'Most expensive' supermarket now among cheapest after price drop

A supermarket which has been the most expensive for the best part of a year is now among the cheapest.

In our weekly comparison, which which looks at the same eight essentials in the six main supermarkets, Asda has worked out dearest every single week since October last year.

In fact, it's been in that position for 40 weeks out of the last 12 months - with Morrisons taking the unfortunate title 11 times and Tesco the once.

But after a price drop this week, with chicken reduced from £3 to £2.65 for a 300g pack, it's all change and Asda has moved to fourth cheapest.

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Its overall bill for the shopping basket - made up of tea bags, milk, bread, butter, coffee, beans, chicken and mince - has fallen from £12.68 to £12.33.

Tesco fares the worst, with a bill of £12.47, followed by Morrisons, at £12.37.

Lidl remains cheapest, at £12.02, but has risen from last week's £11.96 after increasing the price of chicken to £2.35 in line with Aldi and Sainsbury's.

It's those two who are second and third cheapest, with bills of £12.04 and £12.23 respectively.

Despite the price drop, Asda's chicken remains the most expensive, followed by Tesco's £2.60.

Aldi's bill fell last week after we agreed to include its cheaper 25% fat mince in our comparison, as opposed to the 20% fat largely included elsewhere. Its main rival Lidl is the only other one to sell a 25% fat pack, which we switched to after it discontinued its 20% fat version last year.

Aldi, recently been named Which? cheapest supermarket for a third consecutive month, still disputes the findings of our comparison however, saying we do not compare like-for-like products or take into account 'the