Back to NI Food Compass

Northern Ireland grocery guide

Northern Ireland grocery shopping guides

These guides explain how to use supermarket price data in normal household decisions: what to buy, where to shop, when a deal is worth it, and how to avoid being misled by pack sizes or loyalty labels.

Why these guides exist

NI Food Compass is not only a table of prices. It is a practical cost-of-living project built around the way families actually shop in Northern Ireland: mixed baskets, limited time, fuel costs, diet needs, fresh versus frozen choices, and loyalty offers that are not always easy to compare.

What you will find here

The guides cover weekly basket planning, unit-price comparison, supermarket loyalty deals, meat and fish prices, household products, dietary filters, and local shopping decisions for places such as Belfast, Coleraine, Garvagh and the wider Causeway Coast area.

How to use the guides

Read the guide for the decision you are making, then open the live comparison table and filter by product, shop, diet, brand, unit type or category. Always check the retailer page before buying because price and availability can change quickly.

Start comparing

Use the live NI Food Compass table to search by product, shop, diet need, meat type, fish type, brand, deal and unit price.

Open today’s supermarket price comparison

Related guides