at a time when many households are still feeling the impact of the cost of living crisis. It's also locking in prices on more than 1,000 everyday products until July 5.
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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
Total £11.88
Aldi
Loaf of white bread 800g - 39p
Milk 2 pints - £1.25
Coffee 200g - £1.99
Teabags 160 - £1.39
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 420g tin - 27p
Chicken 300g - £2.29
Mince 500g 20% fat -£2.49
Total £12.06
Morrisons
Loaf of white bread 800g - 89p
Milk 2 pints - £1.30
Coffee (2 x 100g) - £1.66
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack Savers) - £1.38
Savers Salted butter 250g - £1.89
Beans 410g tin - 25p
Chicken 300g - £2.25
Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.49
Total: £12.11
Sainsbury's
Loaf of white bread 800g - 39p
Milk 2 pints - £1.25 (reduced from £1.30)
Coffee 200g £1.99
Teabags 160 - £1.39
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 400g tin - 26p
Chicken 300g - £2.50
Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.49
Total £12.26 (reduced from £12.31)
Tesco
Loaf of white bread 800g - 39p
Milk 2 pints - £1.25 (reduced from £1.30)
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g) - £1.98
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 £12.30 (reduced from £12.35)
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
Total £12.50
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