Aldi found to have cheapest Christmas groceries by Choice as supermarkets face price-gouging crackdown

Supermarket price survey ranks Woolworths second-cheapest followed by Coles and IGA

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A large gulf on the cost of groceries remains between Aldi and the major supermarkets, before rules cracking down on price gouging come into effect.

The latest quarterly survey of supermarket prices by consumer advocacy group Choice found Aldi had the cheapest basket of items, coming in at $72.41, followed by Woolworths at $98.98, Coles at $100.04 and IGA at $109.25.