Where to get cheap groceries this Easter weekend in SA

Find out where to score the best Easter holiday deals on everyday grocery essentials in South Africa this weekend.

Apr 17, 2025 - 11:00
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Where to get cheap groceries this Easter weekend in SA

As grocery prices remain high across the country, many shoppers in South Africa are hunting for the best deals to stretch their budgets further, especially during this Easter holiday.

With the long weekend coming, now is the perfect time to compare prices and stock up on essentials at the most affordable retailers.

Which supermarket has the best prices this Easter weekend?

We compared 16 common household grocery items across four major South African supermarkets – Shoprite, Checkers, Pick n Pay, and Woolworths – to find out where you can get the best overall savings.

Here’s how the total cost of the basket stacks up this week:

  • Pick n Pay: R826.83
  • Shoprite: R864.83
  • Woolworths: R874.83
  • Checkers: R904.83

Pick n Pay comes out on top as the most affordable option, with a full basket costing R826.84. Shoprite offers a similar basket for R38 more. Meanwhile, Woolworths and Checkers are the most expensive options this week.

If you’re a SASSA grant recipient, don’t miss the opportunity to make your grant money go further this month by taking advantage of special deals and in-store promotions.

ADD MORE FOR LESS TO YOUR GROCERY BASKET

With your cooking oil sorted, it’s time to compare 15 other common household items to establish which supermarket offers the best prices, both on individual items and for the entire basket, this week.

NOTE:

We do not factor in discounts or card-holder specials in this comparison.

When the exact name-brand items are not available, we use the nearest alternative house-brand.

Due to fluctuations in prices both inland and at the coast in South Africa, the prices below are based on those payable in Gauteng.

ProductCheckersShopritePick n PayWoolworths
Chocolate Mallow Eggs (3 pack)R11.99R11.99R9.99R14.99
500g Fatti’s & Moni’s spaghettiR19.99R18.99R19.99R22.99
400g smooth Black Cat peanut butterR54.99R54.99R49.99R49.99
1kg Jungle OatsR49.99R44.99R46.99R49.99
Joko Strong Quality Teabags 100 packR66.99R59.99R56.99R57.99
Albany Superior Sliced White Bread Loaf 700gR24.99R19.99R18.99R20.99
Sunfoil Pure Sunflower Seed Oil 2LR89.99R89.99R69.99R84.99
Iwisa Super Maize Meal Bag 2.5kgR44.99R44.99R41.99R38.99
Selati Pure White Sugar Bag 2.5kgR72.99R72.99R72.99R64.99
Clover Full Cream Fresh Milk 2LR38.99R21.99R35.99R38.99
Tastic Long Grain Parboiled Rice 2kgR46.99R46.99R39.99R46.99
Snowflake Cake Wheat Flour 2.5kgR42.99R42.99R34.99R41.99
Dettol Original Bath Soap 175gR18.99R18.99R18.99R18.99
Rama Original 70% Fat Spread 500gR36.99R31.99R36.99R36.99
Nescafe Ricoffy Instant Coffee 750gR164.99R164.99R164.99R168.99
Coca-Cola Original Less Sugar Bottle 2LR27.99R27.99R26.99R27.99
Twinsaver Luxury Twin Ply Toilet Paper 9 PackR89.99R89.99R79.99R87.99
TOTALR904.83R864.83R826.83R874.83
*Please note the prices are subject to change and were accurate at the time of publishing.

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