Tesco vs Waitrose — own-label (Basket B)

An illustrative selection of 100 matched pairs between Tesco and Waitrose in the Pricemonitor own-label (Basket B), weighted across product categories (full set: 472 pairs — available to media on request). Per-unit price computed from price / quantity (g→kg, ml→l). Images link the original retailer CDN. This is the evidence behind the ranking gap. · 55 EQUIVALENT · 45 COMPARABLE (arbiter-OFF preview)

Median per-unit ratio across the 100 pairs shown: 1.19×

showing 100 of 472 pairs. A ratio > 1 means Waitrose is dearer per unit than Tesco.

Matched pairs (100)

Match type	Tesco product	Tesco price	Waitrose product	Waitrose price	Wait/Tesc per-unit
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Finest 2 Cornfed Free Range Chicken Breast Fillets 270G-470G 470g	£17.80 £37.87/kg	Waitrose Slower Reared 2 Chicken Breast Fillets 380g	£5.00 £13.16/kg	0.35x
COMPARABLE 0.79	Tesco Smoked Back Bacon Rashers 300G 300g	£1.49 £4.97/kg	Essential 10 Smoked Bacon Rashers 300g	£2.80 £9.33/kg	1.88x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Pork Shoulder Steaks 700G 700g	£6.15 £8.79/kg	Waitrose Free Range British Pork 4 Shoulder Steaks 600g	£5.75 £9.58/kg	1.09x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Sirloin Steak 227G 227g	£6.00 £26.43/kg	Waitrose 2 British Beef Sirloin Steaks 400g	£14.00 £35.00/kg	1.32x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Beef Rump Steak 255G 255g	£4.39 £17.22/kg	Waitrose British Native Breed Thin Cut Rump Steak 200g	£6.10 £30.50/kg	1.77x
EQUIVALENT 0.93	Tesco Finest 12 Pork British Chipolatas 375G 375g	£3.30 £8.80/kg	Essential 12 British Pork Chipolatas 340g	£1.85 £5.44/kg	0.62x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Unsmoked Thick Cut Back Bacon 300G 300g	£1.65 £5.50/kg	No.1 British Free Range Smoked Middle Bacon 200g	£5.30 £26.50/kg	4.82x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Large Whole Chicken 1.7-2.1kg 2100g	£5.25 £2.50/kg	Waitrose Slower Reared Large Whole Chicken 1750g	£6.95 £3.97/kg	1.59x
COMPARABLE 0.66	Woodside Farms Smoked Back Bacon 300G 300g	£1.25 £4.17/kg	Essential 10 Smoked Bacon Rashers 300g	£2.80 £9.33/kg	2.24x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Finest Fillet Steak 210G 210g	£10.50 £50.00/kg	Duchy Organic British Beef Fillet Steak 241g	£14.40 £59.75/kg	1.20x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Finest Signature 8 Pork Chipolatas 440g 440g	£4.25 £9.66/kg	Essential 12 British Pork Chipolatas 340g	£1.85 £5.44/kg	0.56x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Finest British Free-Range Chicken Thigh Fillets 430g 430g	£6.70 £15.58/kg	Waitrose Chicken Thigh Fillets, Skinless & Boneless 592.14g	£6.51 £10.99/kg	0.71x
COMPARABLE 0.69	Tesco Unsmoked Lardons 200G 200g	£1.69 £8.45/kg	Essential British Unsmoked Bacon Lardons 200g	£3.20 £16.00/kg	1.89x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Lean Beef Steak Mince 5% Fat 750g 750g	£7.15 £9.53/kg	Waitrose British Native Breed Beef Mince 5% Fat 500g	£7.50 £15.00/kg	1.57x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco British Chicken Thighs 1Kg 1000g	£2.99 £2.99/kg	Duchy Organic Chicken Thighs, Skin-on & Bone-in 610g	£7.63 £12.51/kg	4.18x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco British Pork Mince 10% Fat 500g 500g	£2.45 £4.90/kg	Waitrose Free Range Pork 5% Fat Lean Mince 750g	£5.75 £7.67/kg	1.56x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Finest 6 Pork Sausages 400G 400g	£3.30 £8.25/kg	Essential 12 British Pork Sausages 681g	£2.75 £4.04/kg	0.49x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco British Diced Chicken Breast 650G 650g	£5.40 £8.31/kg	Waitrose Slower Reared Diced Chicken Breast 418g	£5.50 £13.16/kg	1.58x
