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

The average cost of a shopping basket, consisting of 79 items, was the lowest at the

and amounted to British pounds as of March 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 22 billion. Sainsbury’s operated supermarkets at the end of the 2023/24 financial year and another convenience stores.