Average cost of a shopping basket in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2025, by supermarket (in British pounds)

The average cost of a shopping basket, consisting of 70 items, was the lowest at the *********************** and amounted to ****** British pounds as of October 2025. It was over  ** pounds cheaper than the corresponding range of goods at Waitrose. Below that, the second most expensive basket was the one offered by ***** , an online supermarket operating in the UK. 

The UK grocery market

In 2021, the entire grocery market of the United Kingdom was worth ***** billion British pounds. This figure was forecast to increase to over *** billion British pounds by 2027.

Grocery stores

Supermarkets are the most profitable store form currently in the UK. Sales generated by supermarkets came to around *** billion pounds. In comparison, discounters made close to ** billion in sales, while the online channel accounted for around ** billion. Sainsbury’s operated *** supermarkets at the beinning of the 2024 financial year and another ***  convenience stores.