COMPARABLE 0.69	Tesco Red Onions 3Pack Minimum 3st	£0.95 £0.32/st	Waitrose Red Onions 3st	£1.00 £0.33/st	1.05x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Cut Basil 30G 30g	£0.50 £16.67/kg	Cooks' Ingredients Basil 25g	£0.85 £34.00/kg	2.04x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Baby Plum Tomatoes 300G 300g	£0.95 £3.17/kg	Essential Plum Tomatoes 500g	£1.75 £3.50/kg	1.11x
COMPARABLE 0.69	Tesco Sweetcorn Cobettes 4 Pack 4st	£1.29 £0.32/st	Waitrose Sweetcorn Kebabs 4st	£1.90 £0.47/st	1.47x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Organic Tomatoes On The Vine 400g 400g	£2.35 £5.88/kg	Waitrose Classic Vine Tomatoes 450g	£2.35 £5.22/kg	0.89x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Organic Cherry Tomatoes On The Vine 200g 200g	£2.10 £10.50/kg	Essential Cherry Tomatoes 250g	£1.00 £4.00/kg	0.38x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Organic Tomatoes On The Vine 400g 400g	£2.35 £5.88/kg	No.1 Dulce Joya Vine Tomatoes 250g	£2.90 £11.60/kg	1.97x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Tenderstem Broccoli 200G 200g	£1.60 £8.00/kg	Waitrose Broccoli Florets 240g	£1.90 £7.92/kg	0.99x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Peas, Sweetcorn, Broccoli and Carrot 300g 300g	£2.25 £7.50/kg	Waitrose Carrot, Cauliflower & Broccoli 240g	£1.40 £5.83/kg	0.78x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Imperator Carrot 450G 450g	£2.00 £4.44/kg	Duchy Organic Carrots 700g	£1.45 £2.07/kg	0.47x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Organic Chestnut Mushrooms 250 G 250g	£2.25 £9.00/kg	Waitrose Chestnut Mushrooms 450g	£2.30 £5.11/kg	0.57x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco British Whole Milk Longlife Uht 1 Litre 1000ml	£1.35 £1.35/l	Essential British Free Range Whole Milk 2 Pints 1136ml	£1.30 £1.14/l	0.85x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Finest Italian Antipasto Platter 188G 188g	£6.00 £31.91/kg	Waitrose Italian Antipasto Platter 105g	£3.90 £37.14/kg	1.16x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco British Double Cream 300Ml 300ml	£1.70 £5.67/l	Duchy Organic British Free Range Double Cream 300ml	£2.00 £6.67/l	1.18x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Wafer Thin Honey Roast Ham Slices 125g 125g	£1.30 £10.40/kg	Essential British Finely Sliced Honey Roast Ham 140g	£2.00 £14.29/kg	1.37x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco British Roast Beef Slices 90g 90g	£2.30 £25.56/kg	Waitrose British Roast Beef Topside 3 Slices 100g	£3.90 £39.00/kg	1.53x
