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Budget Breakfast Basket: save $2.14 by splitting the shop
Budget Breakfast Basket came to $44.71 at Woolworths, the cheapest store that could supply the whole basket. Buying each item wherever it was cheapest saved a further $2.14.
Budget Breakfast Basket · 11 items
Prices captured Thu 29 Oct 2026, 5:18pm
$42.57
Cheapest-store total
All at Coles
$40.631 missing
All at Woolworths
$44.7111 items
All at Aldi
$45.5511 items
All at IGA
$57.2511 items
Cheapest at each store
$42.5711 items
Rolled Oats 750g
Aldi$2.98
Wheat Biscuits Value Pack 1.12kg
Aldi$5.09
Mooloo Milk Mountain Full Cream Milk
IGA$3.10
White Sandwich Sliced Bread 650g
Aldi$2.39
Cage Eggs 700g
Aldi$5.00
Vegemite 40% Less Salt 235g
Woolworths$4.50
Smooth Peanut Butter 500g
Aldi$2.99
Cavendish Bananas Loose
Aldi$4.49
Light Greek Style Natural Yogurt 1kg
Aldi$3.89
Aroma Classic Instant Coffee 200g
Aldi$6.39
Tea Pot Bags
Coles$1.75Every item at all 4 stores
| Item | Coles | Woolworths | Aldi | IGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rolled oats 1 kg | ||||
| wheat biscuits 750 g | ||||
| full cream milk 2 L | ||||
| white bread 650 g | ||||
| eggs 12 pack | ||||
| vegemite 220 g | — | |||
| smooth peanut butter 375 g | ||||
| bananas 1 kg | ||||
| greek yoghurt natural 1 kg | ||||
| instant coffee 150 g | ||||
| tea bags 100 pack |
These prices were frozen when the post was published and move daily.
Adding the basket re-prices every item against today's shelf.
Cherry-picking saved $2.14
Prices collected on 30 October 2026 from Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and IGA.
What the basket costs
| Store | Total | Items found |
|---|---|---|
| Coles | $40.63 | 10, 1 missing |
| Woolworths | $44.71 | all 11 |
| Aldi | $45.55 | all 11 |
| IGA | $57.25 | all 11 |
A store that could not supply every item is not directly comparable — a smaller basket is naturally cheaper.
The bigger saving
Buying each item at whichever store sold it cheapest came to $42.57, $2.14 below the $44.71 at Woolworths — the cheapest shop that could actually fill the basket.
Every item
| Item | Cheapest | Store |
|---|---|---|
| rolled oats | $2.98 | Aldi |
| wheat biscuits | $5.09 | Aldi |
| full cream milk | $3.10 | IGA |
| white bread | $2.39 | Aldi |
| eggs | $5.00 | Aldi |
| vegemite | $4.50 | Woolworths |
| smooth peanut butter | $2.99 | Aldi |
| bananas | $4.49 | Aldi |
| greek yoghurt natural | $3.89 | Aldi |
| instant coffee | $6.39 | Aldi |
| tea bags | $1.75 | Coles |
Prices change daily. Search for any product to see today's.
Products in this basket
rolled oats1 kg
from $1.49 at Aldi
wheat biscuits750 g
from $4.00 at IGA
full cream milk2 L
from $3.10 at IGA
white bread650 g
from $2.39 at Aldi
eggs12 pack
from $5.00 at Aldi
vegemite220 g
from $4.50 at Woolworths
smooth peanut butter375 g
from $2.99 at Aldi
bananas1 kg
from $0.83 at Coles
greek yoghurt natural1 kg
from $3.89 at Aldi
instant coffee150 g
from $6.39 at Aldi
tea bags100 pack
from $1.75 at Coles
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