Cost of living crisis: What are the cheapest supermarkets in Sussex?
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People across Sussex are feeling the hit of a 30-year high cost of living.
Energy, fuel and food prices continued to soar and retailers reined in seasonal discounts, leaving many households struggling to cover soaring food and energy costs and a rise in national insurance.
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SussexWorld has created a weekly shopping basket of essential items, and compared the price of each at six major supermarkets.
Shopping basket
Four-pint carton of Whole Milk (Supermarket own brand):
Sainsburys: £1.25
Tesco: £1.25
Asda: £1.25
Aldi: £1.25
Waitrose: £1.25
Marks and Spencer (M&S): £1.25
Loaf of Wholemeal medium sliced bread (Supermarket own brand):
Sainsburys: 60p
Tesco: 60p
Asda: 60p
Aldi: 36p
Waitrose: £65p
M&S: 65p
250g of Salted Butter (Supermarket own brand):
Sainsburys: £1.75
Tesco: £1.55
Asda: £1.45
Aldi: £1.55
Waitrose: £1.75
M&S: £1.80
500g of Penne Pasta (Supermarket own brand):
Sainsburys: 70p
Tesco: 70p
Asda: 70p
Aldi: 59p
Waitrose: 75p
M&S: 75p
1Kg of Basmati rice (Supermarket own brand):
Sainsburys: £1.75
Tesco: £1.75
Asda: £1.50
Aldi: £1.35
Waitrose: £1.85
M&S: £2
240 Breakfast Teabags (Supermarket own brand):
Sainsburys: £1.10
Tesco: £1.10
Asda: £1.10
Aldi: 95p
Waitrose: £1.10
M&S: £1.20 (80 bags)
200g of Instant Coffee (Supermarket own brand):
Sainsburys: £3.25
Tesco: £3.00
Asda: £2.95
Aldi: £2.29
Waitrose: £3.25
M&S: £5.35
400g of Tinned Tomatoes (Supermarket own brand):
Sainsburys: 45p
Tesco: 45p
Asda: 45p
Aldi: 45p
Waitrose: 55p
M&S: 50p
125ml of Colgate Triple Action Toothpaste:
Sainsburys: £1.25
Tesco: £1.19
Asda: £1.20
Aldi: £1.19
Waitrose: £1.(75ml of Colgate Regular Toothpaste)
M&S: £1.20
Kitchen roll x2 (Supermarket own brand):
Sainsburys: £2.15
Tesco: £2.15
Asda: £1.99
Aldi: £2.09
Waitrose: £2.75
M&S: £2.65
500ml of washing up liquid (Supermarket own brand):
Sainsburys: 34p
Tesco: 44p
Asda: 34p
Aldi: 34p
Waitrose: 80p (600ml)
M&S: £1.85
Nine pack of toilet roll (Supermarket own brand):
Sainsburys: £3.50
Tesco: £3.30
Asda: £3.10
Aldi: £2.89
Waitrose: £4.00
M&S: £3.15 (four pack)
40 heavy duty bin bags (Supermarket own brand):
Sainsburys: 95p
Tesco: 95p
Asda: 95p
Aldi: 95p
Waitrose: £3.75
M&S: £3.70
250ml of Carex Antibacterial Handwash:
Sainsburys: £1
Tesco: £1
Asda: £1
Aldi: 65p (500ml own brand)
Waitrose: £1.35 (500ml)
M&S: 95p
500ml bottle of Shampoo (Supermarket own brand):
Sainsburys: 75p
Tesco: 80p
Asda: £1 (Radox 2-in-1 250ml)
Aldi: 69p
Waitrose: £1 (Radox 2-in-1 250ml)
M&S: £1 (Radox 2-in-1 250ml)
250ml bottle of body wash (Supermarket own brand):
Sainsburys: £1
Tesco: £1.15
Asda: £1
Aldi: 85p
Waitrose: 90p
M&S: £1
Total basket price:
Sainsburys: £21.79
Tesco: £21.38
Asda: £20.83
Aldi: £18.44
Waitrose: £26.70
M&S £29
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