I did my weekly online shop at both Aldi and Asda to see which one is cheaper

When it comes to your weekly shop, we all want to make sure we are sticking to budget as much as possible and getting the best deals.

Most people tend to think of Aldi or Lidl as being the best place to get your groceries on a budget, but just recently it was announced that Asda was actually the cheapest UK supermarket.

The supermarket chain beat out other supermarkets for the prestigious title by The Grocer magazine at their annual Grocer Gold Awards 2021.

Asda has been popular among UK families for generations now, thanks to their famous price "roll backs" and smart prices.

On the other hand, Aldi has been steadily growing in popularity among UK shoppers for their famously low prices and discounted dupes that allow them to be one of the biggest budget supermarkets.

To put an end to the debate once and for all, I decided to do my online weekly shop at both Aldi and Asda to see which one officially came out on top.

When it comes right down to it, both supermarkets offer quality products for good value.

In theory, since they won the title of the UK's Lowest Priced Supermarket earlier this year, Asda should really walk away with this one, especially when I purchased Asda's own branded products in an effort to keep the comparison equal.

To make it even fairer, I made sure that I went to both online stores with a very similar grocery list, that included both food and household items.

The shopping list included: Bread, milk, eggs, ham, orange juice, multipack crisps, fajita kit, pasta bake sauce, pasta, multi pack chocolate, cereal, bananas, stir fry pack, mixed peppers, chicken breasts and toilet roll.

All products were purchased to also be similar weights and quantities.

As for the whole online shopping process, I guess it is something that we have all become much more familiar with now ever since the pandemic.

I used to be quite familiar with Asda's layout as I used to my weekly online shop as a student, but I must admit that Aldi's online store felt that bit easier to navigate.

However, both stores were separated into different categories, which is exactly what one would expect.

The all important factor at the end of the shop was, of course, the total price. The online receipts for both supermarkets are as follows:

Aldi

Both receipts included the same shopping lists for fairness. (Image: Aldi)

Groceries: Bread (99p), Ham (£1.65), eggs (99p), milk (£1.00), orange juice (£1.55), multi pack crisps (75p), fajita kit (£1.29), pasta bake sauce (55p), pasta (39p), chocolate (85p), cereal (£1.15), bananas (69p), stir fry noodles (£1.19), Stir fry veg (95p), stir fry sauce (79p), peppers (£1.29), chicken (£3.35) & toilet roll (£1.59).

Groceries total: £21.01

Click and collect: £4.99

Total including shipping £26.00

Asda

Despite being the same lists, one store came out on top. (Image: Asda)

Groceries: Bread (99p), ham (£2.00), eggs (£1.09), milk (£1.34), orange juice (£1.95), multi pack crisps (77p), fajita kit (£1.60), pasta bake (75p), pasta (60p), chocolate (£1.30), cereal (£1.09), bananas (£1.00), stir fry bundle (£2.85), peppers (85p), chicken (£4.00), toilet roll (£1.70).

Groceries total: £23.88

Click and collect total: £3.16

Overall total: £27.04

The most interesting thing about the comparison is that, minus the click and collect totals, Aldi was cheaper on every single item, with the exception of the cereal and the peppers.

Even more interestingly, despite having a higher click and collect rate, Aldi still came in at an overall more lower price for the full weekly shop.

While some of the shopping items came in at quite similar prices, with the difference only being a few pennies.

Whereas, some of the more pricier products on the list, such as the fajita kit and the chicken, were way pricier.

The chicken alone was 65 pence cheaper when purchased from Aldi, and they were the exact same weight as those bought from Asda.

One of the biggest differences in my comparison came with the click and collect prices.

We all know that supermarkets charge higher prices when compared to going in stores, and Asda won this part of the comparison.

Asda was a whole £1.83 difference, but that could vary depending on the amount of food items you bought and what time of day you choose to collect your weekly shop.

Aldi's click and collect rate is a steady £4.99 for any slot you choose, so, depending on your overall weekly shop, then Asda could potentially come in cheaper for some shoppers.

However, for my shopping list, it seems from the totals that there was one clear winner.

The price difference is relatively small at just a £1.04 difference, so that hasn't ruled Asda out as a viable option for my future weekly shopping and I can still stick to a relatively good budget for both.