UK's Cheapest Supermarket For Christmas Dinner Crowned

A new study has looked at which UK supermarkets are the cheapest for purchasing Christmas dinner ingredients, with Aldi crowned top. 

The study, conducted by BravoVoucher, looked at eight leading UK supermarkets to see which are the cheapest to buy Christmas dinner ingredients for a family of four.

They considered the total cost of 16 festive dinner items, including a medium turkey crown, pigs in blankets, Yorkshire puddings, seasonal vegetables, condiments, and a Christmas pudding. 

Aldi is the cheapest supermarket for Christmas dinner this year, costing a total of £32.54. The supermarket offers the joint cheapest medium frozen turkey crown at £16.49, with 12 frozen pigs in blankets costing £1.99, and a Christmas pudding at £1.99. 

Ranking second is Lidl, costing a total of £32.61. Lidl’s medium frozen turkey crown also costs £16.49, with 12 frozen pigs in blankets priced at £1.99, and Christmas pudding at £1.99.

While similar in price to its budget rival Aldi, the price of Lidl's swede was found to be slightly more expensive at 62p compared to 49p at Aldi. 

Tesco placed third, costing a total of £38.76. Tesco prices a medium frozen turkey crown at £19.50, with 12 frozen pigs in blankets costing £2.50, and a Christmas pudding priced at £3.25. 

Asda ranks fourth, costing a total of £38.89. A medium frozen turkey crown at Asda costs £19.00, with 12 frozen pigs in blankets costing £3.25, and a Christmas pudding priced at £3.00. 

Rounding out the top five is Morrisons, costing a total of £40.98. This supermarket prices a medium frozen turkey crown at £21.00, with 12 frozen pigs in blankets costing £2.99, and a Christmas pudding at £2.50. 

The cost of a Christmas dinner at the biggest UK supermarkets: 

Sainsbury’s ranks sixth, at £42.52. The cost of a medium frozen turkey crown at Sainsbury’s is £23.00, with 12 frozen pigs in blankets costing £3.00, and a Christmas pudding priced at £3.00. 

Placing seventh is Waitrose, costing a total of £50.25. Waitrose prices a medium frozen turkey crown at £25.00, with 12 frozen pigs in blankets costing £5.25, and a Christmas pudding priced at £4.00. 

Marks & Spencer is the most expensive supermarket for Christmas dinner, ranking eighth at £54.35 - 67% more expensive than the equivalent food shop at Aldi.

A medium frozen turkey crown at M&S also costs £25.00, with 12 frozen pigs in blankets costing £4.25, and a Christmas pudding priced at £4.00. This supermarket also has the highest price for frozen cauliflower cheese, at £4.50.