A week of groceries for under $100
A week of core staples, priced this week at Woolworths, Aldi and IGA: what a $100 shop actually buys, and where it is cheapest.
Prices for the week of Wednesday 21 October 2026, updated Wednesday 21 October, 8:00 PM (Melbourne time), after that day's scrape.
This week's total at each store
- Aldi $88.97Cheapest complete basket$2.80 dearer on last week
- Coles $95.78Prices from 15 October: not updated this week, so not compared
- IGA $96.30No chicken thigh, so this total is short and not comparable
- Woolworths $96.31No baked beans, so this total is short and not comparable
Target: under $100 a week.
What's in the basket
| Item | Woolworths | Coles | Aldi | IGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 × white bread (650 g) | $5.00 Woolworths White Sandwich Bread Loaf 650g | $5.00 Simply White Sandwich Loaf | $4.78 White Sandwich Sliced Bread 650g | $6.80 Buttercup White Sandwich |
| 2 × full cream milk (2 L) | $6.70 Woolworths Full Cream Milk 1L | $6.70 Dairy Full Cream Milk | $6.70 Full Cream Milk 1L | $7.10 Family Farm Full Cream Milk |
| 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 |
| rolled oats (1 kg) | $3.20 Woolworths Australian Rolled Oats 1.5kg | $3.40 Rolled Oats | $2.98 Rolled Oats 750g | $3.40 Black & Gold Rolled Oats |
| 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 |
| pasta sauce (500 g) | $2.30 Woolworths Essentials Traditional Pasta Sauce 700g | $2.70 Classic Tomato Pasta Sauce | $1.59 Tomato Pasta Sauce 500g | $2.90 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 |
| 2 × diced tomatoes (400 g) | $1.90 Woolworths Essentials Diced Tomatoes 400g | $1.90 Chopped Tomatoes Canned | $1.90 Italian Diced Tomatoes 400g | $2.40 SPC Diced Tomatoes |
| 2 × baked beans (400 g) | not stocked | $2.20 Baked Beans In Tomato Sauce | $2.18 Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce 420g | $2.20 Black & Gold Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| bananas (1 kg) | $4.86 Cavendish Bananas each | $4.98 Bananas | $4.49 Cavendish Bananas Loose | $5.90 Bananas |
| 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 |
| beef mince (500 g) | $9.80 Woolworths Lean Beef Mince 500g | $7.70 No Added Hormone Beef 3 Star Regular Mince | $6.49 2 Star Beef Mince 500g | $11.00 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| vegetable oil (750 ml) | $4.00 Woolworths Vegetable Oil 750mL | $4.80 Blended Vegetable Oil | $5.49 Vegetable Oil 2L | $4.00 Community Co Vegetable Oil |
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.