Which supermarket is cheapest for this week’s recipes?
Every recipe in our library, priced at each supermarket for the same ingredients. The store that is cheapest for the most recipes wins the week.
This week’s winner
Pak'nSave
As of 17 Oct 2026, Pak'nSave is the cheapest supermarket for 55 of 69 recipes in New Zealand for 12–18 Oct 2026 — Woolworths NZ 10 and New World 4.
Prices updated 17 Oct 2026
Scoreboard — 69 recipes called
- 1Pak'nSave55recipes
Cheapest for 80% of recipes — $321.22 ahead of the next store across the recipes it won.
- 2
Woolworths NZ10recipesCheapest for 14% of recipes — $20.80 ahead of the next store across the recipes it won.
- 3
New World4recipesCheapest for 6% of recipes — $2.76 ahead of the next store across the recipes it won.
10 of 79 recipes couldn’t be called — fewer than two stores stock every ingredient — and count for nobody.
Previous weeks
Pak'nSave2 weeks wonof 2 finished weeks5–11 Oct 2026
Pak'nSave- Pak'nSave57
- Woolworths NZ10
- New World2
28 Sept – 4 Oct 2026
Pak'nSave- Pak'nSave38
- New World18
- Woolworths NZ12
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Recipe by recipe
What each recipe's ingredients cost at each store, biggest win first. A dash means the store can't supply the whole recipe.
| Recipe | Pak'nSave | Woolworths NZ | New World | Cheapest by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Fried Rice | $10.68 | $36.76 | — | $26.08 (71%) |
| Creamy Tomato Chicken Pasta | $15.34 | $40.07 | — | $24.73 (62%) |
| Chicken and Potato Curry | $14.39 | $37.99 | — | $23.60 (62%) |
Frequently asked questions
- Which supermarket is cheapest for recipes in New Zealand this week?
- For 12–18 Oct 2026, Pak'nSave is cheapest for 55 of the 69 recipes we could call (Woolworths NZ 10 and New World 4).
- Which supermarket wins most weeks?
- Over the 2 finished weeks on record: Pak'nSave 2.
- How is the winner worked out?
- Each recipe is priced as written at every supermarket, for the same ingredients and quantities, using prices checked in the last 8 days. A recipe is called only when at least two supermarkets stock every ingredient, and the cheapest of those wins it; a recipe that can't be called counts for nobody. The store with the most recipes wins the week — level on recipes, the bigger total saving decides it. The count is redone daily and locked in when the week ends.