There's a new cheapest supermarket in our weekly price comparison of everyday essentials - with price drops on meat largely the reason. This week we've seen almost all of the six main supermarkets level out to the same price for a pack of minced beef at £1.69.
And, dropping the beef price has seen a new supermarket surge to become the cheapest shopping basket this week. Lidl claims that title with a basket dropping back below the £10 mark for the first time in weeks - checking out at £9.97.
We have been highlighting price rises and falls in our weekly comparison of basics like milk, butter and bread, keeping track of the costs of the same eight products at the six main supermarkets - Tesco, Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Sainsbury's and Morrisons.
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In last week's comparison Tesco and Asda were the cheapest - while overall bills were rising yet again at Morrisons. We've been keeping track since March and watched as prices have steadily been rising to the point where shoppers have been saying: "They're really taking the mick now," about the supermarket increases.
But, after last week's jump, prices have stayed steady this week with NO rises - although Morrisons remains the overall most expensive of the supermarkets, with the basket costing you £12 - over £2 more than the cheapest deals at Lidl.
The only changes in the baskets this week have been at Lidl and Sainsburys who have both dropped the price of minced beef to £1.69 - price matching with Aldi, Asda and Tesco. Morrisons has kept its minced beef locked at £2.19, 50p more than its competitors.
The only slight difference in sizes is with the baked beans, which range from 400g in Sainsbury's and 410g in Asda and Morrisons, to the standard 420g in Aldi, Lidl and Tesco. Where Asda's pack of chicken is larger, we've worked out the equivalent price for a fairer comparison.
Morrisons has been keen to point out the number of money-saving initiatives it is running at the moment, including the 'kids eat free' offer, which runs daily in all its cafes, with every adult meal £4.99 and over.
If used alongside its 'Daily Special' meal of the day for £4.99 - weekdays from 3pm - it means a family of four can eat for £9.98. Morrisons also unveiled 'a new and improved' My Morrisons app earlier this month, offering a loyalty programme which 'makes it easier for customers to save money'. It's a cash-reward system, rather than points-based, so it 'means customers no longer need to save up their points or wait for vouchers'.
Where are you finding the cheapest products at the moment? Let us know in the comments here.
Here's the shopping list and total for each supermarket (as of Thursday, August 4)
Lidl
Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p
Milk 2 pints - £1.15
Coffee 200g - £1.69
Teabags 160 - 99p
Salted butter 250g - £1.72
Beans 420g tin - 22p
Chicken 300g - £2.15
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.69 - reduced by -10% from £1.89 last week
Total £9.97 - down 20p
Asda
Loaf of white bread 800g (Just Essentials) - 39p
Milk 2 pints - £1.15
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 £10.12
Tesco
Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p
Milk 2 pints - £1.15
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g) - £1.70
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack) - £1.30
Salted butter 250g - £1.75
Beans 420g tin - 22p
Chicken 300g - £2.25
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.69
Total £10.12
Aldi
Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p
Milk 2 pints - £1.15
Coffee 200g - £1.69
Teabags 160 - £1.29
Salted butter 250g - £1.75
Beans 420g tin - 22p
Chicken 300g - £2.15
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.69
Total £10.30
Sainsbury's
Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p
Milk 2 pints - £1.15
Coffee 200g £1.69
Teabags 160 - £1.29
Salted butter 250g - £1.75
Beans 400g tin - 21p
Chicken 300g - £2.50
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.69 - down by -10per cent on last week from £1.89
Total £10.64 - down 20p on last week
Morrisons
Loaf of white bread 800g - 79p
Milk 2 pints - £1.25
Coffee (2 x 100g) - £1.70
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack Savers) - £1.30
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 410g tin - 29p
Chicken 300g - £2.49
Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.19
Total £12
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