Tea bags price comparison: work out what one bag costs
The quick answer: compare tea bags on the price of one bag, not the price of the box. When we checked on 24 October 2026, the house brand black tea 100 packs at Coles, Woolworths and ALDI each worked out at 1.75 cents a bag. A Twinings English Breakfast 10 pack at Coles worked out at 27 cents a bag at its shelf price, or 25 cents on the 2 for $5 offer.
Boxes run from 10 bags to 200, so the shelf price on its own says very little. A small box that looks cheap can cost the most per cuppa, and a big box with a higher price tag can cost less per bag.
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 most tea bags it reads per 100 tea bags, so a unit price of $1.75 per 100 tea bags means 1.75 cents a bag. A few tea boxes at Coles show the unit price per 100g instead, so check the bag count on those.
- Price per bag beats the box price.
- House brand 100 packs sat at 1.75 cents a bag.
- Small boxes cost the most per bag.
Which tea bags are cheapest per bag?
Here is how black tea bags lined up in Discount Trolley on 24 October 2026, lowest first. We show the price of one bag and mark the packs that were on special that day.
The spread is wide. The lowest bag we found cost 1.75 cents, and the dearest box on this list cost 27 cents a bag.
- Coles Simply Quality Black 100 pack at Coles, Woolworths Essentials Black 100 pack at Woolworths and ALDI Tea Cup Bags 100 pack at ALDI: 1.75 cents a bag.
- Tetley Tagless 100 pack at Woolworths, on special: 3 cents.
- ALDI English Breakfast 50 pack: about 4 cents.
- Bushells Blue Label 200 pack at Coles and Tetley 100 pack at Woolworths: about 4 cents.
- Lipton English Breakfast 100 pack at Woolworths, on special, and Lipton Quality Black 200 pack at Woolworths: about 5 cents.
- Bushells Blue Label 50 pack at Coles and Woolworths: about 5 and a half cents.
- Twinings English Breakfast 100 pack at Coles, on special at half its shelf price, and Lipton Black 100 pack at Coles: about 7 cents.
- Twinings English Breakfast 50 pack at Woolworths, on special: 10 cents.
- Lipton Black 25 pack at Coles: about 12 cents.
- Twinings English Breakfast 50 pack at Coles: 17 cents.
- Twinings English Breakfast 10 pack at Coles: 27 cents at its shelf price, or 25 cents on the 2 for $5 offer.
Big box or small box: what the 10 pack costs you
Box size matters on tea bags. At Coles on 24 October 2026, Twinings English Breakfast cost 27 cents a bag in the 10 pack (25 cents on the 2 for $5 offer), 17 cents in the 50 pack and about 7 cents in the 100 pack, which was on special at half its shelf price that day. Even at its full shelf price, the 100 pack works out at 13.5 cents a bag, about half the price of a 10 pack bag.
At half price, the 100 pack was also lower on the shelf than the 50 pack that day, so twice the bags cost less money. The 100 pack price matched the Coles website when we checked it that morning.
Lipton and Bushells showed the same pattern at Coles. Lipton Black cost about 12 cents a bag in the 25 pack and 7 cents in the 100 pack. Bushells Blue Label cost about 5 and a half cents in the 50 pack and about 4 cents in the 200 pack, nearly a quarter less per bag. For more on judging bigger packs, read when a bulk buy grocery deal is worth it.
- The 10 pack cost the most per bag.
- The Twinings 100 pack was cheaper than the 50 pack on the shelf at half price.
- Read the unit price before you pick a size.
House brand or Lipton, Tetley and Twinings: what the gap looks like
House brand black tea was the lowest we found. On 24 October 2026, Coles Simply Quality Black, Woolworths Essentials Black and ALDI Tea Cup Bags all cost 1.75 cents a bag in the 100 pack. The Coles and Woolworths prices matched each store's website when we checked them the same morning.
The big brands cost more. Tetley 100 pack at Woolworths worked out at about 4 cents a bag, Lipton Black 100 pack at Coles at 7 cents and Twinings English Breakfast 100 pack at Coles at 13.5 cents at its full shelf price.
Price is only half the story, because taste matters too. If a house brand cuppa suits you, that gap is worth having. If you stick with one brand, compare that brand across stores and box sizes instead.
- House brand 100 packs cost 1.75 cents a bag.
- Big brand 100 packs cost about 4 to 13.5 cents a bag at full shelf price.
- Compare the tea you actually drink.
Coles, Woolworths or ALDI?
On the house brand 100 packs, there was nothing in it: Coles, Woolworths and ALDI all sat at 1.75 cents a bag on 24 October 2026. Bushells Blue Label 50 pack had the same shelf price at Coles and Woolworths too.
