# Coles vs Woolworths vs ALDI: grocery basket price comparison

**Use case:** 

Compare prices for everyday staples (milk, bread, eggs, butter, bananas) across Coles, Woolworths and ALDI Australia, with the cheapest store per item by unit price.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "full cream milk 2l",
    "white bread loaf",
    "free range eggs 12",
    "salted butter 250g",
    "bananas"
  ],
  "stores": [
    "coles",
    "woolworths",
    "aldi"
  ],
  "maxItemsPerStore": 20,
  "compare": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "searchTerm": {
    "label": "Search term"
  },
  "comparedPer": {
    "label": "Compared per"
  },
  "cheapestStore": {
    "label": "Cheapest store"
  },
  "cheapestProduct": {
    "label": "Cheapest product"
  },
  "cheapestPrice": {
    "label": "Cheapest price"
  },
  "cheapestUnitPrice": {
    "label": "Cheapest unit price"
  },
  "savingVsMostExpensivePct": {
    "label": "Saving vs dearest (%)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "ranking": {
    "label": "Ranking"
  },
  "stores": {
    "label": "Stores"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped at"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Australian Supermarket Prices: Coles, Woolworths & ALDI Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Coles vs Woolworths vs ALDI: grocery basket price comparison". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/C10jOa7dJejf2mbLc) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Coles vs Woolworths vs ALDI: grocery basket price comparison" task

The Australian Supermarket Prices: Coles, Woolworths & ALDI Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like search terms, supermarkets, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Coles vs Woolworths vs ALDI: grocery basket price comparison" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as search term, compared per, cheapest store, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Coles vs Woolworths vs ALDI: grocery basket price comparison" task via API](https://apify.com/siftwright_data/au-supermarket-prices.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Australian Supermarket Prices: Coles, Woolworths & ALDI](https://apify.com/siftwright_data/au-supermarket-prices.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/siftwright_data/au-supermarket-prices.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

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