Beef mince price comparison: what a kilo costs in Australia

Beef mince price comparison: check the price per kilo

The quick answer: compare beef mince on the price per kilo, not the tray price. In Discount Trolley on 27 October 2026, the Woolworths Beef Mince 500g and the Coles regular beef mince 500g both cost 7 dollars 70, or 15 dollars 40 a kilo. The ALDI Regular Beef Mince 500g cost 6 dollars 99, or 13 dollars 98 a kilo. The biggest trays were lower again, at 12 dollars 50 a kilo at Coles and Woolworths.

Mince comes in trays of 500g, 800g, 1kg, 1.8kg and 2kg, and in regular, lean, extra lean, grass fed and organic. The tray price on its own says very little.

We make Discount Trolley, so read this with that in mind. The app shows the unit price under the shelf price in search and on each product page. On beef mince it reads per 100g, and you can tap it to switch to per kilo. To get the kilo price yourself, multiply the price per 100g by ten: 1 dollar 54 per 100g is 15 dollars 40 a kilo.

• Compare the price per kilo, not the tray price.
• Regular 500g house brand mince was 7 dollars 70 at Coles and Woolworths.
• ALDI's 500g regular mince was 71 cents lower.

Which beef mince is cheapest per kilo?

Here is how beef mince lined up in Discount Trolley on 27 October 2026, lowest first. We show the price per 100g, as the app does.

The spread is wide. The lowest beef mince on this list cost 1 dollar 25 per 100g, and the dearest cost more than two and a half times as much. The ALDI 3 Star Beef Mince is sold in trays of about 1.9kg and had no unit price in the app, so it is not on this list.

1. Drovers Choice Big Pack Value Beef Mince 2kg at Coles: 25 dollars, or 1 dollar 25 per 100g.
2. Market Value Beef Mince 1.8kg at Woolworths: 22 dollars 50, or 1 dollar 25 per 100g.
3. ALDI 2 Star Beef Mince 500g: 6 dollars 49, or 1 dollar 30 per 100g.
4. ALDI Regular Beef Mince 500g: 6 dollars 99, or 1 dollar 40 per 100g.
5. Coles No Added Hormones Beef Regular Mince 1kg: 15 dollars, or 1 dollar 50 per 100g.
6. Woolworths Beef Mince 500g and Coles No Added Hormone Beef Regular Mince 500g: 7 dollars 70 each, or 1 dollar 54 per 100g.
7. ALDI Extra Lean Beef Mince 500g: 8 dollars 99, or 1 dollar 80 per 100g.
8. Woolworths Lean and Woolworths Extra Lean 500g: 9 dollars 80, or 1 dollar 96 per 100g.
9. ALDI 4 Star Grass Fed Beef Mince 500g: 10 dollars 99, or 2 dollars 20 per 100g.
10. Macro Grass Fed Australian Beef Mince 500g at Woolworths: 11 dollars 50, or 2 dollars 30 per 100g.
11. Macro Organic Lean Beef Mince 500g at Woolworths: 15 dollars 50, or 3 dollars 10 per 100g.
12. Macro Organic Extra Lean Beef Mince 500g at Woolworths: 16 dollars 50, or 3 dollars 30 per 100g.

Is the big tray of mince cheaper?

Yes, by more than you might think. At Coles on 27 October 2026, four 500g trays of the Coles regular mince cost 30 dollars 80, and the Drovers Choice 2kg tray cost 25 dollars. That is 5 dollars 80 less for the same weight.

Woolworths was much the same. The Market Value Beef Mince 1.8kg tray cost 22 dollars 50, or 12 dollars 50 a kilo. The same weight in Woolworths 500g trays would cost about 27 dollars 72.

ALDI sells its 3 Star Beef Mince in trays of about 1.9kg. In Discount Trolley it cost 23 dollars 73 a tray, with no unit price shown. At 1.9kg that is close to 12 dollars 50 a kilo too, so check the weight on the label.

The 1kg tray saved far less. The Coles regular beef mince 1kg cost 15 dollars, only 40 cents less than two 500g trays. A big tray only saves money if none of it goes in the bin. For more on judging big packs, read when a bulk buy grocery deal is worth it.

• The Coles 2kg tray cost 5 dollars 80 less than four 500g trays.
• The Woolworths 1.8kg tray cost 12 dollars 50 a kilo.
• The Coles 1kg tray was only 40 cents less than two 500g trays.

Regular, lean or extra lean: what the leaner mince costs

Leaner mince costs more per kilo. At Woolworths on 27 October 2026, the Woolworths Lean Beef Mince 500g and the Woolworths Extra Lean 500g both cost 9 dollars 80, or 19 dollars 60 a kilo. That is 2 dollars 10 more than the regular 500g tray. In Discount Trolley, the Coles lean and extra lean 500g trays were also 9 dollars 80.

ALDI was a little lower. The ALDI Extra Lean Beef Mince 500g cost 8 dollars 99, or 17 dollars 98 a kilo, which is 2 dollars more than its regular mince and 81 cents less than the Woolworths lean tray.

At Coles and Woolworths, lean and extra lean were the same price that day, so the label on the pack is the thing to compare. Check the pack for the fat content. We are comparing prices here, not giving diet advice.

