Weekly Essentials: Budget Grocery Baskets Compared

A budget grocery list priced at Coles, Woolworths, Aldi and IGA every week. What a cheap weekly shop really costs, and which supermarket wins yours.

Essential baskets · healthy eating

Healthy Grocery Basket: save $5.90 by splitting the shop

Healthy Grocery Basket came to $67.67 at Aldi, the cheapest store that could supply the whole basket. Buying each item wherever it was cheapest saved a further $5.90.

Mon 26 Oct 2026· Save $5.90

Essential baskets · meal prep

High Protein Meal Prep Basket: save $9.29 by splitting the shop

High Protein Meal Prep Basket came to $155.23 at Coles, the cheapest store that could supply the whole basket. Buying each item wherever it was cheapest saved a further $9.29.

Sun 25 Oct 2026· Save $9.29

Essential baskets · bbq

Weekend BBQ: save $11.96 by splitting the shop

Weekend BBQ came to $54.08 at Coles, the cheapest store that could supply the whole basket. Buying each item wherever it was cheapest saved a further $11.96.

Sat 24 Oct 2026· Save $11.96

Essential baskets · after-school snacks

Tween Snack Cupboard: save $15.11 by splitting the shop

Tween Snack Cupboard came to $74.95 at Coles, the cheapest store that could supply the whole basket. Buying each item wherever it was cheapest saved a further $15.11.

Fri 23 Oct 2026· Save $15.11

Essential baskets · school lunchbox

School Lunchbox: save $3.08 by splitting the shop

School Lunchbox came to $44.98 at Aldi, the cheapest store that could supply the whole basket. Buying each item wherever it was cheapest saved a further $3.08.

Thu 22 Oct 2026· Save $3.08

Essential baskets · student groceries

Cheap Student Groceries: save $3.48 by splitting the shop

Cheap Student Groceries came to $55.93 at Aldi, the cheapest store that could supply the whole basket. Buying each item wherever it was cheapest saved a further $3.48.

Wed 21 Oct 2026· Save $3.48

Essential baskets · budget groceries

Budget Groceries Under $100 a Week: save $1.28 by splitting the shop

Budget Groceries Under $100 a Week came to $52.53 at Aldi, the cheapest store that could supply the whole basket. Buying each item wherever it was cheapest saved a further $1.28.

Tue 20 Oct 2026· Save $1.28

Essential baskets · healthy eating

Healthy Eating on a Budget: save $10.95 by splitting the shop

Healthy Eating on a Budget came to $63.86 at Woolworths, the cheapest store that could supply the whole basket. Buying each item wherever it was cheapest saved a further $10.95.

Mon 19 Oct 2026· Save $10.95

Essential baskets · self-care

Self-Care Sunday: save $13.86 by splitting the shop

Self-Care Sunday came to $71.80 at Coles, the cheapest store that could supply the whole basket. Buying each item wherever it was cheapest saved a further $13.86.

Sun 18 Oct 2026· Save $13.86

Essential baskets · weekly-essentials

Baby & Toddler Essentials: save $4.29 by splitting the shop

Baby & Toddler Essentials came to $70.73 at Coles, the cheapest store that could supply the whole basket. Buying each item wherever it was cheapest saved a further $4.29.

Sat 17 Oct 2026· Save $4.29

Essential baskets · gluten free

Gluten-Free Breakfast: save $4.95 by splitting the shop

Gluten-Free Breakfast came to $67.86 at Woolworths, the cheapest store that could supply the whole basket. Buying each item wherever it was cheapest saved a further $4.95.

Fri 16 Oct 2026· Save $4.95

Essential baskets · breakfast

Aussie Family Breakfast: save $2.39 by splitting the shop

Aussie Family Breakfast came to $44.38 at Woolworths, the cheapest store that could supply the whole basket. Buying each item wherever it was cheapest saved a further $2.39.

Thu 15 Oct 2026· Save $2.39