Where Can You Buy the Cheapest Groceries in Zurich?
No single store in Zurich is cheapest for everything every week. On staples, Aldi, Lidl, M-Budget and Prix Garantie lead (K-Tipp 2025); on branded products the running promotion decides. The ShopVille at the main station is open 365 days. Rappn shows which chain has your products on promotion this week, by postcode.
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Updated regularly. Store data verified at migros.ch, coop.ch, aldi-suisse.ch, lidl.ch, denner.ch, ottos.ch, volg.ch and SBB ShopVille listings. Price comparisons per K-Tipp and bonus.ch 2025. Weekly offers by canton in the Rappn app, updated daily.
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Upfront: there is no single supermarket in Zurich that is cheapest for everything every week. The cheapest address depends on your basket and the current Aktion (promotion) week. A K-Tipp comparison of branded products (as of August 2025) found many items differed by just 1 centime between Migros, Coop, Aldi and Lidl. On staples and budget lines, however, Aldi, Lidl and the M-Budget and Prix Garantie ranges came out ahead per K-Tipp 2025. To actually save in the city and canton of Zurich, you combine chains and check fresh every week.
Where can you shop cheapest in Zurich?
The city of Zurich had around 448,664 residents at the end of 2024 (Statistik Stadt Zurich), and the canton roughly 1.62 million (Federal Statistical Office). Zurich is considered the most expensive city in Switzerland, but that mainly concerns rents, restaurants and services. Supermarket prices themselves are uniform nationally: a pack of rice costs the same at Aldi in the city of Zurich as at Aldi in Winterthur or Wetzikon. So in Zurich the difference is not the prices but which stores are nearby, when they open, and which promotion is running.
The classic discounters with the lowest price floor on staples are Aldi Suisse and Lidl Schweiz. Both have been pushing into the city centre for years: Aldi runs a branch right at the busy Stadelhofen station (Stadelhoferstrasse 10, 8001 Zürich, Mon to Sat 06:00 to 22:00, Sun 08:00 to 22:00, as of October 2026), plus branches on Zollstrasse near the main station (Kreis 5) and on Badenerstrasse in Altstetten (Kreis 9). Lidl is also expanding into Kreis 4 and Kreis 5. One note for older city guides: Aldi closed several city-centre stores in 2026, including the one on Sihlstrasse in the spring. Check the store finder before you set off. If you live on the city edge, you also find larger Aldi and Lidl stores with parking, for example towards Schlieren, Dietikon or Wallisellen.
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Which chains are present in the city and canton of Zurich?
| Chain | Role in Zurich | K-Tipp basket, August 2025 (100 items) |
|---|---|---|
| Migros | Full-range, dense network (City, ShopVille HB, Letzipark, Sihlcity), no alcohol in the supermarkets | CHF 243.54 |
| Coop | Full-range, dense network incl. alcohol and organic (Naturaplan) | CHF 250.70 |
| Aldi Suisse | Discounter, in the centre at Stadelhofen, plus Zollstrasse near the HB | CHF 230.94 |
| Lidl Schweiz | Discounter, centre expansion (Kreis 4 and 5), Lidl Plus app | CHF 232.83 |
| Denner | Discounter with dense network, the alcohol channel of the Migros group | not in this test |
| Otto's | Clearance and non-food, scattered locations, no full grocery range | not in this test |
| Volg / Migrolino / Avec | Neighbourhood and station shops, long hours, small range | not in this test (see the station section below) |
Aligro runs a cash-and-carry wholesale store in Schlieren (Zurich agglomeration), useful for bulk and event shopping, not for the weekly shop. Volg is mainly present in the canton's rural municipalities (Zurcher Oberland, Weinland, Unterland) and rare inside the city.
Instead of flicking through seven flyers: one feed per canton.
Set your location in the Rappn app to your Zurich postcode. The app shows only the offers running in or near your neighbourhood, with unit prices for a direct comparison across Migros, Coop, Aldi, Lidl and Denner.
Station, Sunday and late shopping in Zurich
Zurich's main station has the ShopVille. The cantonal opening-hours rules do not apply to railway ancillary businesses (Art. 39 EBG), and the Labour Act allows Sunday work in the large stations designated by the WBF (45 stations, five of them in the city of Zurich; ArG Art. 27 para. 1ter, ArGV 2 Art. 26a). That is why shops there may open 365 days a year, including Sundays and public holidays. The centre counts over 190 shops, restaurants and service businesses. Inside ShopVille HB, Migros and Coop are open daily until around 22:00 (figures as of October 2026; check the store finder if it matters. Migros in the Halle Landesmuseum from 06:00 Mon-Fri, 07:00 Sat-Sun; Coop until about 22:30). That is the most reliable address for Sunday or late-night shopping in Zurich.
