Irish Grocery Price Index
Week 34 · 2026-08-17 to 2026-08-23
A fixed basket of 10 everyday essentials, priced every week across Tesco, Aldi, SuperValu, Lidl and Dunnes Stores from prices we track daily.
Cheapest full basket this week
SuperValu — €17.93
€5.85 less than the dearest full basket.
Basket total by store
| Store | Total | Items priced |
|---|---|---|
| Aldi | €13.98 | 5/10 (partial basket) |
| SuperValu | €17.93 | 10/10 |
| Tesco | €19.78 | 10/10 |
| Dunnes Stores | €23.78 | 10/10 |
Biggest rises
- Tipperary pure Irish water 12x500ml (Tesco)€2.50 → €4.50 (+80%)
- Bitsa Wispa Chocolate Bag 7 pieces (24.5g) (Tesco)€2.00 → €3.50 (+75%)
- Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons Chocolate Bag 100g (Tesco)€2.00 → €3.50 (+75%)
- Cadbury Oreo Bites Chocolate Bag 100G (Tesco)€2.00 → €3.50 (+75%)
- Pringles Original 165g (Dunnes Stores)€2.00 → €3.49 (+74.5%)
- Pringles salt and vinegar 165g (Dunnes Stores)€2.00 → €3.49 (+74.5%)
- Sour Cream And Onion 165g (Dunnes Stores)€2.00 → €3.49 (+74.5%)
- CHEESE & ONION 165g (Dunnes Stores)€2.00 → €3.49 (+74.5%)
- Pringles Paprika Crisps 165g (Dunnes Stores)€2.00 → €3.49 (+74.5%)
- Smooth Well-Rounded Medium Roast 100g (Tesco)€5.00 → €8.65 (+73%)
Biggest drops
- Cadbury White Chocolate Fingers Biscuits 114g (Tesco)€2.85 → €1.25 (-56.1%)
- Capri Sun Orange 10X200ml (Dunnes Stores)€5.55 → €2.50 (-55%)
- Rice Krispies Squares Marshmallow Snack Bar, (Pack of 4) (Dunnes Stores)€2.99 → €1.42 (-52.5%)
- Alpro Almond No Sugar Long Life Dairy Free Drink 1L (Dunnes Stores)€2.99 → €1.49 (-50.2%)
- The original shreddies (Dunnes Stores)€5.29 → €2.64 (-50.1%)
- Goodfella's Stonebaked Thin Pepperoni Pizza 332g (Dunnes Stores)€4.75 → €2.37 (-50.1%)
- Cadbury Wispa 4pk (Dunnes Stores)€3.90 → €1.95 (-50%)
- Cadbury double decker chocolate 160g (4 * 40g) (Dunnes Stores)€3.90 → €1.95 (-50%)
- Cadbury Twirl 5 Pack 107.5G (Dunnes Stores)€3.90 → €1.95 (-50%)
- Cadbury Crunchie 4 Pack 104.4G (Dunnes Stores)€3.90 → €1.95 (-50%)
The basket, item by item
| Item | Aldi | SuperValu | Tesco | Dunnes Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Milk (2L) | — | €2.69 | €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 | €2.75 |
| Tea Bags (80 pack) | €4.09 | €1.79 | €3.50 | €3.50 |
| 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 | €2.00 | €3.11 |
| Chopped/Plum Tomatoes (400g tin) | €0.82 | €0.85 | €0.45 | €1.25 |
Index history
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).