The UK has a brand new cheapest supermarket, it has been announced, and it's not Aldi or ASDA.
The comparison – carried out by consumer group Which? – looked at the prices of 23 items, including own-brand products such as apples and eggs as well as branded goods such as Hovis wholemeal bread.
As a result Lidl has been named the UK's cheapest - pushing rival Aldi from the top spot.
Lidl came out cheapest overall at just £24.11. Asda was the cheapest ‘big four’ supermarket, with a basket costing £25.22.
At the other end of the scale, Waitrose would have cost households £33.20 - that's 38 per cent more.
The German discounter was the best-value grocer in August, coming up top against all of the Big Four supermarkets as well as fellow rival Aldi.
With the kids home full time, shoppers would have paid £24.11 for a basket of 23 essential items at Lidl, that’s 43p less than Aldi and £9 less than Waitrose.
Ele Clark, Which? retail expert, told The Mirror: “The weekly food shop can have a big impact on consumers’ pockets, which is why we check hundreds of grocery prices every day.
“Our latest analysis shows shoppers don’t have to pay over the odds for a trolley of popular groceries if they go to Lidl, which was the cheapest supermarket in August.
“Shoppers wanting to cut down on the cost of a wider selection of branded goods could consider shopping at Asda, which was more than £21 cheaper than the most expensive supermarket."
