Is Coles or Woolworths cheaper?

Coles, in most weeks — but not every week. Over the 14 weeks we have tracked since 8 July 2026, our family basket was cheaper at Coles in 11 weeks and at Woolworths in 3. On average Coles came out 2.8% cheaper, but the gap in any single week averaged 4.3% and mostly depends on that week's specials.

How much can you save by shopping at both?

Buying each item of the family basket wherever it was cheaper that week cost on average $9.11 less per week (5.0%) than doing the whole shop at the cheaper of the two stores.

What is in the basket?

23 everyday items — milk, eggs, bread, mince, chicken, pasta, fruit and veg, pantry staples and household basics. 13 are the exact same branded product at both stores; the others compare each store's own-brand equivalent of the same size, and chicken is compared per kilogram.

How often is this updated?

Every week. Prices are captured from the Coles and Woolworths websites each Wednesday, when both supermarkets change their catalogue specials.

Coles vs Woolworths: who's cheaper this week?

Coles is $2.50 cheaper this week on our family basket — week of 14 Oct 2026. The same 23 everyday items, priced every Wednesday at both supermarkets since 8 July 2026.

Coles

$186.76

vs last week: +8.0%

Cheaper this week by $2.50

Woolworths

$189.26

vs last week: +7.1%

Best of both

$176.61

Each item bought where it's cheaper — $10.15 less than the cheaper single store.

Family of 4 basket, week by weekColesWoolworthsBest of both

Week by week — family of 4 basket

Week of	Coles	Woolworths	Cheaper	Best of both
14 Oct 2026	$186.76 +8.0%	$189.26 +7.1%	Coles	$176.61
7 Oct 2026	$172.87 -6.7%	$176.70 -5.8%	Coles	$165.12
30 Sept 2026	$185.36 -1.1%	$187.67 -0.2%	Coles	$172.96
23 Sept 2026	$187.41 -2.9%	$188.02 -2.9%	Coles	$173.26
16 Sept 2026	$193.06 +4.9%	$193.62 +3.4%	Coles	$186.06
9 Sept 2026	$184.06 -4.8%	$187.31 +2.0%	Coles	$169.76
26 Aug 2026	$193.41 +16.1%	$183.71 -4.4%	Woolworths	$173.11
19 Aug 2026	$166.66 -4.2%	$192.17 -3.1%	Coles	$163.26
12 Aug 2026	$173.96 -6.0%	$198.37 +7.8%	Coles	$166.26
5 Aug 2026	$185.16 0.0%	$184.07 +4.1%	Woolworths	$174.96
29 July 2026	$185.16 +4.0%	$176.82 -5.5%	Woolworths	$167.71
22 July 2026	$178.06 -2.5%	$187.07 -3.1%	Coles	$170.56
15 July 2026	$182.61 -2.9%	$193.01 -5.2%	Coles	$170.21
8 July 2026	$188.11 —	$203.51 —	Coles	$186.21

What's in the family of 4 basket this week

Prices captured 14 Oct 2026, specials included. The cheaper price is highlighted.

Item	Qty	Coles	Woolworths
Dairy & eggs
Full cream milk 2 LEach store's own brand	4	$3.40	$3.40
Free range eggs, 12 packEach store's own brand	2	$6.60	$6.40
Tasty cheese block 500 gEach store's own brand	1	$6.80	$6.60
Western Star salted butter 250 gSame product at both	1	$5.50	$4.40
Meat & fish
Beef mince 500 gEach store's own brand	3	$7.70	$7.70
RSPCA chicken breast fillets, per kgPrice per kg (pack sizes differ)	1.5 kg	$11.00	$9.50
Sirena tuna in oil 95 gSame product at both	3	$2.95	$2.95
Fruit & veg
Bananas, eachEach store's own brand	12	$0.83	$0.88
Carrots 1 kg bagEach store's own brand	2	$2.50	$2.50
McCain frozen peas 500 gSame product at both	1	$3.70out of stock online	$3.70
Ardmona diced tomatoes 400 gSame product at both	3	$1.80	$1.80
Pantry
Wonder White sandwich bread 700 gSame product at both	2	$4.60	$4.60
Weet-Bix 575 gSame product at both	1	$5.00	$5.00
Spaghetti 500 gEach store's own brand	2	$1.00	$1.00
Long grain rice 1 kg (budget range)Each store's own brand	1	$1.80	$1.80
Baked beans 420 gEach store's own brand	2	$1.30	$1.10
Maggi 2 Minute noodles chicken, 5 packSame product at both	1	$5.00	$3.50
Bega smooth peanut butter 375 gSame product at both	1	$5.80	$4.50
CSR white sugar 1 kgSame product at both	1	$2.30	$2.30
Nescafé Blend 43 instant coffee 150 gSame product at both	1	$7.25	$14.50
Snacks
Arnott's Tim Tam Original 200 gSame product at both	2	$3.60	$6.00
Household
Morning Fresh lemon dishwashing liquid 400 mlSame product at both	1	$6.00	$3.00
OMO Expert laundry liquid 1.18 LSame product at both	1	$21.00	$21.00

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Frequently asked

Is Coles or Woolworths cheaper?: Coles, in most weeks — but not every week. Over the 14 weeks we have tracked since 8 July 2026, our family basket was cheaper at Coles in 11 weeks and at Woolworths in 3. On average Coles came out 2.8% cheaper, but the gap in any single week averaged 4.3% and mostly depends on that week's specials.
How much can you save by shopping at both?: Buying each item of the family basket wherever it was cheaper that week cost on average $9.11 less per week (5.0%) than doing the whole shop at the cheaper of the two stores.
What is in the basket?: 23 everyday items — milk, eggs, bread, mince, chicken, pasta, fruit and veg, pantry staples and household basics. 13 are the exact same branded product at both stores; the others compare each store's own-brand equivalent of the same size, and chicken is compared per kilogram.
How often is this updated?: Every week. Prices are captured from the Coles and Woolworths websites each Wednesday, when both supermarkets change their catalogue specials.

How we build the index

Same products every week. Each line of the basket is one fixed product per store, chosen by hand and checked by name and pack size. We never swap items between weeks, so a change in the total is a change in price.
Like for like. 13 items are the identical branded product at both stores. Where that isn't possible we compare each store's own standard-range product of the same size (e.g. Coles vs Woolworths full cream milk 2 L). Chicken is compared per kilogram because the two stores sell different pack weights.
Real shelf prices, specials included. Prices are the ones displayed on coles.com.au and woolworths.com.au when our weekly capture runs, promotions included — that is what you pay that week. Online prices can differ slightly from your local store.
Quantities are a typical weekly shop, not a statistical survey. The point is the comparison between the two stores and its movement over time, not the absolute amount.
Gaps are shown, not filled. A week where we could not price every item at both stores is marked incomplete and left out of the comparisons. We have no data at all for week 36 of 2026.

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