Essential baskets · cleaning
Cleaning & Laundry Basket: Save $36 by Shopping Smart
Woolies beats Coles by $24 on a 12-item cleaning basket, but a split shop saves another $12. Here's where every dollar goes.
Grocery Savings Guide for Australians
Weekly grocery price analysis, deal alerts and money-saving guides for shoppers navigating the cost of living in Australia. Real prices, tracked daily across Coles, Woolworths, Aldi and IGA — no sponsored picks, just data on what's genuinely cheapest each week.
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Essential baskets · pantry staples
Pantry Staples Basket: Save $7.55 Cherry-Picking Stores
We priced 13 pantry staples across Coles, Woolies, Aldi and IGA. Aldi wins the basket, but the cherry-pick strategy cuts another $7.55 off the bill.
Essential baskets · grocery comparison
Mid-Week Dinners: Save $13 Choosing the Right Store
We priced a full mid-week dinner basket at Coles, Woolies, Aldi and IGA, the gap between cheapest and priciest store is $18.97, and cherry-picking saves another $11.
Guides · price index
Grocery Price Index: Woolies Drops $5.26 This Week
Woolies fell $5.26 week-on-week to $73.99, while Coles held the cheapest full comparable basket at $72.75. Cherry-picking saves another $11.29.
Guides · price index
Grocery Price Index: Coles Cheapest at $72.25
This week's Cuugo basket: Coles leads at $72.25, Aldi close behind, and IGA surges $18.60. Here's what moved and where to shop.
Essential baskets · family dinners
Mid-Week Dinners: Save $15 Across Coles, Woolies & Aldi
We priced a 13-item mid-week dinner basket across four supermarkets. Aldi comes in cheapest at $66.24, but cherry-picking the right items can shave another $9 off that.
Guides · price index
Grocery Price Index: Woolies up $5, Coles still leads
This week's Cuugo basket check: Woolies jumps $5.00, Coles holds steady at $76.65, and cherry-picking saves you $11.88 versus the priciest single store.
Essential baskets · grocery comparison
Health Kick Starter Basket: Save $11 by Shopping Smart
We priced 12 healthy staples at Coles, Woolies, Aldi and IGA. The gap between cheapest and priciest store is $26.18, here's where every dollar goes.
Essential baskets · vegetarian
Vegetarian Mid-Week Basket: Save $15 at Aldi
This week's vegetarian mid-week basket costs $48.93 at Aldi versus $65.33 at IGA, a $16.40 difference on the same 14 items. Here's where the savings actually come from.
Essential baskets · meal prep
Gym Meal Prep Basket: Save $17 by Shopping Smart
A gym bro meal prep basket costs anywhere from $104 to $201 depending on where you shop. Here's where your money actually goes furthest.
Essential baskets · school lunchbox
School Lunchbox Basket: Save $15 at Aldi vs IGA
We priced 11 school lunchbox staples at Coles, Woolies, Aldi and IGA. The gap between cheapest and priciest store is $12.72 a week, real money over a school term.
Essential baskets · pizza night
Friday Night Pizza for Under $45 at Aldi
We priced a full Friday night pizza basket across Coles, Woolies, Aldi and IGA. The gap between the priciest and cheapest store is $24.62, here's where to shop and what to cherry-pick.