The report also found that the cost of envelopes varied between £2.04 and £9.13, and paper costs were between £6.84 and £14.79.
Councils own and maintain 470,000 civic buildings, over 50,000 vehicles including more than 6,000 bin lorries and 1.27 million computers.
The Office of Government Commerce found that only 12 percent of local government used approved collaborative deals, way below the recommended level of fifty percent.
Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles said: “Some councils have a supermarket-sized budget but a corner shop mentality. This has got to change. Local authorities need to look at where every penny is going and what that money is delivering.
“Shining a light on spending will help to put savings before cuts. Whilst councils have already delivered significant efficiencies there is still more excess waste to cut back.”
Next week the Local Government Association will host an “enhancing productivity” meeting chaired by Eric Pickles and Baroness Eaton to help councils improve value for money, procurement practices and collaboration in an effort to protect services.