OUR weekly shopping basket returns today - checking on the city’s Big Six supermarkets.
Every Wednesday we make sure you have the most up to date prices on essential food items.
Getting best value for money is so important when purse strings are tight and costs are rising everywhere.
We’ve contacted Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Lidl, Morrisons and Aldi and asked the chains for their best bargains, which we’ll pass on.
You can see right away how far your money will stretch to cover the basics.
Aldi is coming out on top again where our basket of 15 must-have items tots up to £19.06.
Sainsbury’s is still the most expensive option with the same items costing £22.02 - saving you £3 if you make the swap.
At Morrisons milk is up 4p on last week but potatoes are down by 10p and baked beans by 11p.
Irn Bru, sadly, is up by a significant 25p to £1.75, making it the most expensive of the six big stores.
In Asda a whole chicken is up 99p but you can save 5p this week on a bag of bananas.
In Tesco the cheapest mince beef is £1.20 more than last week but several items were out of stock last night.
ASDA
Hovis white loaf: £1.10
Milk two pints: 95p
Six medium eggs: 90p
500g minced beef: £1.90
Whole medium chicken: £3.45
Toilet roll own brand nine roll: £3.10
Nappies own brand 32 size 5: £4
Penne pasta 500g bag: 70p
Bananas five: 95p
Apples six: 95p
Cornflakes: 85p
Potatoes 2.5kg: 91p
Morning Rolls four: £1
Baked beans: 22p
Irn Bru 2l: £1.50
Total shop: £22.48
TESCO
Hovis white loaf: £1.10
Milk two pints: 95p
Six medium eggs: 95p
500g minced beef: £2.99
Whole medium chicken: £3.50
Toilet roll own brand nine roll: £3.10
Nappies own brand 32 size 5: £2.99
Penne pasta 500g bag: 70p
Bananas five: 69p
Apples six: 79p
Cornflakes: 60p
Potatoes 2.5kg: 91p
Morning Rolls four: 75p
Baked beans: 35p
Irn Bru 2l: £1.50
Total shop: £21.77
SAINSBURYS
Hovis white loaf: £1.10
Milk two pints: 95p
Six medium eggs: £1
500g minced beef: £2
Whole medium chicken: £4
Toilet roll own brand nine roll: £3.30
Nappies own brand 32 size 5: £3
Penne pasta 500g bag: 70p
Bananas five: 69p
Apples six: 79p
Cornflakes: £1
Potatoes 2.5kg: 89p
Morning rolls four: 75p
Baked beans: 35p
Irn Bru 2l: £1.50
Total shop: £22.02
MORRISONS
Hovis white loaf: £1.20
Milk two pints: 99p
Six medium eggs: 89p
500g minced beef: £1.79
Whole medium chicken: £3.50
Toilet roll own brand nine roll: £3.35
Nappies own brand 32 size 5: £2.89
Penne pasta 500g bag: 75p
Bananas five: 79p
Apples six: £1.29
Cornflakes 500g: £1
Potatoes 2.5kg: 89p
Morning Rolls four: 79p
Baked beans: 22p
Irn Bru 2l: £1.75
Total shop: £22.09
ALDI
Hovis soft white: £1.10
Milk two pints: 95p
Six medium eggs: 79p
500g minced beef: £1.69
Whole med chicken: £2.99
Toilet roll own brand nine roll: £2.09
Nappies own brand 32 size 5: £3.19
Penne pasta 500g bag: 55p
Bananas five: 69p
Apples six: £1.19
Cornflakes 500g: 55p
Potatoes 2.5kg: 91p
Morning Rolls four: 55p
Baked beans: 32p
Irn Bru 2l: £1.50
Total shop: £19.06
LIDL
Hovis white loaf: £1.10
Milk two pints: 95p
Six medium eggs: 79p
500g minced beef: £2.99
Whole med chicken: £2.99
Toilet roll own brand nine roll: £2.05
Nappies own brand 32 size 5: £2.79
Penne pasta 500g bag: 29p
Bananas five: 69p
Apples six: 89p
Cornflakes: 55p
Potatoes 2.5kg: 91p
Morning rolls four: 55p
Baked beans: 22p
Irn Bru 2l: £1.50
Total shop: £19.16
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