From Aldi and Lidl to Tesco and Sainsbury's, which supermarket offers the best value for your festive shop?
With Asda and Lidl's Christmas adverts already hitting television screens, our thoughts are turning towards Christmas lunch.
But where can you get it cheapest? Last year Aldi came out on top as a one-stop shop for your festive feast, but this year it has been beaten by Lidl! According to our sums, feeding a family of eight can be done for just £23.67, or £2.95 a head, at Lidl.
We’ve looked at an exhaustive Christmas dinner, complete with turkey, all of the trimmings, dessert and even brandy butter.
Here's how each supermarket performed overall:
|
Supermarket |
Total price |
Price per head (eight people) |
|
Lidl |
£23.67 |
£2.95 |
|
Aldi |
£24.10 | £3.01 |
|
Co-operative |
£24.97 | £3.12 |
|
Asda |
£26.22 | £3.27 |
|
Iceland |
£35.49 |
£4.32 |
|
Tesco |
£39 |
£4.87 |
|
Morrisons |
£44.15 |
£5.51 |
|
Sainsbury’s |
£47.85 |
£5.98 |
|
Waitrose |
£57.18 |
£7.14 |
|
Ocado |
£68.57 |
£8.57 |
How it breaks down
Here's how the individual Christmas shops fare, just in case you want to go for individual items. Where weights differ from those in the table, I’ve measured them based on price per 100g or per kilogram.
|
Item |
Lidl |
Aldi | Co-operative | Asda |
Iceland |
|
Turkey 3.6-4.8kg |
£8.99 |
£10.99* | £10 | £12* |
£19 |
|
Potatoes 1kg |
60p |
60p | £1 | 78p |
70p |
|
Brussels sprouts 1kg |
89p |
89p | £1 | £1 |
£1.11 |
|
Parsnips 750g |
99p |
99p | 74p | £1.12 |
£2.25 |
|
Carrots 1kg |
49p |
45p | 49p | 57p |
65p |
|
Stuffing 85g |
19p |
19p | 29p | 15p |
40p |
|
Cranberry sauce 200g |
65p |
65p | £1.60 | 80p |
80p |
|
Christmas pudding 454g |
£1.74 |
£1.25 | £2 | £1.89 |
£1.79 |
|
Christmas cake 907g |
£6.49 |
£6.05 | £5 | £5 |
£6.49 |
|
Brandy butter 200g |
£1.49 |
£1.25 | £1.85 | £1** |
40p* |
|
Mince pies (pack of six)
|
£1.15 |
79p | £1 | 89p |
£1 |
|
Total price |
£23.67 |
£24.10 | £24.97 | £26.22 |
£35.49 |
*Frozen- fresh turkey not available until 19th November
**Brandy butter not available-substituted for brandy sauce
|
Item |
Tesco |
Morrisons |
Sainsbury’s |
Waitrose |
Ocado |
|
Turkey 3.6-4.8kg |
£25.41 |
£27 |
£25 |
£33.96 |
£49.46 |
|
Potatoes 1kg |
£1 |
80p |
£1 |
£1.15 |
£1.03 |
|
Brussels sprouts 1kg |
£1.38 |
£2 |
£2 |
£2 |
£2 |
|
Parsnips 750g |
96p |
£1.11 |
£1.23 |
£1.08 |
£1.05 |
|
Carrots 1kg |
60p |
45p |
60p |
70p |
£1.14 |
|
Stuffing 85g |
20p |
15p |
15p |
60p |
60p |
|
Cranberry sauce 200g |
80p |
£1.22 |
£1.12 |
£1.20 |
80p |
|
Christmas pudding 454g |
£2.50 |
£2.25 |
£3 |
£3.50 |
£2.50 |
|
Christmas cake 907g |
£5 |
£4 |
£7 |
£10 |
£6 |
|
Brandy butter 200g |
50p* |
92p |
£1.75 |
£1.99 |
£1.99 |
|
Mince pies (pack of six)
|
65p |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
|
Total price |
£39 |
£44.15 |
£47.85 |
£57.18 |
£68.57 |
*Brandy butter not available, substituted for custard
Prices correct at time of writing
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*Tables adjusted to reflect latest prices
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