Asda has been found to be offering shoppers the cheapest prices based on a basket of everyday shopping essentials.
A price comparison found that the big six grocer cost just £9.44 based on a basket of eight essential items, making it just 6p cheaper than its closest rival Lidl.
The Manchester Evening News has been comparing the prices of loaf of bread, a two-pint bottle of milk, coffee, teabags, butter, beans, chicken breasts and mince. It found that the supermarket was the cheapest for a second week running.
It comes after the supermarket chain recently announced a price drop on more than 100 products in-store to help with the cost of living crisis.
This is how the prices from Asda, Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury's added up, as originally reported from MEN.
This week's price changes across the board include a rise in the cost of Aldi teabags, up from 99p to £1.09 for a 160-pack, and a 2p increase on Morrisons' butter.
At Lidl, its teabags have come down from £1.09 to 99p, but the saving is offset by the mince increasing from £1.79 to £1.89. It does however take the lead from Aldi for the first week, with its bill coming in at £9.50, compared with Aldi's £9.56.
Tesco follows behind at £9.78, while Morrisons - which has also announced price cuts this week - came in at £10, followed by Sainsbury's at £10.55.
The only slight difference in sizes among our shopping is the baked beans, which range from 400g in Sainsbury's and 410g in Asda and Morrisons, to the standard 420g in Aldi, Lidl and Tesco - which shows you to keep an eye on the size as well as the price. And where the 300g packs of chicken differ at 330g and 350g, we've worked out the equivalent price for a fairer comparison.
Asda
Loaf of white bread 800g (Smart Price) - 39p
Milk 2 pints - 95p
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g Smart Price) - £1.40
Teabags 160 (4 x 40-pack Smart Price) - £1.12
Salted butter 250g (Smart Price) - £1.45
Beans 410g tin (Smart Price) - 22p
Chicken (bigger 350g pack for £2.35) - equates to £2.01
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.90
Total: £9.44
Lidl
Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p
Milk 2 pints - 95p
Coffee 200g - £1.65
Teabags 160 - £99p (down from £1.09)
Salted butter 250g - £1.45
Beans 420g tin - 22p
Chicken 300g - £1.99
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.89 (up from £1.79)
Total: £9.50
Aldi
Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p
Milk 2 pints - 95p
Coffee 200g - £1.65
Teabags 160 - £1.09 (up from 99p last week)
Salted butter 250g - £1.55
Beans 420g tin - 22p
Chicken 300g - £1.85
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.89
Total: £9.56 (up from £9.46 last week)
Tesco
Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p
Milk 2 pints - 95p
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g) - £1.66
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack) - £1.10
Salted butter 250g - £1.55
Beans 420g tin - 22p
Chicken 300g - £2.05
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.89
Total: £9.78
Morrisons
Loaf of white bread 800g - 59p
Milk 2 pints - 99p
Coffee (2 x 100g) - £1.40
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack Savers) - £1.10
Salted butter 250g - £1.77 (up by 2p)
Beans 410g tin - 21p
Chicken (bigger 330g pack for £2.25) - equates to £2.05
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.89
Total: £10 (up from £9.98 last week)
Sainsbury's
Loaf of white bread 800g - 60p
Milk 2 pints - 95p
Coffee 200g - £1.65
Teabags 160 - £1.09
Salted butter 250g - £1.75
Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.10
Total: £10.55
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