As grocery prices continue to rise across the country, South African shoppers are increasingly looking for the best deals on essential items, with cooking oil being one of the most noticeable price hikes.
With many households relying on oil for cooking, it’s important to compare prices across different retailers to get the most for your money.
Cooking Oil Price Comparison Across Major Supermarkets
This week, we turn the spotlight on Sunfoil Pure Sunflower Seed Oil 2L, one of the most popular cooking oils, to see which retailer is offering the best price.
Here’s how the price of Sunfoil cooking oil stacks up across four major South African retailers:
- Shoprite: R69.99
- Woolworths: R79.99
- Pick n Pay: R84.99
- Checkers: R89.99
This week, Shoprite offers the best deal for Sunfoil Pure Sunflower Seed Oil 2L, priced at R69.99, making it the most affordable option by a significant margin. Woolworths comes in second with a price of R79.99, while Pick n Pay and Checkers charge R84.99 and R89.99, respectively.
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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 alternative.
Due to fluctuations in prices both inland and at the coast in South Africa, the prices below are based on those payable in Gauteng.
| Product | Checkers | Shoprite | Pick n Pay | Woolworths |
| 500g Fatti’s & Moni’s spaghetti | R19.99 | R18.99 | R19.99 | R22.99 |
| 400g smooth Black Cat peanut butter | R54.99 | R54.99 | R49.99 | R49.99 |
| 1kg Jungle Oats | R49.99 | R44.99 | R46.99 | R49.99 |
| Joko Strong Quality Teabags 100 pack | R66.99 | R59.99 | R59.99 | R57.99 |
| Albany Superior Sliced White Bread Loaf 700g | R24.99 | R19.99 | R18.99 | R20.99 |
| Sunfoil Pure Sunflower Seed Oil 2L | R89.99 | R69.99 | R84.99 | R79.99 |
| Iwisa Super Maize Meal Bag 2.5kg | R44.99 | R44.99 | R39.99 | R38.99 |
| Selati Pure White Sugar Bag 2.5kg | R72.99 | R72.99 | R72.99 | R64.99 |
| Clover Full Cream Fresh Milk 2L | R38.99 | R21.99 | R35.99 | R38.99 |
| Tastic Long Grain Parboiled Rice 2kg | R46.99 | R38.99 | R39.99 | R46.99 |
| Snowflake Cake Wheat Flour 2.5kg | R42.99 | R42.99 | R41.99 | R41.99 |
| Dettol Original Bath Soap 175g | R18.99 | R18.99 | R18.99 | R18.99 |
| Rama Original 70% Fat Spread 500g | R36.99 | R29.99 | R32.99 | R36.99 |
| Nescafe Ricoffy Instant Coffee 750g | R164.99 | R159.99 | R164.99 | R168.99 |
| Coca-Cola Original Less Sugar Bottle 2L | R27.99 | R27.99 | R26.99 | R27.99 |
| Twinsaver Luxury Twin Ply Toilet Paper 9 Pack | R89.99 | R89.99 | R79.99 | R87.99 |
| TOTAL | R892.84 | R817.84 | R835.84 | R854.84 |
Based on the above basket of 16 common, everyday items, it pays to visit your nearest Shoprite (R817.84).
If there’s no convenient Shoprite store in your area, you can get the same basket of goods for just R17 more at Pick n Pay.
The 16 items listed will cost R854.84 at Woolworths, while Checkers will charge you R892.84 at the till.
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