Lidl has been named the cheapest supermarket in the UK in March beating rivals like Asda on the total cost of a basket of common grocery items.
In a report by The Grocer, it was found that the 33 item shopping list cost £53.06 at Lidl last week, compared to £60.19 at Asda, £63.26 at Sainsbury's, £64.55 at Tesco, £72.73 at Morrisons and £85.40 at Waitrose. However, the Lidl basket of items cost 4.5% more than a year ago, or an extra £2.31, due to rising inflation.
It comes as Hull Live and The Mirror reports that food prices are rising at near-record levels as the cost of living crisis bites. Kantar, which records prices, said inflation in February was 4.3%.
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Prices are rising the fastest for items including savoury snacks, fresh beef and cat food. However, the cost of bacon, beer, lager and spirits fell.
In terms of service, Lidl came second to last, with a score of 65/100. Morrisons came bottom at 58/100. The top supermarket for service was Asda, with 85/100, then Waitrose (77/100), Tesco (75/100) and Sainsbury's (72/100).
The full list of the 33 items used to work out the cheapest supermarket is:
Pink lady apples (six-pack)
Dried apricots own-label
Aquafresh little teeth toothpaste (age 3-5)
Baby potatoes own-label
Sliced beetroot own-label
Black Sheep ale 500ml bottle
Carrots own-label organic
Chocolate cake own-label premium
Coca-Cola Original 1.25l bottle
Domestos original thick bleach 750g
Double Gloucester cheese own-label 250g
Egg noodles own-label medium 250g
Eggs own-label free-range large 12-pack
Fillet steak own-label, premium, 170g
Greek-style yoghurt own-label with honey
Ham and mushroom tagliatelle ready-meal own-label chilled 400g
Hartley’s jelly orange 135g
Instant coffee own-label, gold, 200g
McVities Club biscuits orange
Milk semi-skimmed own-label 1,136ml
Mr Kipling Apple Pies bramley six-pack
Nurofen tablets 16-pack 200mg
Orange own-label smooth from concentrate one litre
Parsnips own-label 500g
Peanuts chilli own-label 200g
Peas own-label frozen 1kg
PG tips pyramid 240 bags 696g
Pulled pork own-label, with smokey BBQ sauce
Spinach own label 260g
Sticky toffee sponge puddings own label 2x110g
Tortilla chips cool 200g
Vanish stain remover Oxi Advance Crystal White, 1.5kg
White toastie loaf Own-label, thick sliced 800g
Lidl was also voted the cheapest supermarket by consumer group Which? in its own rankings last month. The monthly price test by Which? compared the cost of 23 goods including own-brands and popular branded items over the course of 28 days.
It found that, on average, shoppers would have paid £24.21 at Lidl, beating rival Aldi by 62p.
