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What groceries cost in the UK this week

Britain has no official published average for grocery unit prices, so Lowtein computes one: the median across Sainsbury's, ALDI, Morrisons, Waitrose, Ocado and the independents, in 8 cities. Put this week's offers beside it and you can see which ones are genuinely below what the shelf normally asks.

Updated 2026-09-11.

ItemLowtein UK typicalBest this week
Chicken Breast /kg£7.83£4.25
Chicken Thighs /kg£3.00
Chicken Legs /kg£2.25£2.25
Chicken Drumsticks /kg£3.28£1.98
Whole Chicken /kg£3.75£2.49
Chicken Wings /kg£4.21£4.21
Beef Mince /kg£7.50£6.17
Beef Steak /kg£22.22£11.99
Beef Roast /kg£17.99£12.74
Stewing Beef /kg£13.01£11.22
Pork Chops /kg£8.58£4.74
Pork Shoulder /kg£7.21£3.79
Pork Ribs /kg£8.09£8.09
Pork Fillet /kg£6.94£6.94
Bacon /kg£7.65£3.99
Salmon /kg£21.74£7.01
Salmon · Pink / Frozen /kg£11.75
Prawns /kg£21.25£10.63
Whitefish /kg£11.00£4.30
Grapes /kg£3.77£2.73
Tomatoes /kg£2.58£1.81
Potatoes /kg£0.99£0.60
Sweet Potatoes /kg£1.19£1.19
Onions /kg£0.95£0.68
Carrots /kg£0.88£0.64
Peppers /kg£1.98
Strawberries /kg£7.61£6.13
Mushrooms /100g£0.40£0.26
Rice /100g£0.30£0.12
Pasta /100g£0.12

This week's standouts

Deepest gap: salmon ROSEWOOD Salmon Oil at Aldi, £7.01/kg vs the £21.74 average (68% below). Tightest: chicken legs — no advertised deal beats the average this week.

What this measures

Deal prices, not shelf averages — each item page shows the trend, the 12-month range, and where the deals are. Full method: how we check.

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