The UK's 'cheapest' big supermarket named - Tesco and Sainsbury's beaten

The UK's has been named, and it's not or Sainsbury's. A latest analysis by found that has topped the list of supermarkets in the UK that offer affordable items.

's no-strings-attached total of £81.26 was £2.38 (2.8%) cheaper than its closest competitor, Morrisons, while also outperforming Sainsbury's (4.4%) and Tesco (5.8%), despite their various loyalty price promotions. However, the data did not take into consideration Aldi or Lidl in their comparison, which are generally considered to be slightly cheaper.

However, Morrisons made the biggest price reductions, with its £83.64 total coming in 4.6% lower, supported by 16 promotions, though only five were direct price cuts.

It offered the lowest prices on six items, including Dove body wash, Highland Spring water, and olives.

Tesco has pledged to match Asda in any price battle, but this comparison showed little evidence of that. Despite offering £5.45 in savings (-6.3 percent), it ran only six promotions, and its £86.24 total was 3.9% higher than last year and 2.2% more expensive than last month.

Furthermore, only four items were exclusively the cheapest: Tyrrells crisps, Pot Noodle, Dairylea spread, and Colman's mustard.

Waitrose lagged far behind, with its £95.45 total making Asda a massive 14.9% cheaper. It had the lowest price on just two items, though neither was exclusively the cheapest.

Sainsbury's £85.03 basket was 1.2% cheaper year-on-year and provided £4.77 in savings (-5.6%) through its Nectar Prices loyalty scheme.

While it featured several direct price cuts - including notable discounts on Hobnobs, king prawns, and pilau rice - they weren't enough to compete with Asda's lower prices.

Additionally, all nine items coming off promotion returned at a higher price.

Activia Fibre yoghurts

Alpro oat drink

Appletiser

Blueberries

Bonne Maman Lemon Curd

Chicken tikka masala curry

Colman's Chilli Con Carne mix

Corn on the cob

Dairylea Slices

Dove Men+Care body & facewash

Fairy Platinum Plus dishwasher tablets

Flash Bathroom spray

Green Giant sweetcorn

Highland Spring water

King prawns

Kopparberg cider

Little gem lettuces

Mangoes

McVitie's Hobnobs

Dark Choc, 262g 2.08

Milk

Olives

Peppercorns

Pilau rice

Pineapple chunks

Pork loin medallions

Portobello mushrooms

Pot Noodle

King, Chicken & Mushroom, 114g 1.38

Quorn Picnic Eggs

Ramona's Heavenly Houmous

Sharwood's naans

Tyrrells crisps

White baps