• Lean and extra lean 500g trays were 9 dollars 80 at Woolworths.
• ALDI extra lean was 8 dollars 99.
• Lean 500g trays cost about 2 dollars more than regular 500g trays.

Grass fed and organic mince: what the extra costs

Grass fed mince cost about half as much again as regular. On 27 October 2026, the Macro Grass Fed Australian Beef Mince 500g at Woolworths cost 11 dollars 50, or 23 dollars a kilo. In Discount Trolley, the Graze Grass Fed 500g at Coles was also 11 dollars 50, and the ALDI 4 Star Grass Fed 500g was 10 dollars 99.

Organic mince cost the most. In Discount Trolley, the Macro Organic Lean 500g at Woolworths cost 15 dollars 50 and the Macro Organic Extra Lean 500g cost 16 dollars 50, or 33 dollars a kilo. That is about twice the kilo price of the Woolworths regular 500g tray.

• Grass fed 500g trays cost 10 dollars 99 to 12 dollars.
• Macro Organic 500g trays at Woolworths cost 15 dollars 50 to 16 dollars 50.
• Compare like with like before you call one store cheaper.

Pork and beef mince: the lower price blend

Pork and beef mince is a different product, but it is often bought for the same meals. The ALDI Pork and Beef Mince 500g cost 5 dollars 69 on 27 October 2026, or 11 dollars 38 a kilo. In Discount Trolley, the Coles pork and beef mince cost 6 dollars 25 for 500g and 11 dollars for 1kg, and the Woolworths pork and beef 500g was also 6 dollars 25.

If the recipe works with a blend, the Coles pork and beef 1kg, at 11 dollars a kilo, was the lowest price per kilo of mince we found. Making a bolognese? Our pasta price comparison covers the other half of the bowl.

• ALDI pork and beef mince 500g: 5 dollars 69.
• Coles pork and beef mince 1kg: 1 dollar 10 per 100g.

Woolworths, Coles or ALDI?

On the house brands, Coles and Woolworths matched. In Discount Trolley on 27 October 2026, both had regular 500g mince at 7 dollars 70, lean 500g at 9 dollars 80 and pork and beef 500g at 6 dollars 25.

ALDI cost less on the 500g trays: 6 dollars 99 for regular and 8 dollars 99 for extra lean. Per kilo, though, the big trays at Coles and Woolworths, at 12 dollars 50, cost less than any 500g beef mince tray at ALDI.

IGA and Harris Farm prices are set by each store. Pick your local IGA or Harris Farm in Discount Trolley to see what it lists, where data is available. To weigh a second stop against the rest of your list, read should you split your grocery shop across two stores.

• Coles and Woolworths had the same price on house brand 500g mince.
• ALDI 500g trays cost less than the Coles and Woolworths 500g trays.
• The Coles 2kg and Woolworths 1.8kg trays were 12 dollars 50 a kilo.

Some mince prices have come down: check the price history

Beef mince prices move, and some have moved down this year. In Discount Trolley price history, the ALDI Regular Beef Mince 500g was 7 dollars 99 from mid May to late August 2026. It has been 6 dollars 99 since early September. The ALDI Extra Lean 500g went from 10 dollars 99 in May to 8 dollars 99 in early September.

The Woolworths Lean Beef Mince 500g was 11 dollars in May, 10 dollars through August and 9 dollars 80 from late September.

Not every price fell. The Coles Drovers Choice 2kg tray went from 24 dollars to 25 dollars in early October 2026.

Before you stock up, open the product in Discount Trolley and check the price history. Dete, our koala, reads that history and holds up one sign: Good time, Wait if you can or About usual. When there is not enough history yet, the sign says Not sure yet. Tap the sign to see the chart.

For more on judging a deal, read how to spot a fake supermarket special and how to check if a supermarket special is worth it.

• ALDI regular mince has been 6 dollars 99 since early September.
• Woolworths lean mince is down from 11 dollars in May.
• The Coles 2kg tray went up a dollar in October.

Put mince on one list with the rest of the shop

Mince is usually bought with the pasta, the tomatoes and the weekly shop, so keep it on the same list. Add it to My List in Discount Trolley, and save the tray you buy as a favourite so it is quick to find next time.

To check one tray at other stores, open the product page and scroll to Compare Stores. It shows the same product at other stores where data is available. For the habit on any product, read how to use unit prices to find the cheapest groceries.

• One list for mince and the rest of the shop.
• Use Compare Stores to see the same tray at other stores.
• Check while you have signal, then shop the list.

What Discount Trolley does (and does not) claim about beef mince

Discount Trolley helps you check the price information that is available for the mince on your list. It does not promise savings, crown one store as the cheapest forever, rate mince for fat or nutrition, give diet or food safety advice, or carry the full range at all stores.

Woolworths, Coles, ALDI, IGA, Harris Farm, Priceline and Chemist Warehouse where data is available. Not affiliated with those stores. The shelf can differ from the screen. Live prices need a connection.

Read how Coles and Woolworths compare on unit prices and specials, how ALDI and Coles compare, and how to compare grocery prices on one list.

• No promised savings.
• No diet or food safety advice.

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