Irish Grocery Price Index
Week 41 · 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-11
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 | €20.28 | 10/10 |
| Dunnes Stores | €24.87 | 10/10 |
Biggest rises
- Caprese Pizza 533g (Dunnes Stores)€4.25 → €7.50 (+76.5%)
- Blue Cheese Sauce (Dunnes Stores)€1.79 → €3.00 (+67.6%)
- Killen Super Savers 20 Swing Bin Liner (Dunnes Stores)€1.75 → €2.89 (+65.1%)
- Doritos Tortilla Chips Chili Heatwave Sharing Bag Crisps 140g 140gr (Tesco)€2.00 → €3.29 (+64.5%)
- Lindt Lindor Double Chocolate Truffles 200g (Dunnes Stores)€6.50 → €10.50 (+61.5%)
- Kenco Rich Instant Coffee 100G (Dunnes Stores)€2.80 → €4.50 (+60.7%)
- Dairygold Original 454G (Tesco)€2.50 → €3.99 (+59.6%)
- Flahavans High Protein Fortified Porridge Oat Sachets Plain 6x50g (Tesco)€2.50 → €3.99 (+59.6%)
- Charleville Lighter Medium Red Cheese Slices 160G (Tesco)€2.50 → €3.99 (+59.6%)
- Avonmore Fresh Cream 250ml (Tesco)€1.50 → €2.39 (+59.3%)
Biggest drops
- Ariel All in 1 Washing Pods Original 33 Washes 630.3g (Dunnes Stores)€8.00 → €1.80 (-77.5%)
- Mini eggs Cadburys Bar 110g (Dunnes Stores)€5.00 → €1.80 (-64%)
- Persil Non Biological 3In1 Capsules 15 Washes 316.5G (Dunnes Stores)€4.00 → €1.45 (-63.7%)
- Heinz Beans Triple Pack 200g (Dunnes Stores)€3.79 → €1.50 (-60.4%)
- Extra Ice Peppermint Sugarfree Chewing Gum 10 Pack (Dunnes Stores)€2.50 → €1.10 (-56%)
- Garlic infused olive oil (Dunnes Stores)€4.49 → €2.00 (-55.5%)
- Filippo Berio Garlic Flavoured Olive Oil 250Ml (Dunnes Stores)€4.49 → €2.00 (-55.5%)
- Birds Eye Cod Fish Fingers 18 Pack 504g (Dunnes Stores)€11.89 → €5.49 (-53.8%)
- Keelings Green Seedless Grapes 500g (Dunnes Stores)€4.00 → €1.87 (-53.2%)
- Fairy Outdoorable Fabric Conditioner 84 Washes 1.176l (Dunnes Stores)€4.25 → €2.00 (-52.9%)
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 | €3.50 | €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 | €2.50 | €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).