Man Shows SA’s Top 4 Cheapest Grocery Stores in Video, Mzansi Debates Supermarket Prices

• A content creator shared a study which highlighted the cheapest and priciest supermarkets in South Africa
• The competition was stiff between Woolworths, Shoprite, Pick n Pay and other major supermarkets
• Online users discuss the results, and some thought their real-life experience indicated different prices

A creator on Facebook shared a video ranking South African supermarkets from most expensive to cheapest. The study included Woolworths Spar, Pick n Pay, Checkers, Shoprite and more.

Many South Africans are curious to know where to get the best grocery deals. Netizens shared their opinions of the result.

SA man shares cheapest and expensive supermarkets

A creator on Facebook, Cool Story Bru, claimed there are studies that detail that the cheapest grocery store in South Africa is Boxer at R399, then Food Lover's Market at R390, followed by Makro at R385, and KitKat Cash and Carry at R341 for a basket of essentials.

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The most expensive were Woolworths with R439 for basics, Spar cost R435, PnP R426, Checkers R421, and Shoprite at R417 for basics. According to Business Tech's latest grocery basket showdown on 25 April 2024, the cheapest was Makro at R354.64.

Watch the video:

South Africa discusses Woolworths and more

Many people countered that their experience indicates different prices. Some argued that Pick n Pay can be quite expensive, while others asserted that Woolworths is not as expensive.

Lerato Madisa said:

"I always find Pick n Pay to be very expensive."

Keketso Thobejane wrote:

"That KK supermarket shouldn’t be part of this list. It’s not even nationwide!"

Debra Sharon Scheepers added:

"Woolworths is definitely not the most expensive. Only if you buy the branded items that you can't get at another store. On the whole, their food is always fresh. Their cold food section gets new stock every day. They also have free range options that you can't always get at the other stores like PnP and Checkers etc."

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Andale Mxasa wondered:

"Are you enemy of Shopprite?"

Tourist goes on shopping spree at Woolies

Briefly News previously reported that a tourist shared her experience of shopping at Woolies.

@condimentclaire went to Woolies and bought a few things for herself. Amongst the items she bought were rusks and melon preserve. But what caught her attention the most and one of the things that she came to South Africa for is Mrs Balls chutney.

She compared Woolies to Marks & Spencer, a major British multinational retailer. Her comparison is based on the fact that most of the things she saw and bought at Woolies are things she would also find at M&S.

Source: Briefly News