Feeding a family of four for under $150 a week
Family pack sizes and the things children actually eat, priced this week at Woolworths, Aldi and IGA.
Prices for the week of Wednesday 21 October 2026, updated Wednesday 21 October, 8:01 PM (Melbourne time), after that day's scrape.
This week's total at each store
- Aldi $132.99Cheapest complete basket$2.10 dearer on last week
- Woolworths $145.49$0.87 cheaper on last week
- Coles $142.63Prices from 15 October: not updated this week, so not compared
- IGA $156.50No chicken thigh, so this total is short and not comparable
Target: under $150 a week.
What's in the basket
| Item | Woolworths | Coles | Aldi | IGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 × white bread (700 g) | $6.10 Woolworths White Sandwich Bread Loaf 650g | $7.00 High Fibre White Toast Bread | $5.38 White Sandwich Sliced Bread 650g | $9.20 Tip Top Bread The One White Sandwich Loaf |
| 2 × full cream milk (3 L) | $9.90 Woolworths Full Cream Milk 3L | $9.90 Full Cream Milk | $9.90 Full Cream Milk 3L | $10.30 Family Farm Full Cream Milk |
| weet-bix (1.2 kg) | $7.00 Weet-Bix Breakfast Cereal 1.2kg | $7.00 Weet-bix Cereal | $15.96 Weet-Bix 375g | $13.00 Weet-Bix |
| eggs (12 pack) | $5.60 Pace Farm 12 Pack For Everyone Extra Large Barn Laid Eggs 700g | $5.20 Cage Free Barn Laid Eggs 12 Pack | $5.00 Cage Eggs 700g | $5.30 Black & Gold Barn Laid Eggs Large |
| tasty cheese (500 g) | $6.60 Woolworths Tasty Cheese Block 500g | $6.80 Cheese Block Tasty | $5.99 Tasty Cheese Block 500g | $8.60 Community Co Extra Tasty Cheese Block Lite |
| greek yoghurt natural (1 kg) | $4.20 Woolworths Natural Greek Style Yoghurt 1kg | $4.50 Greek Style Natural Yoghurt | $3.89 Light Greek Style Natural Yogurt 1kg | $7.50 Farmers Union Greek Style Yoghurt |
| butter (250 g) | $4.50 Woolworths Australian Butter Salted 250g | $4.50 Salted Butter | $3.99 Salted Butter 250g | $5.30 Western Star Chef's Choice Unsalted Cultured Butter |
| ham (200 g) | $3.98 Leg Ham Shaved From The Deli per 100g | $5.00 Honey Leg Ham | $3.49 Leg Shaved Ham 250g | $3.20 Community Co Ham Steaks |
| beef mince (1 kg) | $19.60 Woolworths Lean Beef Mince 500g | $15.00 No Added Hormone Beef 3 Star Regular Mince | $12.98 2 Star Beef Mince 500g | $22.00 Prescotts Beef Mince Lean |
| chicken thigh (1 kg) | $13.00 Woolworths RSPCA Approved Chicken Thigh Skinless Cutlets Bone In 500g - 650g | $11.00 RSPCA Approved Chicken Thigh Cutlets | $11.68 RSPCA Approved Chicken Bone-In Thigh Cutlets Skinless | not stocked |
| thin beef sausages (1 kg) | $13.00 Woolworths 10 Pack Beef Sausages 550g | $13.00 The Original Beef Sausages | $7.78 Honey Beef Sausages 500g | $11.50 Slape & Sons Ranchero Beef Sausages |
| frozen chips (1.5 kg) | $6.30 Woolworths Essentials Straight Cut Chips 1kg | $6.30 Frozen Straight Cut Chips | $5.38 Steak Cut Chips 750g | $6.30 Black & Gold Chips Crinkle Cut |
| frozen peas (500 g) | $2.50 Woolworths Essentials Frozen Peas 1kg | $2.50 Peas Snap Frozen | $2.49 Garden Peas 1kg | $2.00 Black & Gold Peas |
| 2 × pasta (500 g) | $1.80 Woolworths Essentials Pasta Penne 500g | $1.80 Pasta Spirals | $1.78 Pasta Spirals 500g | $1.80 Black & Gold Long Pasta #12 Fettuccine |
| 2 × pasta sauce (500 g) | $4.60 Woolworths Essentials Traditional Pasta Sauce 700g | $5.40 Classic Tomato Pasta Sauce | $3.18 Tomato Pasta Sauce 500g | $5.80 Dolmio Extra Bolognese Pasta Sauce |
| jasmine rice (1 kg) | $3.15 Sunrice Rice Jasmine 1kg | $3.20 Jasmine Rice | $2.99 Jasmine Rice 1kg | $3.20 Community Co Fragrant Thai Jasmine Rice |
| apples (1 kg) | $4.70 The Odd Bunch Apples Prepacked Punnet 1kg | $4.90 Granny Smith Apples | $3.69 Red Apples 1kg | $5.00 Pink Lady Apples |
| bananas (1 kg) | $4.86 Cavendish Bananas each | $4.98 Bananas | $4.49 Cavendish Bananas Loose | $5.90 Bananas |
| mandarins (1 kg) | $3.10 The Odd Bunch Mandarin Prepacked 1kg | $3.20 I' M Perfect Mandarins Prepacked | $2.99 Mandarins 1kg | $4.90 Imperial Mandarins |
| carrots (1 kg) | $1.70 Woolworths Australian Grown Carrots 1kg | $2.50 Carrots | $2.09 Carrots 1kg | $2.90 Carrots |
| brown onions (1 kg) | $4.00 Woolworths Onion Brown Bag 1kg | $4.00 Brown Onions | $2.99 Brown Onions 1kg | $4.90 Brown Onion |
| potatoes (2 kg) | $6.50 Woolworths Washed Potatoes Bag 2kg | $6.00 Red Royale Washed Potatoes | $6.49 Brushed Potatoes 2kg | $5.90 Brushed Potato Prepack 2kg |
| toilet paper (24 pack) | $8.80 Vevelle Luxury Soft 3 Ply Toilet Tissue 24 pack | $8.95 Toilet Tissue 3ply | $8.39 Toilet Tissue 3 Ply 24 Pack | $12.00 Black & Gold Toilet Roll 2Ply |
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Prices are the shelf prices Cuugo recorded at Woolworths, Aldi and IGA after the week's specials started. A store missing any item is never named cheapest.