Cheapest UK supermarket in July named - and its £16 cheaper than most expensive
One supermarket chain has once again been named the UK's cheapest supermarket by the consumer champion Which? - beating out rival Lidl for the top spot.
Aldi has been crowned as July's cheapest supermarket and today's win means the discount supermarket chain has taken the crown for the 14th month in a row.
Each month Which? compared the price of a basket of 38 goods from each of the major UK supermarkets, and in July the price of this basket stood at £71.22 at Aldi. This was £16.02 cheaper than the most expensive supermarket on the list Waitrose which had a cost of £87.24 for the same basket of goods.
Second place was taken by Lidl, once again who missed out on the top spot by £1.38 with a basket price of £72.60. Asda was the third cheapest at £78.65, followed by Tesco at £79.59, Sainsbury's at £81.06, Morrisons at £82, and then Ocado at £86.26.
Which? also compared the cost of a larger trolley of 135 items which includes the original 38 products from the basket comparison plus 91 more. Aldi and Lidl do not feature on this list of comparisons as the discounters do not always stock big-brand products.
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This was where the biggest change occurred as Asda was knocked off the top spot - a crown it had held since January 2020. Instead in July 2023, Morrisons was found by Which? to have the cheapest shop in the large trolley comparison with a trolley price of £341.92.
This was £34.74 cheaper than the most expensive grocer in the group, which was also Waitrose again. The upmarket store had a basket price of £376.66 for the same shop.
In second cheapest was the previous winner Asda with a price of £342.14 - there was only a 22p difference between Asda and Morrisons this month. This was then followed by Tesco at £360.97, then Ocado at £367.97, and then Sainsbury's at £370.54.
Natalie Hitchins, Which? head of home products and services, said: “Households up and down the country are having their budgets squeezed by the cost of living crisis and our latest research shows that once again Aldi is the cheapest supermarket.
“For a larger trolley of items, Asda has been knocked off its perch as the cheapest option for the first time in several years with Morrison pipping it to the post for value.
“Which? believes that supermarkets are currently failing to adequately help shoppers during the current crisis. They must ensure everyone has easy access to basic, affordable food ranges at a store near them - including providing a range of essential budget lines that support a healthy diet in smaller convenience stores where they have them.
"They must also provide transparent and comparable pricing so people can easily work out which products offer the best value.”
Cheapest supermarkets for basket of 38 items
- Aldi - £71.22
- Lidl - £72.60
- Asda - £78.65
- Tesco - £79.59
Sainsbury’s - £81.06
- Morrisons - £82
- Ocado - £86.26
- Waitrose - £87.24
Cheapest supermarkets for a trolley of 135 items
Morrisons - £341.92
- Asda - £342.14
- Tesco - £360.97
- Ocado - £367.96
Sainsbury's - £370.54
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- Waitrose - £376.66
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