UK’s ‘most expensive’ supermarket with ‘prices 18% higher’

As people continue to look for the best deals to save money, it is important to know where to find them. 

Now, the UK’s “most expensive” supermarket has been revealed with prices on certain items 18% higher on average.

Since March 2022, Manchester Evening News has monitored the prices of the same eight items at the six main supermarkets – Aldi, Lidl, Asda, Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s.

For the last six consecutive weeks, Asda has been the most expensive retailer, cementing its position last week with a 13% price hike on chicken breasts.

It retains its position this week. The price is still £2.65 for the 300g pack, which is 18% more than almost every other supermarket charges.

At Aldi, Lidl and Tesco the price is £2.25, while Sainsbury’s 320g pack works out the same per gram. Morrisons is more expensive, costing £2.65 for 330g, which equates to £2.41 for the 300g, but it’s still 24p less than Asda.

Aldi retains its position as the cheapest this week, with a bill of £12.02 for the basket, which, as well as the chicken, includes bread, milk, butter, tea bags, coffee, beans and mince. 

Morrisons is second cheapest at £12.11, followed by Sainsbury’s – which has reduced the price of its coffee by a penny – at £12.40 and Tesco at £12.43.

Despite working out as the cheapest, Aldi has, for some time, disputed the findings of MEN’s comparison, saying that it doesn’t take into account like-for-like products or “the higher quality” of its products, reports Manchester Evening News.

Aldi has hit back at price comparisons, claiming supremacy over rivals by arguing that its beans carry more weight than Sainsbury’s and boasting superior quality in tea bags compared to competitor products.

Asda has also entered the fray, challenging the comparison’s claims and pointing out that their deals were not fully reflected in the sample of products examined.

An Aldi spokesperson said: “Our promise to customers is that they will make significant savings every time they shop with Aldi, which is why we’ve been named Which? Cheapest Supermarket of the Year for three years running.

“Which? has also named Aldi the UK’s Cheapest Supermarket every month this year, even in its latest analysis including loyalty prices.”