Verified basket note: These planning estimates use the current catalogue week Australian supermarket five-item basket for 21 Oct 2026–27 Oct 2026. They are not guaranteed checkout totals. New weeks are shown only after all four stores have comparable evidence.
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Current verified five-item comparison: Coles $29.50, Woolworths $30.30. The Coles basket is $0.80 lower. This compares these two stores only; it is not the four-store Grocery Index winner. Data generated: 21 Oct 2026.
This page compares Coles and Woolworths using the same verified five-item basket for the published period. It only compares those two stores; MealPantry’s four-store Weekly Grocery Index uses its own fixed basket.
The table uses the latest published five-item basket, with the same products and quantities for both stores. It is not the cost of a complete seven-dinner shop.
Compare the same five-item basket at each store
| Store comparison | Current result |
|---|---|
| Coles fixed basket | $29.50 |
| Woolworths fixed basket | $30.30 |
| Difference | $0.80 · Coles lower |
| $29.50 lower of the two compared baskets | |
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Is Coles or Woolworths cheaper?
Compare the totals for the same five-item basket during the stated period. The lower two-store result does not identify the cheapest supermarket across all four retailers or every household.
What is included in the comparison?
The comparison uses the same five-item basket and product quantities at Coles and Woolworths. It is not the cost of a complete seven-dinner shop.
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