EQUIVALENT 0.92	Tesco British Semi Skimmed Longlife Uht Milk 1 Litre 1000ml	£1.35 £1.35/l	Essential Long Life Semi-Skimmed Milk 1000ml	£1.40 £1.40/l	1.04x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Finest Vintage Cheddar Cheese 500g 500g	£5.50 £11.00/kg	Essential Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese Strength 6 350g	£2.75 £7.86/kg	0.71x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Strawberry Trifle 600G 600g	£3.30 £5.50/kg	Waitrose Strawberry Trifle 600g	£3.95 £6.58/kg	1.20x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Finest Finely Sliced Wiltshire Cured Ham 120g 120g	£3.75 £31.25/kg	Essential British Finely Sliced Honey Roast Ham 140g	£2.00 £14.29/kg	0.46x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco British Double Cream 150Ml 150ml	£1.20 £8.00/l	Duchy Organic British Free Range Double Cream 300ml	£2.00 £6.67/l	0.83x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Roast Chicken Drumsticks 430g 430g	£3.75 £8.72/kg	Waitrose Cooked Roast Chicken Drumsticks 520g	£4.50 £8.65/kg	0.99x
EQUIVALENT 0.94	Tesco Honeydew Melon 1st	£1.87 £1.87/st	Waitrose Honeydew Melon 1st	£2.20 £2.20/st	1.18x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Blackberries 150G 150g	£2.65 £17.67/kg	Waitrose Blackberries 150g	£2.90 £19.33/kg	1.09x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Flat Nectarines Minimum 4 Pack 4st	£2.00 £0.50/st	Waitrose White Flesh Nectarines 4st	£3.00 £0.75/st	1.50x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Blueberries Snack Pot 90g 90g	£1.65 £18.33/kg	Waitrose Ready To Eat Blueberries 115g	£2.10 £18.26/kg	1.00x
COMPARABLE 0.72	Tesco Ready to Eat Conference Pears 4 Pack 4st	£2.35 £0.59/st	Waitrose Conference Pears 4st	£2.50 £0.62/st	1.06x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Blueberries 500G 500g	£4.30 £8.60/kg	Waitrose Blueberries 360g	£4.60 £12.78/kg	1.49x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Perfectly Ripe Mango 1st	£0.88 £0.88/st	Waitrose Perfectly Ripe Mango 2st	£3.10 £1.55/st	1.76x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Watermelon 130G 130g	£1.50 £11.54/kg	Waitrose Watermelon 300g	£3.70 £12.33/kg	1.07x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco White Toastie Bread Thick Sliced 800g 800g	£0.75 £0.94/kg	Waitrose Soft White Toastie Thick Sliced Bread 800g	£1.00 £1.25/kg	1.33x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Self Raising Flour 1.5Kg 1500g	£0.80 £0.53/kg	Waitrose Sponge Flour 1000g	£2.00 £2.00/kg	3.75x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Finest All Butter Croissants 4 Pack 4st	£2.50 £0.62/st	Waitrose 8 All Butter Croissants 8st	£4.75 £0.59/st	0.95x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Lasagne Pasta 500G 500g	£0.75 £1.50/kg	Essential Lasagne Sheets 375g	£0.80 £2.13/kg	1.42x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Walnut Pieces 250G 250g	£3.50 £14.00/kg	Waitrose Walnut Pieces 200g	£3.10 £15.50/kg	1.11x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Tiger Sliced Loaf 400G 400g	£1.30 £3.25/kg	Waitrose Free From Sliced Tiger Cob 375g	£3.50 £9.33/kg	2.87x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Free From Sliced Seeded Bread 550g 550g	£1.95 £3.55/kg	Waitrose Free From Sliced Mixed Seed Loaf 400g	£3.20 £8.00/kg	2.26x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Ground Almonds 250G 250g	£4.25 £17.00/kg	Waitrose Ground Almonds 500g	£6.75 £13.50/kg	0.79x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco White Batch Rolls 6 Pack 6st	£0.45 £0.07/st	Essential White Finger Rolls 6st	£1.00 £0.17/st	2.22x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Homebake Part Baked White Baguettes 2 Pack 2st	£1.35 £0.68/st	Waitrose 2 Bake at Home White Baguettes 2st	£1.50 £0.75/st	1.11x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Medium Egg Noodles 250G 250g	£0.95 £3.80/kg	Waitrose Egg Noodles Medium 250g	£1.30 £5.20/kg	1.37x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Large White Baps 4 pack 4st	£0.86 £0.21/st	Essential White Floured Baps 6st	£1.00 £0.17/st	0.78x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Basmati Rice 2Kg 2000g	£3.60 £1.80/kg	Waitrose White Basmati Aged Rice 2000g	£6.50 £3.25/kg	1.81x
