Bargain-hunting shoppers have been given heads-up as to the UK's cheapest supermarket for February.
Consumer group Which? has revealed its latest price comparison list - and declared a new winner in the process.
German giant Lidl was found to have the lowest prices for the month - beating off the likes of Tesco, Morrisons, Aldi and Asda.
The Manchester Evening News reports how experts compared the prices of 19 essential items – including apples, eggs and Hovis bread to rank the chains according to price.
It found shoppers would have paid, on average, £19.13 at Lidl, which narrowly beat rival discounter Aldi by just 25p.
Waitrose, meanwhile, was over £8 more expensive than Lidl for the same trolley of items.
Below is how much consumers spent on an average shopping basket of goods last month.
- Lidl - £19.13
- Aldi - £19.38
- Asda - £21
- Tesco - £22.44
- Morrisons - £22.91
- Sainsbury’s - £22.06
- Ocado - £24.79
- Waitrose - £27.44
Lidl came out cheapest overall at just £19.13, while Asda was the cheapest Big Four supermarket, rolling in at £21 exactly.
At the other end of the scale, upmarket Waitrose was over £8 more expensive than Lidl, at £27.44, reports the Mirror.
Which? also compared a shopping trolley packed with 85 items - the original 19 plus 66 more across the Big Four plus Waitrose and Ocado.
This included a greater selection of branded items, such as Branston baked beans and Kleenex tissues, that aren't always available at Aldi and Lidl.
The shopping list combined branded items, such as Kenco Millicano coffee, Oxo stock cubes and Twinings English breakfast tea, with own-label products including onions, tomatoes and milk.
Asda, at £160.89, claimed the top spot - charging shoppers £17.90 less than the most expensive supermarket, Waitrose.
Grocery prices at Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Tesco were similar, with just over £4 separating the three supermarkets.
Cheapest Big Four grocer in February
The comparison of 85 items also included Ocado and Waitrose.
- Asda - £160.89
- Sainsbury’s - £167.03
- Morrisons - £167.51
- Tesco - £171.83
- Ocado - £175.40
- Waitrose - £178.79
