Irish Grocery Price Index
Week 42 · 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-18
A fixed basket of 10 everyday essentials, priced every week across Tesco, Aldi, SuperValu, Lidl and Dunnes Stores from prices we scrape twice a week.
Cheapest full basket this week
SuperValu — €17.49
€7.38 less than the dearest full basket.
Basket total by store
| Store | Total | Items priced |
|---|---|---|
| Aldi | €13.91 | 5/10 (partial basket) |
| SuperValu | €17.49 | 10/10 |
| Tesco | €20.43 | 10/10 |
| Dunnes Stores | €24.87 | 10/10 |
Biggest rises
- Kinder Surprise Egg 20G (Tesco)€1.00 → €1.75 (+75%)
- Kenco Rich Instant Coffee 100G (Tesco)€5.00 → €8.65 (+73%)
- Magnum Mini Classic Ice Cream Sticks 6x55ml (Dunnes Stores)€2.99 → €5.15 (+72.2%)
- SuperValu Signature Tastes Ripe Hass Avocados (2 Piece) (SuperValu)€1.49 → €2.49 (+67.1%)
- Pepsi Max Zero Sugar Cola Cans 8 x 330ml (Tesco)€6.00 → €9.75 (+62.5%)
- Mcvitie's Jaffa Cakes Triple Pack 30 Cakes (SuperValu)€2.50 → €4.00 (+60%)
- John west tuna sunflower oil 145g (Tesco)€1.75 → €2.80 (+60%)
- John West Foods Tuna Chunks Brine 145G (Tesco)€1.75 → €2.80 (+60%)
- Low Low Medium Red And Mozzarella Grated Cheese 180G (Tesco)€2.50 → €3.99 (+59.6%)
- Low Low White Cheddar Cheese Slices 160 G (Tesco)€2.50 → €3.99 (+59.6%)
Biggest drops
- Home Chips Chunky 1kg (Dunnes Stores)€11.89 → €3.50 (-70.6%)
- Galberts Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookie Dough 250g (Dunnes Stores)€2.79 → €0.95 (-65.9%)
- Mileeven Pure Honey 340g (Dunnes Stores)€3.99 → €1.39 (-65.2%)
- Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Soft Drink 12 X 330Ml (Tesco)€15.00 → €6.00 (-60%)
- Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Zero Caffeine Soft Drink 12 x 330ml (Tesco)€15.00 → €6.00 (-60%)
- Persil Wonder Wash Odour Defy Laundry Detergent 31 Washes 837ml (Dunnes Stores)€14.00 → €6.00 (-57.1%)
- Jacobs Mikado Biscuits 200g (Tesco)€3.49 → €1.50 (-57%)
- Takis Fuego Corn Snacks with Chilli & Lime Flavoured Seasoning 100g (Dunnes Stores)€2.25 → €1.10 (-51.1%)
- Kellogg's Coco Pops Cereal 295g (Tesco)€1.85 → €0.92 (-50.3%)
- Nestlé Cheerios Multigrain Cereal 800g (Tesco)€7.19 → €3.59 (-50.1%)
The basket, item by item
| Item | Aldi | SuperValu | Tesco | Dunnes Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Milk (2L) | — | €2.25 | €2.25 | €2.25 |
| Milk (1L, low-fat/skimmed) | — | €1.15 | €1.15 | €1.15 |
| Irish Creamery Butter (454g) | €4.99 | €2.99 | €2.99 | €2.99 |
| White Sliced Pan (800g) | — | €2.09 | €2.09 | €2.99 |
| Cheddar Cheese (200g) | €1.59 | €1.69 | €2.00 | €2.50 |
| Tea Bags (80 pack) | €4.09 | €1.79 | €4.50 | €4.50 |
| Fairy Washing Up Liquid (320ml) | €2.49 | €1.80 | €2.00 | €1.80 |
| Sausages (227g) | — | €0.99 | €1.35 | €1.99 |
| Bacon Rashers (200-225g) | — | €1.89 | €1.65 | €3.11 |
| Chopped/Plum Tomatoes (400g tin) | €0.75 | €0.85 | €0.45 | €1.59 |
Index history
- 2026-W42 — cheapest: SuperValu (€17.49)
- 2026-W41 — cheapest: SuperValu (€17.49)
- 2026-W40 — cheapest: SuperValu (€17.49)
- 2026-W39 — cheapest: SuperValu (€17.49)
- 2026-W38 — cheapest: SuperValu (€17.49)
- 2026-W37 — cheapest: SuperValu (€17.93)
- 2026-W36 — cheapest: SuperValu (€17.93)
- 2026-W35 — cheapest: SuperValu (€17.93)
- 2026-W34 — cheapest: SuperValu (€17.93)
Methodology: same basket every week; each item is the cheapest matching product at each store from prices scraped within the last 14 days. A store is only compared when the full basket is available there. Movers exclude swings over 80% (usually data glitches, not real price changes).