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Study reveals UK cities with cheapest and most expensive grocery shop

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The increased price of food shopping is the number one reason behind higher living costs, with 95% of households feeling the strain when it comes to their groceries, according to recent ONS data. With this in mind, CIA Landlord Insurance has looked into which cities across the UK offer the cheapest grocery shop, when buying …

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