'Most expensive' supermarket hikes price of essential grocery 13% in a week

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It's been around three years since the cost of living crisis first took hold in the UK, but shoppers haven't seen the last of big price hikes.

Just this week the most expensive supermarket in our weekly price comparison has hiked the cost of one essential by 13%. It's the sixth consecutive week that Asda has worked out as the dearest of the six main supermarkets for the basket of shopping, which includes includes bread, milk, butter, tea bags, coffee, beans, chicken and mince.

And this week it's even more expensive after its 300g pack of chicken breasts rose from £2.35 to £2.65 - a 13% jump. Read more: I did a Tesco shop using the little-known rule and saved a fortune on my groceries Most of the other retailers sell the same size pack for £2.25, including Aldi, Lidl and Tesco, while Sainsbury's 320g pack works out the same per gram.

Morrisons is more expensive, costing £2.65 for 330g, which equates to £2.41 for the 300g. The rise means the overall bill at Asda is up from £12.48 to £12.78, 6% more than you'll pay at the cheapest retailer Aldi, which comes to £12.02.