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