Consumers are eager to seek out the best deals on their weekly shop as prices continue to rise and the latest analysis from Which? found that Aldi was the cheapest UK supermarket in September.
The consumer group's monthly price analysis compares the average price of a shop consisting of popular groceries at eight of the UK’s biggest supermarkets.
A shopping list of 71 items in September cost £122.88 on average at Aldi.
Which? retail editor Reena Sewraz said that this shows Aldi “continues to represent great value without the need for two-tiered pricing”.
Lidl was found to be the second cheapest supermarket, with this basket of groceries costing an average £123.95. Which? pointed out given none of the items included in its analysis were cheaper for Lidl Plus customers, there is just one Lidl price this month.
The same list of 71 items would have cost Tesco (TSCO.L) shoppers an average £135.64 with a Clubcard and £138.66 without one. For those using a Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L) Nectar card, September’s shopping list of items averaged £138.74. Without a Nectar card, the same items at Sainsbury’s cost £142.70.
For a longer shopping list of 186 items, Asda was found to be the cheapest supermarket in September, with this basket of groceries costing an average £465.66. Which?'s analysis showed that this was cheaper than Tesco (TSCO.L) (with a Clubcard) by £6.79.
Which? said that Aldi and Lidl were not included in this comparison as they have a smaller range of products compared to the other supermarkets.
Waitrose was found to be the most expensive supermarket for both a shop of 71 items and 186 items, costing an average £167.19 and £531.39, respectively.
The analysis included special offer and loyalty prices where applicable, but not multibuys.
