We went shopping three years apart to find out what is really going on with supermarket prices
Whilst some stores have reduced their prices since 2022, one store's jumped by more than 30%
There were some shocking surprises
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In July this year it was recorded that food prices have continued to rise as inflation reached the highest level for the past 18 months. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 3.6% in June, the highest it has been since January 2024.
Whilst grocery prices overall have increased throughout this year, we compared the price of everyday food essentials at the top supermarkets today to what they were three years ago in 2022.
In 2022 over six months, we visited popular food retailers Tesco, Asda, Lidl, Aldi, M&S, Sainsbury's and Morrisons to compare the prices of basic items.
Now we have gone back to the same stores three years later to see how much the prices have changed in that time and there were some shocking finds. For money-saving tips, sign up to our Money newsletter here
In August 2022 the UK consumer price inflation rate was a staggering 9.9% according to the Office of National Statistics.
The latest figures for inflation for June 2025 state that the rate was 3.6%, higher than the government's target of less than 2%.
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Three out of the seven stores we visited had an overall reduction in price since 2022 whilst Marks and Spencer's went up by more than 30%.
Even though you can now find cheese locked up for security purposes in many shops, as it is deemed a high value item, in some places the cost of a pack of mature cheddar has decreased as much as 79p in Morrisons.
In recent years supermarkets such as Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons have vowed to keep their prices low for many items by price matching Aldi. However, it was actually Lidl that had the lowest prices for every product as well as a decrease in overall price since 2022.
The shopping bills for each supermarket in August 2025
Morrisons
two pints of semi-skimmed milk - £1.25 (price match) (same price)
(price match) (same price) a box of 6 free range eggs - £1.75 (up from £1.05)
(up from £1.05) 400g pack of mature cheddar cheese - £3.20 (down from £3.99 for 350g)
(down from £3.99 for 350g) 500g of spaghetti - 75p (price match) (down from 89p)
(price match) (down from 89p) one load of thick-cut white sliced bread - 75p (down from £1.40)
(down from £1.40) six Braeburn appeals - £1.70 (down from £1.89)
(down from £1.89) a 12-pack of breakfast wheat cereal - £2.00 (up from £1.70)
Total: £11.40 (down 6.3% from £12.17 from 2022)
Lidl
two pints of semi-skimmed milk - £1.20 (up from £1.15)
(up from £1.15) a box of 6 free range eggs - 86p (down from 99p)
(down from 99p) 400g pack of mature cheddar cheese - £2.79 (down from £3.19 for 350g)
(down from £3.19 for 350g) 500g of spaghetti - 28p (down from 32p)
(down from 32p) one load of thick-cut white sliced bread - 75p (down from £1.19)
(down from £1.19) six Braeburn apples - £1.49 (up from £1.39)
(up from £1.39) a 36-pack of breakfast wheat cereal - £2.05 (up from £1.79 for 12-pack)
Total: £9.42 (down 6% from £10.02 in 2022)
Sainsbury's
two pints of semi-skimmed milk - £1.20 (up from £1.20)
(up from £1.20) a box of 6 free range eggs - £1.75 (up from £1.05)
(up from £1.05) 400g pack of mature cheddar cheese - £3.15 (down from £3.25 for 350g)
(down from £3.25 for 350g) 500g of spaghetti - 75p (Aldi price match) (down from 85p)
(Aldi price match) (down from 85p) one load of thick-cut white sliced bread - 75p (Aldi price match) (down from £1.20)
(Aldi price match) (down from £1.20) six Braeburn apples - £1.70 (same price)
(same price) a 24-pack of breakfast wheat cereal - £1.37 (Aldi price match) (down from £1.60 for 12-pack)
Total: £10.67 (down 1.2% from £10.80 in 2022)
Tesco
two pints of semi-skimmed milk - £1.20 (Aldi price match) (up from £1.15)
(Aldi price match) (up from £1.15) a box of 6 free range eggs - £1.75 (up from £1.05)
(up from £1.05) 400g pack of mature cheddar cheese - £3.25 (down from £3.60 for 350g)
(down from £3.60 for 350g) 500g of spaghetti - 85p (Aldi price match) (same price)
(Aldi price match) (same price) one load of thick-cut white sliced bread - 75p (Aldi price match) (down from £1.20)
(Aldi price match) (down from £1.20) five Braeburn appeals - £1.70 (Clubcard price £1.40 ) (same price for six)
(Clubcard price ) (same price for six) a 24-pack of breakfast wheat cereal - £1.90 (up from £1.60 for 12-pack)
Total: £11.40 (up 2.33% from £11.14 in 2022)
Asda
two pints of semi-skimmed milk - £1.20 (up from £1.15)
(up from £1.15) a box of 6 free range eggs - £1.75 (up from 99p)
(up from 99p) 400g pack of mature cheddar cheese - £3.14 (down from £3.19 for 350g)
(down from £3.19 for 350g) 500g of spaghetti - 75p (up from 32p)
(up from 32p) one load of thick-cut white sliced bread - 75p (down from £1.19)
(down from £1.19) six Braeburn apples - £1.67 (up from £1.39)
(up from £1.39) a 24-pack of breakfast wheat cereal - £1.90 (up from £1.76 for 12-pack)
Total: £11.16 (up 11.4% from £10.02 in 2022)
Aldi
two pints of semi-skimmed milk - £1.65 (up from £1.15)
(up from £1.15) a box of 6 free range eggs - £1.55 (up from 95p)
(up from 95p) 400g pack of mature cheddar cheese - £2.79 (up from £2.39 for 350g)
(up from £2.39 for 350g) 500g of spaghetti - 75p (up from 69p)
(up from 69p) one load of thick-cut white sliced bread - 75p (down from £1.19)
(down from £1.19) six Braeburn apples - £1.49 (up from £1.39)
(up from £1.39) a 36-pack of breakfast wheat cereal - £2.02 (was £1.79 for 12-pack)
Total: £11 (up 15.2% from £9.55 in 2022)
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Marks & Spencer
two pints of semi-skimmed milk - £1.20 (up from £1.15)
(up from £1.15) a box of 6 free range eggs - £1.80 (up from £1)
(up from £1) 350g pack of mature cheddar cheese - £2.75 (up from £2.25)
(up from £2.25) 500g of spaghetti - £2.30 (up from 85p)
(up from 85p) one load of thick-cut white sliced bread - 75p (up from 70p)
(up from 70p) six Braeburn apples - £1.80 (up from £1.75)
(up from £1.75) a 12-pack of breakfast wheat cereal - £2 (up from £1.95)
Total: £12.60 (up 30.6% from £9.65 in 2022)
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