The Cheapest UK Supermarket Right Now

SmartShelf Price Index · 16 everyday staples priced across all 7 supermarkets · updated 13 October 2026

Aldi is the cheapest supermarket for a basket of everyday staples right now — £17.49 versus £27.29 at M&S (36% cheaper).

1Aldi

£17.49cheapest

2Tesco

£19.11+9% dearer

3Morrisons

£19.91+14% dearer

4Sainsbury's

£20.04+15% dearer

5Asda

£20.09+15% dearer

6Waitrose

£25.92+48% dearer

7M&S

£27.29+56% dearer

Where Each Staple Is Cheapest

Every staple priced at each supermarket — greener is cheaper, redder is pricier. Stores are ordered cheapest → dearest overall.

Item	Aldi	Tesco	Morrisons	Sainsbury's	Asda	Waitrose	M&S
Whole Milk	£1.46	£1.46	£1.40	£1.40	£2.50	£1.54	£1.40
Eggs	£1.02	£1.02	£1.44	£1.14	£1.68	£2.22	£2.22
Bread	£0.55	£0.55	£0.74	£0.55	£0.55	£0.75	£0.75
Butter	£1.85	£1.85	£1.85	£2.80	£1.85	£1.90	£1.85
Cheddar	£2.16	£2.16	£2.16	£2.16	£2.16	£2.40	£2.40
Chicken Breast	£2.29	£3.85	£3.00	£3.68	£2.87	£5.00	£5.80
Chicken Thighs	£1.79	£1.73	£2.04	£1.73	£1.50	£2.10	£3.00
Pasta	£0.28	£0.28	£0.59	£0.41	£0.24	£0.70	£0.68
Rice	£0.26	£0.26	£0.57	£0.26	£0.57	£0.80	£0.62
Potatoes	£1.20	£1.32	£1.20	£1.32	£0.80	£1.24	£1.36
Apples	£0.17	£0.16	£0.17	£0.16	£0.17	£0.17	£0.21
Carrots	£0.53	£0.53	£0.52	£0.65	£1.07	£0.70	£0.70
Onions	£0.69	£0.95	£0.68	£0.85	£0.65	£1.00	£0.95
Bacon	£1.29	£1.25	£1.25	£0.75	£1.25	£2.80	£2.50
Porridge	£0.85	£0.85	£0.85	£0.85	£0.85	£1.00	£1.25
Orange Juice	£1.09	£0.89	£1.45	£1.33	£1.38	£1.60	£1.60
Basket total	£17.49	£19.11	£19.91	£20.04	£20.09	£25.92	£27.29

Greener = cheaper, redder = dearer · ▢ outline = cheapest for that item · tap a square to open that product

How the Price Index Works

What's in the basket?

16 everyday staples (milk, eggs, bread, cheese, chicken, pasta, rice, fruit & veg and more). For each staple we take every supermarket's cheapest option by price per unit, and only count staples all seven stores stock — so it's a like-for-like comparison.

How is the total worked out?

Each staple is costed at a standard quantity (e.g. 2 litres of milk, 6 eggs) using that store's cheapest price per unit, then summed into a basket total. Obvious mis-priced outliers are filtered so a stray listing can't skew a store's result. Prices refresh daily.

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Disclaimer: based on the seven supermarkets SmartShelf tracks — Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose, Aldi and M&S. It does not include Lidl (which doesn't publish prices online), Co-op, Iceland or other retailers. Prices change frequently and are refreshed daily, so the ranking can shift. Figures reflect a basket of everyday staples ranked by price per unit — a guide, not a full weekly shop, and not affiliated with or endorsed by any retailer.

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