Battle of the Supermarkets: Who Gives You the Best Value for Your Money?

High Prices Impacting Households

High prices in the shops continue to have a huge impact on households across Northern Ireland with some products nearly doubling in price over the past few years. With the recent changes to the National Insurance, which will see employers have to make larger contributions, there have been fears that prices could rise as companies seek to recoup the costs of the increase.

Knowing that this was going to take place from April 1, many shops and supermarkets had factored in this increase to their prices in the months prior, and many people may have noticed some products, such as chocolate, suddenly costing a lot more.

Recent Price Comparisons

Belfast Live looked at the price of some everyday essentials in Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Asda to see how they compare today, with two of the supermarkets having lower prices than they did just two months ago in February.

Asda Prices:
Olive Oil 1L: £6.28
Heinz Baked Beans 4x415g: £3.74
Rich Tea Biscuits 300g: 55p
Granulated Sugar: £1.09
Irish Semi-Skimmed Milk 2L: £1.58
British Unsalted Butter 250g: £1.99
Soft White Medium Sliced Bread 800g: 74p
Gold Tea Bags 80 bags: £1.45
Gold Roast Instant Coffee 200g: £2.45
Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Bar 180g: £2.74
Tayto Cheese & Onion Crisps 6x25g: £1.95
Maris Piper Potatoes: £2.17
Penne 1KG: £1.29
Crunchy & Sweet Carrots 1KG: 86p
Crunchy & Fragrant Vine Ripened Tomatoes: £1.19
Shades So Soft Toilet Tissue 6 Rolls: £4.44
Total: £34.51

Tesco Prices:
Olive Oil 1L: £7
Heinz Baked Beans 4x415g: £3.75
Rich Tea Biscuit 300G: 55p
Granulated Sugar 1Kg: £1.09
NI Semi-Skimmed Milk 2 Litre: £1.65
NI Unsalted Butter 250G: £2.15
White Medium Bread 800G: 74p
Gold Blend 80 Teabags 250G: £2.20
Gold Instant Coffee 200G: £2.45
Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Bar 180g: £2.65
Tayto Cheese & Onion Crisps 6X25g: £1.85
Maris Piper Potatoes 2kg: £1.90
Penne Pasta Quills 1Kg: £1.29
Carrots 1kg: 69p
Classic Round Tomatoes 6 Pack: 99p
Luxury Soft White Toilet Tissue 6 Long Rolls: £3.15
Total: £34.10

Sainsbury's Prices:
Own Brand Olive oil 1L: £7
Heinz Baked Beans 4x415g: £3.75
Rich Tea Biscuits 200g: 50p
Fairtrade White Granulated Sugar 1kg: £1.20
Northern Irish Semi-skimmed Milk 2L: £1.60
British Butter, Unsalted 250g: £1.99
Soft Medium Sliced White Bread 800g: 74p
Red Label Tea Bags x80 250g: £1.25
Gold Roast Instant Coffee 200g: £2.69
Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Bar 180g: £2.75
Tayto Cheese & Onion Crisps 6x25g: £1.95
British Maris Piper Potatoes 2kg: £1.80
Penne Pasta 1kg: £1.38
Carrots 1kg: 69p
Classic Round Tomatoes x6: 99p
Super Softer Classic Toilet Tissue x9 Rolls: £4
Total: £34.28