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Australia food prices 2026-Q2: 63 ingredients across Woolworths, Coles, IGA
63 items · Woolworths · Coles · IGA · AUD
Sources: chain weekly flyers; government food price indexes (US BLS, Statistics Korea, INE, ONS, StatCan, ABS, INEGI); manual in-store spot checks. Methodology →
Cheapest chain on average
Coles
Cheapest on 63/63
Woolworths
$1.65
average unit price
Coles
$1.44
average unit price
IGA
$2.04
average unit price
Ingredient prices by supermarket
See all 63 ingredient prices →| Ingredient | Unit | Woolworths | Coles | IGA | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | per 100 g | $0.22 | $0.18 | $0.28 | +56% |
| Avocado | each | $2.00 | $1.80 | $2.50 | +39% |
| Baguette | per 100 g | $0.70 | $0.60 | $0.95 | +58% |
| Bean sprout | per 100 g | $0.60 | $0.52 | $0.78 | +50% |
| Beef brisket | per 100 g | $1.60 | $1.40 | $1.95 | +39% |
| Beef chuck | per 100 g | $1.80 | $1.60 | $2.30 | +44% |
| Black pepper | per 100 g | $1.80 | $1.60 | $2.20 | +38% |
| Bomba rice | per 100 g | $1.30 | $1.10 | $1.60 | +45% |
| Butter | per 100 g | $1.50 | $1.30 | $1.80 | +38% |
| Carrot | per 100 g | $0.22 | $0.18 | $0.28 | +56% |
| Cheddar | per 100 g | $1.60 | $1.40 | $2.00 | +43% |
| Chicken breast | per 100 g | $0.95 | $0.85 | $1.20 | +41% |
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Full breakdownFood price context in Australia
Australia's grocery market is one of the most concentrated tracked on this site: two chains — of the three listed here, Woolworths, Coles and IGA — handle the large majority of everyday shopping between them, priced in AUD, with independent grocers (the IGA banner) filling in regional and specialty gaps the majors don't cover as well.
Australia's geographic isolation and long supply chains mean imported goods, and even some categories of fresh produce out of season, carry a real logistics premium compared to markets like Spain or Mexico that are closer to their suppliers. GST is included in the shelf price on most food (fresh food is largely exempt), so the totals here again track close to checkout price.
Utility costs are 0.32 AUD/kWh for electricity and 0.05 AUD/kWh-equivalent for gas — among the higher electricity rates this site tracks, which means energy-heavy cooking methods (long bakes, deep frying) show up more clearly in an Australian dish's total cost than they would in, say, Mexico or Korea.
The dishes below let you flip between Woolworths, Coles, and IGA to see how much of Australia's reputation for expensive groceries actually holds up per recipe, ingredient by ingredient.
Sources: chain weekly flyers; government food price indexes (US BLS, Statistics Korea, INE, ONS, StatCan, ABS, INEGI); manual in-store spot checks. Methodology →