COMPARABLE 0.73	Tesco Free From Lasagne Sheets 250G 250g	£0.75 £3.00/kg	Waitrose Free From Gluten Lasagne Sheets 250g	£1.95 £7.80/kg	2.60x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Linguine Pasta 500G 500g	£0.75 £1.50/kg	Waitrose Linguine 500g	£1.85 £3.70/kg	2.47x
COMPARABLE 0.74	Tesco Plain White Tortilla Wraps 8 Pack 8st	£1.40 £0.17/st	Waitrose Large Tortilla Wraps 8st	£1.45 £0.18/st	1.04x
COMPARABLE 0.70	Tesco All Butter Pain Au Chocolat 4 Pack 4st	£2.10 £0.53/st	Waitrose Pains Au Chocolat 4st	£2.75 £0.69/st	1.31x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Classic Crumpets 6 Pack 6st	£0.45 £0.07/st	Essential Crumpets 8s 8st	£0.80 £0.10/st	1.33x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Squeezy Clear Honey 340G 340g	£1.19 £3.50/kg	Essential Pure Clear Honey 454g	£1.80 £3.96/kg	1.13x
COMPARABLE 0.78	Tesco Fine Cut Orange Marmalade 454G 454g	£1.10 £2.42/kg	Essential Seville Orange Marmalade Fine Cut 454g	£1.10 £2.42/kg	1.00x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Strawberry Jam 454G 454g	£0.89 £1.96/kg	Essential Waitrose strawberry jam 454g	£1.20 £2.64/kg	1.35x
COMPARABLE 0.78	Tesco Soft Pitted Dates 250G 250g	£2.30 £9.20/kg	Waitrose Dried Pitted Dates 250g	£1.90 £7.60/kg	0.83x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Crunchy Peanut Butter 700G 700g	£2.00 £2.86/kg	Essential Crunchy Peanut Butter 500g	£2.50 £5.00/kg	1.75x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Ginger Preserve 340G 340g	£1.05 £3.09/kg	Waitrose Stem Ginger Preserve 340g	£2.70 £7.94/kg	2.57x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Pure Orange Juice With Bits 1 Litre 1000ml	£1.60 £1.60/l	Waitrose Orange Juice with Bits Large 1750ml	£3.40 £1.94/l	1.21x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Finest Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice Smooth 750ml 750ml	£2.90 £3.87/l	Essential Pure Orange Juice 1000ml	£2.00 £2.00/l	0.52x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Pineapple Juice 1 Litre 1000ml	£1.60 £1.60/l	Waitrose Pineapple Fruit Juice 1000ml	£2.20 £2.20/l	1.38x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Finest Colombian Instant Coffee 100G 100g	£3.50 £35.00/kg	Waitrose Gold Colombian Instant Coffee 100g	£4.65 £46.50/kg	1.33x
COMPARABLE 0.75	Tesco Strawberry Sensation Smoothie 750Ml 750ml	£1.95 £2.60/l	Waitrose Strawberry & Banana Smoothie Large 750ml	£2.00 £2.67/l	1.03x
COMPARABLE 0.78	Tesco 100% Pure Pineapple Juice 1 Litre 1000ml	£2.00 £2.00/l	Waitrose Pineapple Fruit Juice 1000ml	£2.20 £2.20/l	1.10x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Gold Instant Coffee 200G 200g	£2.65 £13.25/kg	Waitrose Gold Roast Instant Coffee 100g	£3.70 £37.00/kg	2.79x
COMPARABLE 0.76	Tesco 100% Pure Squeezed Orange Juice With Bits 1.75 L 1750ml	£3.25 £1.86/l	Waitrose Orange Juice with Bits Large 1750ml	£3.40 £1.94/l	1.05x