Outside the main station, the usual German-speaking Switzerland rule applies: supermarkets close on weekdays mostly at 19:00 or 20:00, Saturdays 18:00 to 20:00, closed Sundays. For emergencies, Avec, Migrolino and Coop Pronto at petrol stations and stations stay open late (Migrolino at the HB daily until late at night); the last two sell their parent chain's own brands at supermarket prices (company statements, 2026), while other items can cost more. If you plan your shop, you save clearly by putting the weekly run in a discounter or full-range store rather than the corner shop.
The honest answer: it depends on your basket
One example illustrates it well: a 20 Minuten comparison of a 40-item basket (as of September 2023) put Lidl cheapest at CHF 69.83 and Coop dearest at CHF 77.83, a gap of about 10 francs. For pure branded products, by contrast, prices are nearly identical per K-Tipp 2025. Meaning: if you buy branded items, switching stores barely saves anything in Zurich, the promotion does. If you lean on private labels and staples, you save structurally at Aldi, Lidl, M-Budget and Prix Garantie.
The realistic Zurich saving combination looks like this:
- Aldi or Lidl (Stadelhofen, Kreis 4 or city edge) for staples in volume: oat milk, eggs, legumes, snacks, cleaning products
- Migros or Coop for fresh, organic and private labels (M-Budget, Prix Garantie, Naturaplan)
- Denner for wine, spirits and budget coffee. Migros supermarkets sell no alcohol, but Denner, migrolino, VOI and Migros Online, all part of the Migros Group, do
- ShopVille HB only for the Sunday or late shop, not as your default
This is exactly where Rappn helps: instead of guessing, you see for your postcode which chain has your products on promotion this week. More in our guides on where groceries are cheapest by canton and on how to save on the weekly shop.
The cheapest store in Zurich changes every week.
Rappn shows the current promotions of the seven chains, filtered to your Zurich postcode. Download Rappn and compare your first Zurich shop.
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Current deals for the canton of Zurich: a selection
A selection from the chains’ currently published offers, sorted by discount depth. The region and the start of the promotion week are given in the line below.
Prices for the canton of Zurich, promotion week since 29 Oct 2026.
- Coca-Cola Zero, 6 x 1,5 lDenner−52%CHF 6.95instead of CHF 14.35· until 4 Nov
- Naturafarm Natura-Beef Schulter Spitz ca. 800gCoop−51%CHF 14.80instead of CHF 30.00· until 4 Nov
- Energizer Max Batterien AA · 16 pzDenner−50%CHF 17.80instead of CHF 35.80· until 4 Nov
- Energizer Max Batterien AAA · 16 pzDenner−50%CHF 17.80instead of CHF 35.80· until 4 Nov
- CANTINE CELLARO Due Lune Terre Siciliane · 750 mlLidl Switzerland−50%CHF 12.19instead of CHF 24.45· until 4 Nov
- Cailler Napolitains Assortment 1000gDenner−50%CHF 19.95instead of CHF 39.95· until 4 Nov
- MulticapsMigros−50%CHF 5.98instead of CHF 11.95· until 11 Nov
- CORONA Extra Bier · 6 x 330 mlLidl Switzerland−43%CHF 5.95instead of CHF 10.49· until 4 Nov
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where do you shop cheapest in Zurich?
It depends on your basket. For staples and private labels, Aldi and Lidl plus M-Budget and Prix Garantie are cheapest per K-Tipp 2025. For pure branded products, Migros, Coop, Aldi and Lidl are nearly identical, so the running promotion decides. The Rappn app shows, for your Zurich postcode, which chain has your products on promotion this week.
Are there Aldi and Lidl stores in the city of Zurich?
Yes. Aldi runs branches including one at Stadelhofen station (Stadelhoferstrasse 10, Mon to Sat 06:00 to 22:00, Sun 08:00 to 22:00, as of October 2026) and branches on Zollstrasse near the main station (Kreis 5) and on Badenerstrasse in Altstetten (Kreis 9). The Sihlstrasse store closed in spring 2026. Lidl is expanding into Kreis 4 and Kreis 5. On the city edge and in the agglomeration (Schlieren, Dietikon, Wallisellen) you also find larger stores with parking.
Which supermarkets are open on Sunday in Zurich?
Inside the ShopVille at the main station, Migros and Coop are open 365 days a year, including Sundays, until around 22:00 (Art. 39 EBG for the opening hours, ArG Art. 27 para. 1ter for Sunday work). Outside the station, most supermarkets are closed on Sundays. Avec, Migrolino and Coop Pronto at stations and petrol stations stay open late; the last two sell their parent chain's own brands at supermarket prices (company statements, 2026), while other items can cost more.
Are grocery prices in Zurich higher than elsewhere?
No. Migros, Coop, Aldi, Lidl and Denner price nationally. An item costs the same at Aldi in the city of Zurich as at Aldi in Winterthur. What is expensive in Zurich is housing, not the supermarket. The difference is store proximity, opening hours and promotions.
Is Aligro in Schlieren worth it for the weekly shop?
Mainly for bulk and event shopping. Aligro is a cash-and-carry wholesale store in the Zurich agglomeration with large pack sizes. For a normal weekly shop in a small household the trip usually does not pay off; the nearer discounters and full-range stores are more practical.