Aldi crowned cheapest supermarket in the UK by Which?
Which? Magazine analysed the cost of a basket of 79 branded and unbranded groceries across eight major UK chains.
It comes as prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in May, new inflation figures revealed.
Food prices are now 2.8% higher than a year ago, up from April's 2.6%.
Which? revealed that Aldi has been crowned as the UK's cheapest supermarket for the 18th month in a row.
Now, we've compared the price of staple items that we pick up weekly to see if Aldi did beat the rest.
See below for our handy graphic from the items we tracked in all major supermarkets.
From semi-skimmed milk to white bread and bananas - it's the items you automatically put in your basket or trolley every week.
The average cost of the shopping basket at Aldi was £135.95 in April 2025, £48 cheaper than Waitrose, which was the most expensive at £184.19.
Aldi's chief commercial officer, Julie Ashfield, said: "The Which? analysis once again reiterates our message that if shoppers want to save money on groceries, then Aldi is the only place to shop."
Coming in second place was Lidl, with a Plus membership basket costing £136.64, and regular prices just a penny more.
Asda ranked fourth at £150.06 with Tesco following closely behind with its Clubcard prices at £151.11.
Without a Clubcard, Tesco's basket totalled £152.59, just two pence behind Sainsbury's Nectar prices at £152.57.
Fresh food prices are rising particularly quickly, up to 2.4% higher than last May from April's 1.8%.
Shop prices overall remained in deflation, at 0.1% cheaper than a year ago and unchanged from April, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NIQ Shop Price Index.
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BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said: 'While overall shop prices remain unchanged in May, food inflation rose for the fourth consecutive month.
'Fresh foods were the main driver, and red meat eaters may have noticed their steak got a little more expensive as wholesale beef prices increased.
'If statutory costs continue to rise for retailers, households will have to brace themselves for more difficult times ahead as prices rise faster.'
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