COMPARABLE 0.78	Tesco British Salted Spreadable 500g 500g	£1.99 £3.98/kg	Waitrose Spreadable Butter 500g	£2.75 £5.50/kg	1.38x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Finest Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500ml 500ml	£7.00 £14.00/l	Waitrose Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1000ml	£7.85 £7.85/l	0.56x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Ground Nut Oil 500ml 500ml	£2.85 £5.70/l	Waitrose Groundnut Oil 500ml	£3.25 £6.50/l	1.14x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Boneless Salmon Fillets 4 Pack 520g 520g	£9.25 £17.79/kg	Waitrose 5 Scottish Salmon Fillets 600g	£13.50 £22.50/kg	1.26x
COMPARABLE 0.73	Tesco 2 Boneless Sea Bass Fillets 180G 180g	£5.95 £33.06/kg	Waitrose 2 Mediterranean Sea Bass Fillets 180g	£7.25 £40.28/kg	1.22x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco 6 Boneless Salmon Fillets 780G 780g	£14.50 £18.59/kg	Waitrose 5 Scottish Salmon Fillets 600g	£13.50 £22.50/kg	1.21x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Shortcake Biscuits 200G 200g	£0.45 £2.25/kg	Essential Shortcake Biscuits 400g	£1.30 £3.25/kg	1.44x
COMPARABLE 0.90	Tesco Jelly Babies Sweets 250G 250g	£1.35 £5.40/kg	Waitrose Fruit Jellies 200g	£1.35 £6.75/kg	1.25x
COMPARABLE 0.80	Tesco Finest Belgian Triple Chocolate Shortbread 4 Pack 4st	£2.25 £0.56/st	Waitrose 4 Belgian Chocolate Shortbreads 4st	£2.40 £0.60/st	1.07x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Finest Scottish Shortbread Fingers 165G 165g	£2.60 £15.76/kg	Waitrose Shortbread Fingers 200g	£1.30 £6.50/kg	0.41x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Fizzy Strawberry Flavour Lances 75G 75g	£0.75 £10.00/kg	Waitrose Fizzy Strawberry Flavour Lances 65g	£0.70 £10.77/kg	1.08x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Biscuits For Cheese 500G 500g	£3.95 £7.90/kg	Essential Biscuits For Cheese 300g	£2.35 £7.83/kg	0.99x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Essentials Fresh Mint Mouthwash 500ml 500ml	£0.75 £1.50/l	Essential Fresh Mint Mouthwash 500ml	£1.45 £2.90/l	1.93x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Luxury Soft Coconut Oil Toilet Tissue 6 Long Rolls 6st	£3.75 £0.62/st	Waitrose Quilted Toilet Tissue Coconut 9s 9st	£5.50 £0.61/st	0.98x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Luxury Soft White Toilet Tissue 6 Long Rolls 6st	£3.00 £0.50/st	Essential White Ultra Soft Bathroom Tissue 4st	£2.10 £0.53/st	1.05x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Luxury Soft Ultimate toilet tissue 6 long Rolls 6st	£4.95 £0.83/st	Waitrose Ultra Soft & Smooth Classic Bathroom Tissue 9st	£5.50 £0.61/st	0.74x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Non Bio Liquid Detergent Super Concentrated 60W 1.5L 1500ml	£2.79 £1.86/l	Waitrose Non-Bio Laundry Liquid 36W 900ml	£3.35 £3.72/l	2.00x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Pan Scourers 5 Pack 5st	£1.60 £0.32/st	Essential Dual Action Scourers 6st	£1.10 £0.18/st	0.57x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Non Bio Liquid Detergent Super Concentrated 30W 750ml 750ml	£2.30 £3.07/l	Waitrose Non-Bio Laundry Liquid 36W 900ml	£3.35 £3.72/l	1.21x
EQUIVALENT 0.90	Tesco Click Seal Food Bags Small 25 Pack 25st	£1.70 £0.07/st	Waitrose Small Click Seal Food Bags 25st	£2.25 £0.09/st	1.32x