{"id":83241,"date":"2022-08-25T09:10:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T09:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theoutlier.co.za\/?p=83241"},"modified":"2025-11-17T17:43:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:43:03","slug":"the-outliers-grocery-basket-august-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outliereditor.co.za\/index.php\/2022\/08\/25\/the-outliers-grocery-basket-august-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Outlier\u2019s grocery basket: August 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every month we take a look at the in-store prices of the same basket of goods across five major retailers \u2013 Shoprite, Checkers, Pick n Pay, Spar and Woolworths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shopping list<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our grocery basket is made up of nine basic goods most people are likely to have in their homes and use every day. The list looks like this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>700g loaf of Albany Superior Sliced White Bread, or store brand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2-litre sunflower oil, store brand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2.5kg Iwisa maize meal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2.5kg Selati white sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2-litre milk, store brand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2kg Tastic rice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2.5kg Snowflake cake flour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>175g bar of Dettol herbal soap<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>9-pack of two-ply Baby Soft toilet paper, or store brand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If some brands aren\u2019t available, alternatives are used but our aim is to keep the products as consistent as possible every month. For a breakdown of our methodology, click <a href=\"https:\/\/theoutlier.co.za\/outlier-grocery-basket\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">August&#8217;s basket<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This month, we added Shoprite to the list of retailers in our grocery basket comparison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shoprite turned out to be the most affordable option, R2 cheaper than Checkers, R3 cheaper than Woolworths and about R16 cheaper than Spar and Pick n Pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized 600-wide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/editor.mediahack.co.za\/theoutlier\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/Group-46-1-1.png\" alt=\"Your grocery basket: August 2022\" class=\"wp-image-83249\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Your grocery basket: August 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notebook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In June and July, we used the prices of the 18-packs of two-ply toilet paper. We have since switched over to the 9-pack.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For our methodology, a full set of prices, collection notes and republication guidelines, please go here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theoutlier.co.za\/outlier-grocery-basket\">The Outlier grocery basket: Our methodology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This story was edited to update editorial style on 26 June 2023. No material changes were made.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve added a new retailer to our grocery basket comparison. 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