Specials made the gaps. Lipton English Breakfast 100 pack was 7 dollars at Coles and 4 dollars 90 at Woolworths, where it was on special, so the same box cost 2 dollars 10 less. Twinings English Breakfast 50 pack was on special at Woolworths at 10 cents a bag, against 17 cents at Coles, while Coles had the Twinings 100 pack at half its shelf price. The Woolworths prices matched the Woolworths website that morning.
ALDI had its own Tea Cup Bags and English Breakfast bags plus a Tetley Extra Strong 100 pack at about 5 cents a bag. Woolworths had Tetley Extra Strong 100 pack on special at about 4 cents. To weigh a second stop against the rest of your list, read should you split your grocery shop across two stores.
- House brand 100 packs matched at all three stores.
- Specials moved the brand prices more than the store did.
- Check the same box at each store before you buy.
Tea bag specials: check the price history
Big brand tea bags move around a lot at Coles and Woolworths. In Discount Trolley price history, Coles has dropped Twinings English Breakfast 100 pack to half its shelf price in most months since November 2025. Woolworths has had Twinings English Breakfast 50 pack at 5 dollars several times since November 2025, against a full shelf price of 8 dollars 50.
Lipton English Breakfast 100 pack at Woolworths was on special at 4 dollars 90 on 24 October 2026, down from 7 dollars. That is 30% off, but it is not the lowest in the history. Woolworths had the same box at 3 dollars 50 in April and again from late July to mid August 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, how to check if a supermarket special is worth it and how supermarket promotions rotate.
- Some big brand boxes cycle on and off a big discount.
- Full shelf price on those boxes is a poor time to buy.
- Check the history before you stock up.
Put tea bags on one list with the rest of the shop
Tea bags usually go on the list with the milk, sugar and coffee, so keep them on the same list. Add them to My List in Discount Trolley. Save the box you buy as a favourite so it is quick to find next time.
To check one box at other stores, open the product page and scroll to Compare Stores. It shows the same product at other stores where data is available.
Doing the pantry shop this week? Our coffee beans, sugar and milk price checks work the same way. For the habit on any product, read how to use unit prices to find the cheapest groceries.
- One list for tea bags and the rest of the shop.
- Compare Stores for the same box elsewhere.
- Check while you have signal, then shop the list.
What Discount Trolley does (and does not) claim about tea bags
Discount Trolley helps you check the price information that is available for the tea bags on your list. It does not promise savings, crown one brand or store as the cheapest forever, rate how a tea tastes, 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.
For more price comparisons, see how Coles and Woolworths compare on unit prices and specials, how ALDI and Coles compare on unit prices, and compare grocery prices Australia on one list.
- No promised savings.
- No claims about taste or health.
- Prices only where data is available.
What this looks like in Discount Trolley
Questions shoppers still ask
What are the cheapest tea bags per bag?
On 24 October 2026, the lowest we found were the house brand black tea 100 packs: Coles Simply Quality Black at Coles, Woolworths Essentials Black at Woolworths and ALDI Tea Cup Bags at ALDI, all at 1.75 cents a bag. Discount Trolley shows the unit price per 100 tea bags under the shelf price on most tea, so most boxes line up on the same number.
Are bigger boxes of tea bags better value?
Usually, yes. At Coles on 24 October 2026, Twinings English Breakfast cost 27 cents a bag in the 10 pack (25 cents on the 2 for $5 offer) and 13.5 cents in the 100 pack at its full shelf price, and the 100 pack was on special that day. Check the unit price, because box prices do not always rise in step with size.
Are house brand tea bags the same price at Coles, Woolworths and ALDI?
On the black tea 100 packs, yes. On 24 October 2026, Coles Simply Quality Black, Woolworths Essentials Black and ALDI Tea Cup Bags all cost 1.75 cents a bag. The Coles and Woolworths prices matched their websites that morning.
Do tea bags go on special often?
Some big brand boxes do. Discount Trolley price history shows the Coles Twinings English Breakfast 100 pack at half its shelf price in most months since November 2025, and the Woolworths Lipton English Breakfast 100 pack at half its shelf price in April and from late July to mid August 2026. Check the history before you pay full shelf price.
How do I work out the price per tea bag?
Divide the shelf price by the number of bags in the box. In Discount Trolley the unit price on most tea is already worked out per 100 tea bags, so a unit price of $1.75 per 100 tea bags means 1.75 cents a bag. If a box shows a price per 100g, use the bag count on the box instead.
Which stores does Discount Trolley cover?
Seven Australian stores: Woolworths, Coles, ALDI, IGA, Harris Farm, Priceline and Chemist Warehouse, where data is available. Discount Trolley is not affiliated with any of them.
Compare tea bags by the price per bag, not the box.
Discount Trolley is free to download. Read unit prices, open Today's deals and keep one shopping list for the whole shop. Use Compare Stores and price history when the check needs more.
- Unit prices under the shelf price on each product page
- Today's deals with the was price beside the tag
- One list for tea bags and the rest of the shop
- Compare Stores and price history when you need them