I’m a savvy shopper and you can actually save cash by ditching Aldi for M&S – two breakfast essentials are cheaper too

ALTHOUGH many may assume that shopping in Aldi is a cheaper option, one cash-savvy shopper recently revealed how you can slash the costs by switching to Marks & Spencer instead.

Taking to TikTok, the money-smart foodie Kathryn Leech shared the popular food items that are actually more expensive at Aldi than fellow rival M&S.

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According to Kathryn - better known to her 39k fans on the platform as @katesaves - Aldi offer the same basics as M&S and in some cases, such as with certain veggies, it's more purse-friendly to shop at the latter instead.

The cash-savvy woman, who'd done the comparison earlier this month, said she was ''shocked at some of prices'' upon walking around Aldi.

''I noticed that a lot of their basic and essential items were actually the same price as M&S - sometimes, they undercut them by a penny,'' she revealed in the video.

''Sometimes, they were actually more expensive.''

For instance, a head of iceberg lettuce costs 79p and Aldi, whilst M&S offer the same product for 80p in their Remarksable Value section.

The same penny difference was spotted with their cucumbers - Aldi were offering the popular salad essential for 89p and M&S shoppers would spend 90p on the item.

Round tomatoes, meanwhile, were priced at 95p at both supermarkets - however, a bag of radishes actually cost less at M&S than Aldi, where they're selling for 50p and 59p respectively.

Other items which Kathryn had a look at included granulated white sugar (£1.09 at Aldi and £1.10 at M&S), wholemeal bread (79p and 75p), as well as semi-skimmed milk (95p and 90p).

If you love a hearty English breakfast, you may be better off doing your weekly food shop at M&S too, as two loved breakfast essentials were also spotted cheaper there.

''What I was really shocked at was the eggs - a six pack of eggs in Aldi is £1.35. In M&S, it's £1.30,'' Kathryn pointed out.

Pork sausages, also, seemed to be less costly in M&S than Aldi, as the latter was selling them for £1.89, whilst M&S were offering the meat favourite for £1.80.

''Things like bread and milk seemed to be exactly the same price.

''I do know Aldi used to do a cheaper bread for, like, 35p but I haven't seen that in such a long time.

''I will give Aldi the benefit of the doubt - they do have cheaper store cupboard products, such as baked beans and anything that's in a tin essentially seem to be a lot cheaper in Aldi.''

To ensure you don't waste extra money at the store on their ''boujee'' items, Kathryn said she likes to ''write a list'' and keep her ''head down'' to avoid the temptation.

Dozens of fellow shoppers flocked to comments to share their thoughts, with one saying: ''People need to give M&S a chance - reasonable on a lot of products and excellent quality!''

Another chimed in: ''We switched to M&S & have actually saved money! Everything lasts longer, so we’re buying less.''

A third agreed, adding: ''I think as long as you don’t buy luxury products (ready meals, expensive meats, ice cream etc) M&S is better value for money, always has better dates on it as well so less food waste.''

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