Irish Grocery Price Index
Week 36 · 2026-08-31 to 2026-09-06
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
- Cadbury Dairy Milk &More Caramel Nut Crunch Chocolate Bar 200g (Dunnes Stores)€2.47 → €4.30 (+74.1%)
- Charleville Grated Select Red Cheddar 180g (Tesco)€2.25 → €3.85 (+71.1%)
- Filippo Berio Mild & Light Olive Oil 500Ml (Dunnes Stores)€7.99 → €13.49 (+68.8%)
- Bunalun Organic Cooking Whole Peeled Plum Tomatoes 400G (Dunnes Stores)€1.55 → €2.59 (+67.1%)
- Tuc crackers original 100g (Dunnes Stores)€1.69 → €2.79 (+65.1%)
- Kenco Rich Instant Coffee 100G (Dunnes Stores)€2.80 → €4.50 (+60.7%)
- Valencia Orange Ice Lollies (Dunnes Stores)€3.75 → €5.99 (+59.7%)
- Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Soft Drink 24 x 330ml (Tesco)€12.00 → €19.00 (+58.3%)
- Blue Dragon Light Coconut Milk 400ml (Dunnes Stores)€0.79 → €1.20 (+51.9%)
- Bunalun Organic Chopped Tomatoes And Herbs 400G (Dunnes Stores)€1.71 → €2.59 (+51.5%)
Biggest drops
- Fairy Outdoorable Fabric Conditioner 84 Washes 1.176l (Dunnes Stores)€4.50 → €1.25 (-72.2%)
- Home Chips Chunky 1kg (Dunnes Stores)€11.89 → €3.89 (-67.3%)
- Blue Dragon Thai Red Curry Paste 170g (Dunnes Stores)€2.65 → €0.95 (-64.2%)
- Ariel All in 1 Washing Pods Original 51 Washes 974.1g (Dunnes Stores)€10.00 → €4.00 (-60%)
- Irish Rooster Potatoes 250.0g (Aldi)€1.99 → €0.99 (-50.3%)
- Milky Way Magic Stars Milk Chocolate Bites Pouch Bag 100G (Dunnes Stores)€3.89 → €1.94 (-50.1%)
- Oreo Double Creme 157g (Dunnes Stores)€2.25 → €1.17 (-48%)
- Palmolive Naturals Milk & Honey Hand Wash Soap 300ml (Dunnes Stores)€3.25 → €1.75 (-46.2%)
- Fairy Outdoorable Fabric Conditioner 53 Washes 742ml (Dunnes Stores)€1.80 → €0.99 (-45%)
- Tayto Salt and Vinegar 25g (Tesco)€2.70 → €1.50 (-44.4%)
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).