Aldi named the cheapest supermarket, according to…

Aldi named the cheapest supermarket, according to Which? report

One supermarket has beaten the rest to the crown of cheapest supermarket in 2022 by the consumer champions Which?

Aldi has beaten their close rivals Lidl to the coveted title, reports the Mirror. The budget retailer was crowned the cheapest for seven months in a row - from June to December 2022.

To compare, Lidl was named the lowest price store for five months running, from January to May last year. Which? tracked the price of items that were all sold at the following stores:

Aldi
Asda
Lidl
Morrisons
Ocado
Sainsbury's
Tesco
Waitrose

They conducted the research to find out where shoppers can get more value for their money when it comes to the weekly food run. The December results showed a basket of 48 products cost £81.63 on average at Aldi.

Lidl shoppers paid a total of £83.24 in comparison. Tesco came in third place -£93.42 - followed by Asda with £93.44, Sainsbury’s (£95.71) and Morrisons (£97.12).

Ocado shoppers paid £102.87 on average, while Waitrose was the most expensive shop at £112.62 - more than £30 pricier than Aldi.

Waitrose was named the most expensive supermarket for the whole year in 2022. Which? also compared a larger trolley with a selection of branded items that are not always available at Aldi and Lidl.

So, the discount supermarkets were not included in this wider comparison, which contains a total of 149 items. Asda came out on top for the bigger shop - as it has been every month for three years running - where their big basket cost £355.62.

Sainsbury’s was second cheapest (£368.97), followed by Tesco (£375.97), Morrisons (£377.81) and Ocado (£386.68). At Waitrose the total came to £406.95 - which is £51.33 more than Asda.

This latest report on cheap prices at supermarket comes as the cost of living crisis continues to squeeze households money even further. Food inflation hit a record annual rate in December.

The newest British Retail Consortium-NielsenIQ shop price index noted that typical food shopping costs were up 13.3 per cent in December, compared with the year previously.

This is also compared to 12.4 per cent in November 2022. Which? themselves published a guide to help ensure affordable food is available to everyone.

Supermarkets have also been told to make pricing and offers more transparent.

Reena Sewraz, Which? retail editor, said: “With food and drink prices putting huge pressure on household budgets, it’s no surprise to see many people turning to discounters like Aldi and Lidl when our research shows they could save up to £31 on a typical shop.

“As well as choosing a supermarket that is cheap overall, you can save in other ways by swapping from branded to cheaper own-brand products and by sticking to a shopping list.”

“Which? believes all supermarkets have the ability to make a real difference to hard-hit households by ensuring everyone has easy access to basic, affordable food lines at a store near them, particularly in areas where people are most in need.”