Tesco is the cheapest supermarket for 10 basic groceries

The Newsquest Digital Optimization Team has tracked the total prices for 10 common everyday items in the weekly grocery store of the UK’s largest supermarkets.

These include Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons and Aldi.

We have analyzed the prices of these popular items as part of our ongoing #YourMoneyMatters campaign launched by this title and many other local news brands across the UK owned by Newsquest.

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The analysis shows that the supermarkets We have included that Tesco is the cheapest supermarket.

However, since then Aldi sells tea bags in boxes of 160 instead of 80 like Tesco. The supermarket argues that if the tea bags are sold proportionately, it is indeed the cheapest supermarket.

However, it is important to note that a box of 80 tea bags is not currently available from Aldi.

Which 10 items were in the shopping cart?

For the past 8 months, Newsquest’s DOT team has tracked the total stocks of 10 key weekly grocery shopping items across the UK’s five largest supermarket chains – AldiAsda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and tesco.

The following items were tracked: Medium loaf of white bread (800g), 2 pints of semi-skimmed milk, block of mature cheddar (350g or 400g), unsalted butter (250g), bag of granulated sugar (1kg), pack consisting of 80 teabags (caffeinated), medium whole chicken (uncooked), tin of chopped tomatoes (400g), medium free range eggs (pack of 12) and a pack of 4 toilet paper rolls.

Newsquest contacted each supermarket chain for a response to our findings and asked if prices for household items (like those we tracked) would continue to fall in the coming months. We also asked what initiatives each chain has taken to help shoppers during the cost of living crisis.

To make the comparisons as fair as possible, supermarkets’ own brand items have been tracked where possible, although there are some exceptions, for example where a supermarket did not track an own brand item for one of the products we sell.

What did the results reveal?

The results revealed that Tesco’s basket of items cost £16.78 on 13 December 2022 and £16.52 on 25 July 2023.

The basket of Sainsbury’s items was £17.44 on 13 December 2022 and £18.26 on 25 July 2023.

On December 13, 2022, the basket at Asda cost £18.77, while on July 25, 2023 it cost £17.59.

At Morrisons, the results revealed that the basket of items cost £18.73, while on 25 July 2023 it cost £18.47.

Aldi’s basket cost £15.92 on 13 December 2022, while on 25 July 2023 it cost £17.15.

What have the individual supermarket chains said about the prices of these items?

We have contacted everyone Supermarket We reached out to the chain for a response to our findings and asked whether the prices of household items (like those we tracked) would fall further in the coming months.

We also asked what initiatives each chain had to help shoppers during the cost of living crisis.

Here are their answers:

tesco

A Tesco spokesman said: “As household budgets continue to be squeezed, we remain focused on offering our customers value for money. So we are delighted that a store at Tesco has scored in the tracker as best value for money.”

“Wherever there are opportunities to pass savings on to our customers, we will do so, and we recently reduced prices on more than 500 household items.”

Sainsbury’s

Newsquest has reached out to Sainsbury’s for comment but has received no response.

Asda

An Asda spokesman said: “Asda was recently named Best Value Traditional Supermarket by The Grocer for the 26th consecutive year and recently announced that we will reduce the prices of more than 200 private label lines by an average of nine percent.”

“Products include a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen meat and fish products, and staple foods.”

Morrisons

A Morrisons spokesman said: “This is an unprecedented period of inflation and we are working hard to keep prices low and competitive for our customers while maintaining high standards and availability across all our stores.”

“This year we announced a series of price cuts resulting in thousands of products being priced lower as we continue to strive to do everything in our power to reduce the cost of grocery shopping. ”

Aldi

Newsquest has reached out to Aldi for comment but has received no response.