Which store in Ireland offers the cheapest groceries? We checked the most popular online supermarkets!

PicodiAugust 29, 2023

With food prices increasing rapidly, it is worth considering online shopping as a good alternative to regular supermarkets. To confirm this, we took a closer look at the prices of basic food products in online groceries.

Basic food basket – what does it contain?

The cart consists of basic food products necessary to meet the nutrient requirements of an average adult. Here’s what it consists of:

White bread, 800 g
Butter, 454 g
Vegetable oil, 1 l
Sugar, 1 kg
Large eggs, 12 pcs.
Water, 2 l
Orange juice, 1 l
Milk, 1 l
Gouda cheese, 200 g
Milk chocolate, 100 g
White rice, 1 kg
Pasta, 500 g
Natural yoghurt, 500 g
Nescafe coffee, 200 g
Lyons tea, 240 bags
Chicken fillets, 1 kg
Beef mince, 500 g
Salmon, 300 g
Potatoes, 1 kg
Onions, 1 kg
Lettuce, 1 pc.
Tomatoes, 1 kg
Apples, 7 pcs.
Oranges, 1 kg
Bananas, 5–7 pcs.

Prices in Irish online supermarkets

We compared the prices of the products listed above in three popular stores, that offer their products online: Tesco, SuperValu and Dunnes.

The cheapest store in this comparison is Dunnes. In this store, the cart consisting of basic food products amounts to €72.09. A bit more has to be paid in Tesco – €72.16.

The most expensive store in our comparison is SuperValu. In this store, basic food will cost the customers €75.93.

This is how the prices of individual products are presented in all stores:

How to do shopping even cheaper?

When you decide to do your groceries online, it is worth checking out discount and voucher codes, as well as cashback offered by Picodi. This will help to reduce the costs even further or, in the case of cashback, earn some of the money spent back.

In Picodi you will find discount codes for Tesco and Dunnes.

ⓘ In addition to prices, it’s also worth considering the delivery costs. In the following article, we have researched which e-supermarkets have the most favourable terms ↓