Supermarket knocks Asda off 'most expensive' spot with 15% price hike

A supermarket has knocked Asda off the 'most expensive' spot by hiking the price of an essential by 15% since last week.

Asda has worked out dearest for a basket of basics for almost three months running and was under fire for selling its chicken breasts for almost 20% more than other supermarkets.

But not only has it now reduced them to what rivals are charging, but another retailer, Tesco, has made two hikes in the last week - putting the price of its cheapest coffee up 15% and the price of its cheapest mince up 8%.

It means Tesco's bill for the basket - which also includes bread, milk, butter, tea bags and beans - is now £12.94, and the dearest of the lot.

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It's not the only one to bring in price rises this week though. Aldi has increased its coffee to £1.85 - although that's still the cheapest price for that product - and Sainsbury's has also increased its mince from £2.49 to £2.70, the same 8% hike as Tesco, making it the second most expensive retailer in our weekly comparison with a bill of £12.61.

Aldi remains cheapest overall, at £12.18, followed by Morrisons at £12.31, Lidl at £12.33 and Asda, now down to £12.49 and fourth cheapest.

Tesco's unfortunate position comes after we repeated a big shop to see how much it had risen in price since the cost of living crisis began three years ago.

Of the 44 items we bought back in December 2021, 33 items had increased by 20% or more, 16 by 50% or more and 10 by a staggering 60% or more. The largest increase was on a 1kg bag of frozen garden peas, which was up from 66p to £1.60, a depressing 142% rise.

A Tesco spokesperson said: "We work hard to offer our customers the best