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.

Mid-Week Dinners: Aldi Saves Families $12.30 a Shop
Essential baskets · grocery prices

Mid-Week Dinners: Aldi Saves Families $12.30 a Shop

Aldi wins this five-dinner weeknight basket at $61.28, which is $12.30 under Woolies and $11.15 under Coles, real money when you're shopping every week.

· Save $4.32
Friday Night Pizza: save $2.71 by splitting the shop
Essential baskets · weekly-essentials

Friday Night Pizza: save $2.71 by splitting the shop

Friday Night Pizza came to $36.91 at Aldi, the cheapest store that could supply the whole basket. Buying each item wherever it was cheapest saved a further $2.71.

· Save $2.71
Hot Lunch Thermos: save $10.66 by splitting the shop
Essential baskets · weekly-essentials

Hot Lunch Thermos: save $10.66 by splitting the shop

Hot Lunch Thermos came to $41.45 at Coles, the cheapest store that could supply the whole basket. Buying each item wherever it was cheapest saved a further $10.66.

· Save $10.66
Cheap Family Breakfast Groceries: Woolies Wins at $47.39
Essential baskets · grocery comparison

Cheap Family Breakfast Groceries: Woolies Wins at $47.39

Woolworths wins this nine-item family breakfast basket at $47.39 for a complete shop, while cherry-picking across stores cuts that to $41.16, a $6.23 saving that requires stops at up to three supermarkets.

· Save $6.23
Cheap Cleaning Products: Woolies Wins at $40.45
Essential baskets · cleaning products

Cheap Cleaning Products: Woolies Wins at $40.45

Woolworths wins this cleaning and laundry basket at $40.45, saving you $13.80 over Coles and a massive $46.61 over Aldi once you account for missing items, but cherry-picking five stores gets you to $38.20.

· Save $2.25
Budget Grocery List Under $100: Aldi vs Coles vs Woolies
Essential baskets · budget groceries

Budget Grocery List Under $100: Aldi vs Coles vs Woolies

Aldi wins this 15-item weekly staples basket at $52.98, with Coles close behind at $53.46, both comfortably under $100, while Woolworths at $64.12 costs $11.14 more for the exact same shop.

· Save $5.50
Healthy Food Shopping on a Budget: Aldi vs the Rest
Essential baskets · healthy groceries

Healthy Food Shopping on a Budget: Aldi vs the Rest

Aldi wins this healthy weekly basket at $64.37, which is $7.06 under Coles and $6.75 under Woolies, and cherry-picking the best prices across stores drops the total to $60.01, saving $11.11 against the next cheapest single store.

· Save $11.11
Budget Grocery List for Dinners: Aldi Wins at $52.37
Essential baskets · budget meals

Budget Grocery List for Dinners: Aldi Wins at $52.37

Aldi wins this five-night dinner basket at $52.37, which is $5.66 cheaper than Coles ($58.03), $12.43 cheaper than Woolies ($64.80), and $16.98 cheaper than IGA ($69.35), and cherry-picking the cheapest item at each store gets you to $47.03.

· Save $11.00
Budget BBQ Groceries: Aldi Wins at $35.89
Essential baskets · bbq

Budget BBQ Groceries: Aldi Wins at $35.89

Aldi wins this 12-item weekend BBQ basket at $35.89 for the 10 items it stocks, with Coles the cheapest full shop at $52.60, and cherry-picking across stores gets you to $40.53, saving $12.07.

· Save $12.07
Nut-Free Dairy-Free Lunchbox: Woolies vs Aldi vs Coles
Essential baskets · lunchbox

Nut-Free Dairy-Free Lunchbox: Woolies vs Aldi vs Coles

Woolworths wins this allergy-friendly lunchbox basket at $37.27, but Aldi is just $1.25 behind at $36.02, and cherry-picking the cheapest store for each item drops the total to $30.67, a $6.60 saving on the best single-store price.

· Save $6.60
Budget School Lunchbox: Aldi Wins at $41.47
Essential baskets · school lunchbox

Budget School Lunchbox: Aldi Wins at $41.47

Aldi takes this 11-item budget school lunchbox basket at $41.47, beating Woolies ($45.25), IGA ($45.35), and Coles ($44.53), though cherry-picking the cheapest item at each store gets you down to $36.40.

· Save $5.07
15-Minute Mid-Week Basket: Save $20
Essential baskets · basket comparison

15-Minute Mid-Week Basket: Save $20

Woolworths wins this 15-Minute Mid-Week basket at $57.69, which is $16.91 under Coles, but cherry-picking the cheapest item at each store gets you to just $39.39, a saving of $18.30 over the best single store.

· Save $18.30
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