A week of groceries for one, for about $50
A week of food for one person, priced this week at Woolworths, Aldi and IGA.
Prices for the week of Wednesday 21 October 2026, updated Wednesday 21 October, 8:02 PM (Melbourne time), after that day's scrape.
This week's total at each store
- Aldi $42.83Cheapest complete basket$0.30 dearer on last week
- Woolworths $46.41$1.12 cheaper on last week
- IGA $46.59$1.00 dearer on last week
- Coles $49.83Prices from 19 October: not updated this week, so not compared
Target: about $50 a week.
What's in the basket
| Item | Woolworths | Coles | Aldi | IGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| white bread (650 g) | $2.50 Woolworths White Sandwich Bread Loaf 650g | $2.50 Simply White Sandwich Loaf | $2.39 White Sandwich Sliced Bread 650g | $3.40 Buttercup White Sandwich |
| 2 × milk (1 L) | $3.40 Woolworths Full Cream Milk 2L | $3.40 Lite Reduced Fat Milk | $3.39 Light Milk 2L | $3.50 Black & Gold Uht Dairy Full Milk |
| free range eggs (6 pack) | $4.90 Woolworths 6 Pack Extra Large Free Range Eggs 350g | $4.20 Free Range X Large Eggs 6 Pack | $5.99 Free Range Eggs 600g | $6.40 Pace Farm Free Range 350G Eggs |
| rolled oats (500 g) | $1.70 Woolworths Rolled Traditional Oats 750g | $1.70 Rolled Oats | $1.49 Rolled Oats 750g | $1.70 Black & Gold Rolled Oats |
| 2 × instant noodles (5 pack) | $3.80 Indomena Instant Noodles Chicken Flavoured 425g 5 pack | $7.90 Mi Goreng Hot & Spicy Instant 5 Pack | $3.58 Beef Noodles 5 Pack 425g | $4.00 Black & Gold Chicken Flavoured Noodles |
| 4 × tuna in springwater (95 g) | $3.30 Woolworths Essentials Tuna Chunks In Spring Water 425g | $3.30 Tuna Springwater | $3.29 Tuna Chunks in Springwater 425g | $3.30 Black & Gold Tuna Chunks In Springwater |
| frozen mixed vegetables (500 g) | $4.50 McCain Frozen Peas & Super Juicy Corn 500g | $2.80 Frozen Mixed Vegetables | $3.29 Peas, Carrots & Super Sweet Corn 1kg | $2.80 Black & Gold Mixed Vegetables |
| chicken breast (500 g) | $9.00 Woolworths RSPCA Approved Chicken Breast Diced 500g | $8.70 RSPCA Approved Chicken Breast Fillets Small Pack | $6.50 RSPCA Approved Chicken Breast Fillet Stir Fry | $4.58 Ingham's Large Fresh Chicken Breast Fillets |
| tasty cheese (250 g) | $4.90 Woolworths Tasty Cheese Block 250g | $6.00 Dairy Tasty Cheese Block | $4.49 Tasty Cheese Block 250g | $6.00 Community Co Extra Tasty Cheese Block |
| bananas (1 kg) | $4.86 Cavendish Bananas each | $4.98 Bananas | $4.49 Cavendish Bananas Loose | $5.90 Bananas |
| carrots (1 kg) | $1.70 Woolworths Australian Grown Carrots 1kg | $2.50 Carrots | $2.09 Carrots 1kg | $2.90 Carrots |
| pasta (500 g) | $0.90 Woolworths Essentials Pasta Penne 500g | $0.90 Pasta Spirals | $0.89 Pasta Spirals 500g | $0.90 Black & Gold Long Pasta #12 Fettuccine |
| diced tomatoes (400 g) | $0.95 Woolworths Essentials Diced Tomatoes 400g | $0.95 Chopped Tomatoes Canned | $0.95 Italian Diced Tomatoes 400g | $1.20 SPC Diced Tomatoes |
Week by week
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Each Wednesday's total at every store that had the whole basket.
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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.