We compared Asda, Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Sainsbury's and Morrisons - and one of them has swiped the cheapest crown

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The cost of living crisis shows no sign of slowing down and food prices are increasing rapidly.

For the last three weeks we have compared the price of eight basics in various main supermarkets and each week there have been notable rises.

Shopping at Asda, Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Sainsbury's and Morrisons, we've been comparing the prices of eight items - a loaf of bread, a two-pint bottle of milk, coffee, teabags, butter, beans, chicken breasts and mince.

While in previous weeks we have seen rises in milk, chicken and butter, this week two retailers - Lidl and Tesco - have increased the price of their cheapest 200g coffee, both by 16p (Tesco's being two of its Stockwell jars up to 83p each).

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There's been another price hike on the Tesco shopping basket too this week, with its mince up from £1.79 to £1.89, while we've also increased the price of Aldi's mince to reflect its 20% fat mince at £1.89, rather than the cheaper 25% fat for £1.69 which was previously the only one available.

The changes mean that Asda has swiped the 'cheapest' crown from Aldi for the first week - coming in at £9.44 for the lot.

It pipped the retailer to the top spot by just two pence, with Lidl just six pence behind.

Tesco's bill was £9.78, followed by Morrisons at £9.98 and Sainsbury's at £10.55.

Previous weeks have seen price rises at Aldi, where its butter went from £1.48 for a 250g block to £1.55 and at Morrisons' where milk rose from 95p for a two-pint bottle to 99p.

The price of chicken has also increased, with 300g packs at Aldi and Lidl rising from £1.79 to £1.85 and £1.79 to £1.99 respectively.

Morrisons has actually bucked the trend on coffee this week by