Latest CHOICE supermarket basket research reveals price rises across all retailers surveyed
CHOICE’s latest supermarket survey has found prices have risen at all four supermarkets – Aldi, Woolworths, Coles and IGA – since the consumer advocacy group’s last survey was released in June.
Australians continue to express concern about the cost of food and groceries. In our most recent Consumer Pulse survey, conducted in June of 2026, 82% of people told us that this cost is a major pressure on household budgets.
While this figure has fallen from a high of 88% in March, our latest basket shows that people are paying more for basic items.
“Our latest survey found prices for the base basket of eight items without specials rose the most at IGA by 11%, with the basket costing $50.42, compared to $45.42 in our last survey,” says CHOICE CEO, Monique Perry.
“While Aldi’s basket was still the cheapest of the four stores we surveyed, they did have the second biggest increase, with their base basket costing $40.10 – an upswing of 8% or $2.96. Coles followed with an increase of 6% or $2.44, and the Woolworths base basket increased by 2% or $0.87,” says Perry.
CHOICE’s base basket of items contains apples, bananas, strawberries, potatoes, avocado, milk, basmati rice and beef mince.
In addition to the base basket of items, CHOICE also surveyed a spotlight basket of items shoppers may purchase if they’re on a healthy eating kick.
The basket included baby spinach, broccoli, carrots, chicken breast, corn thins, greek-style yoghurt, hommus, tinned chickpeas and rolled oats.
“Excluding specials, Aldi provided the best value for our basket of healthy products, costing $28.79. At Woolworths, the basket cost $33.52, while Coles came in at $34.25. IGA’s basket was the most expensive at $42.27,” says Perry.
Editor’s notes:
Supermarkets and locations
Fieldworkers priced groceries at 104 supermarkets – 27 Woolworths, 27 Coles, 23 Aldi and 27 IGA stores – in 27 locations across Australia in June 2026.
Grocery basket items
Our base basket includes:
- Milk
- Royal Gala apples
- Strawberries
- Bananas
- Potatoes
- Avocado
- Basmati rice
- Beef mince
Spotlight items for this quarter:
- Baby spinach
- Broccoli
- Carrots
- Chicken breast
- Corn thins
- Yoghurt
- Hommus
- Tinned chickpeas
- Oats
