UK's cheapest supermarket for 76 essentials revealed as Aldi LOSES top spot after 20 months
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THE cheapest supermarket for a basket of 76 items in July has been revealed - and Aldi has been knocked off the top spot.
The latest analysis from Which? had crowned the discounter the cheapest for the past 20 months.
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Lidl has been named the cheapest supermarket for 76 items
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The research compares the average price of a shop consisting of popular groceries at eight of the UK's biggest supermarkets.
In July, Lidl was crowned the cheapest supermarket, where the groceries cost £128.40 on average across the month.
Members of its loyalty scheme Lidl Plus could save a further 40p.
Meanwhile, Aldi was 85p more expensive at £129.25 on average.
The list of 76 items included both branded and own-brand items, such as Birds Eye peas, Hovis bread, milk and butter.
The analysis includes special offer prices and loyalty prices where applicable, but not multibuys.
Meanwhile, Tesco Clubcard members would have paid £141.92 on average which is £13.92 more than at Lidl with a loyalty card, while without a Clubcard, the Tesco shop cost £145.10.
For those using a Sainsbury's Nectar card, July's shopping list of items averaged £144.21.
Without a Nectar card, the same items at Sainsbury's cost £149.55.
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Over the same month, Asda retained its place as one of the UK's cheapest supermarkets for the longer list of 192 items at £474.12.
It was cheaper than Tesco with a Clubcard by £7.47 (£481.59).
Waitrose was the most expensive on average, with the bigger shop costing £538.33 - a difference of £64.21 compared to Asda.
Waitrose was also the most expensive supermarket for a smaller list of items this month, totalling £170.91 on average.
That's a difference of £42.51 compared to Lidl (with a loyalty card).
Aldi and Lidl are not included in the comparison of the bigger list as they have a smaller range of products.
Reena Sewraz, Which? retail editor, said: 'Lidl has bagged the top spot as the UK's cheapest supermarket for the first time in 20 months, according to our latest price analysis, showing that it can beat Aldi even without loyalty prices.
'The bigger trolley of groceries shows that Asda continues to be the cheapest non-discounter supermarket - beating membership prices at Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons.
'Households are still contending with high food prices but our analysis shows it pays to shop around, simply choosing one supermarket over another could save you 25%.'
A Waitrose spokesperson said: "Our customers know that there's more to great value than just price, and we combine excellent quality, industry-leading animal welfare standards and fantastic customer service."
The Sun also contacted Aldi for comment.
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