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.

A family BBQ basket that costs $57 at Woolies is just $44.90 at Coles. We break down every item so you know exactly where to shop.

We priced a 14-item student staples basket across Coles, Woolies, Aldi and IGA. Here's where your $70 actually goes furthest.

We priced 11 lunchbox staples across Coles, Woolies, Aldi and IGA. The gap between cheapest and most expensive is $13.45, here's where it comes from.

We priced a full weekend BBQ basket at Coles, Woolies, Aldi and IGA. The cheapest single store saves you $11.57, but cherry-picking saves even more.

We priced 13 mid-week dinner staples across Coles, Woolies, Aldi and IGA. Here's where your money goes furthest.

Aldi wins the school lunchbox basket at $48.74, but a bit of cherry-picking across stores gets you to $42.29. Here's where the money actually is.