As a lot of people know, every penny counts when it comes to a weekly food shop.
Over a series of weeks, price increases that may at first seem marginal add up and can really burn a hole in your wallet.
That's why where you choose to get your groceries is very important.
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Here in Edinburgh, we're blessed with a massive array of supermarkets, from smaller independent stores to massive chains - although having so much choice can be a curse.
Yeah, I won't be doing my weekly shop at Waitrose or M&S anytime soon, but that still leaves Tesco, Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl, Sainsbury's and lots of others.
To make sure my money is stretching as far as it possibly can, I thought I would carry out a little experiment.
I wanted to compare how much a typical weekly shop would cost at Aldi - considered to be the reigning budget king - and Tesco, which is my usual go-to.
Like a lot of people post-Covid I get my weekly shopping delivered, so rather than drag myself over to my local Tesco and Aldi, I visited each of the supermarkets' websites.
Although some items aren't the exact same between Aldi and Tesco, I added items to my virtual basket that were as close as possible between the two chains.
Aldi Vs Tesco: Which is cheaper
So, which was supermarket cheaper?
The result will not surprise you.
By a landslide, Aldi came out on top - or under, I guess - costing a total of £39.74 for my 34 items.
In comparison, my shopping basket at Tesco came to a total of £53.58.
That's an increase of £13.84 (or a 34.8% if we're going to get really technical), which adds up to £55.36 more per month and a staggering £664.32 per year.
For a few items in particular, the difference in price was very noticeable.
The New York Bakery Sesame Bagels that I usually buy from Tesco are £1.60 for a pack of 5.
I always thought that was pretty reasonable, until I saw Aldi are only charging 79p for their own version (whether or not they are any good is a question for later).
Other items that I noticed a big price difference included Clear Honey (89p at Aldi, £1.50 as Tesco),
Now, to be fair to Tesco, they do price match a bunch of items to Aldi - including the cheese pizza I added to my basket.
Theoretically, it would be possible to pay the same at both supermarkets for your groceries if you only buy price-matched items.
However, out of all the items in my personal shopping basket, the only product that was price-matched was the pizza, so I don't know how feasible this is.
So, overall, what did this experiment teach me?
For my personal weekly shopping needs, Aldi is definitely the way to go.
