Shilpa’s shopping list ...

AS concern grows over the cost of living in Bahrain, GulfWeekly sends reporter Shilpa Chandran out on a weekly shopping mission.

She visits five of the kingdom’s most popular supermarkets to put them to the price test and to find out what it costs to buy a small trolley load of 19 popular items. If YOU would like to add an item to Shilpa’s Shopping
List next week simply email shilpa.chandran@gulfweekly.com

Geant Hypermarket, Manama
Milk (Al Marai, 2ltrs) 0.850
Bread (Al Matrood white
bread) 0.300
Sugar (SIS Pure sugarcane,
2kg) 0.770
Coffee (Nescafe Gold, 100gm) 2.000
Tea (Lipton tea, 100 bags) 1.390
Eggs (Saudi eggs, six) 0.300
Rice (Kohinoor Basmati, 5kg) 3.390
Pasta (Italian Spaghetti,
453gm) 0.275
Chicken Breasts (Sadia,
450gm) 0.875
Tomatoes (1kg) 0.395
Apples (Apples Royal
Gala, 1kg) 0.695
Cheese (Chesdale cheddar,
12 slices) 0.640
Orange Juice (Al Nada, 2ltr) 0.700
Cooking Oil (Afia Corn Oil, 2ltr) 1.470
Cornflakes (Kellogs, 375gm) 0.990
Water (Arwa bottled water,
500ml x 12) 0.700
Napkins (Kleenex, 90 sheets) 0.500
Soap (Dove cream bar, 75gm) 0.250
Chocolate (Cadbury's Dairy
Milk, 100gm) 0.410
Grand Total:           BD16.900

Jawad Supermarket, Barbar
Milk (Al Marai, 2ltr) 0.850
Bread (Al Matrood
white bread) 0.300
Sugar (SIS Pure sugarcane,
2kg) 0.850
Coffee (Nescafe Gold, 100gm) 2.050
Tea (Lipton tea, 100 bags) 1.415
Eggs (Saudi eggs, six) 0.285
Rice (Uncle Ben’s Basmati,
5kg) 2.800
Pasta (Italian Spaghetti,
453gm) 0.300
Chicken Breasts (Sadia,
450gm) 0.925
Tomatoes (1kg) 0.595
Apples (Chile Apple Gala, 1kg) 0.695
Cheese (Chesdale cheddar,
12 slices) 0.750
Orange Juice (Al Nada, 2ltr) 0.700
Cooking Oil (Afia Corn Oil, 2ltr) 1.500
Cornflakes (Kellogs, 375gm) 1.000
Water (Arwa bottled water,
500ml x 12) 0.750
Napkins (Kleenex, 90 sheets) 0.500
Soap (Dove cream bar, 75gm) 0.250
Chocolate (Cadbury’s Dairy
Milk, 100gm) 0.420
Grand Total:           BD16.935

Al Jazira Supermarket, Mahouz
Milk (Al Marai, 2ltr) 0.850
Bread (Al Matrood white bread) 0.350
Sugar (SIS Pure sugarcane,
2kg) 0.850
Coffee (Nescafe Gold, 100gm) 2.150
Tea (Lipton tea, 100 bags) 1.485
Eggs (Saudi eggs, six) 0.290
Rice (Kohinoor Basmati, 5kg) 3.395
Pasta (Italian Spaghetti, 453gm) 0.325
Chicken Breasts (Sadia, 450gm) 0.875
Tomatoes (1kg) 0.675
Apples (Chile Gala, 1kg) 0.700
Cheese (Chesdale cheddar,
12 slices) 0.800
Orange Juice (Al Nada, 2ltr) 0.700
Cooking Oil (Afia Corn Oil, 2ltr) 1.600
Cornflakes (Kellogs, 375gm) 1.150
Water (Arwa bottled water,
500ml x 12) 0.750
Napkins (Kleenex, 90 sheets) 0.525
Soap (Dove cream bar, 75gm) 0.250
Chocolate (Cadbury's Dairy
Milk, 100gm) 0.420
Grand Total:       BD18.140

Al Osra Supermarket, Budaiya
Milk (Al Marai, 2ltr) 0.850
Bread (Al Matrood white bread) 0.300
Sugar (SIS Pure sugarcane,
2kg) 0.850
Coffee (Nescafe Gold, 100gm) 2.200
Tea (Lipton tea, 100 bags) 1.425
Eggs (Saudi eggs, six) 0.275
Rice (Kohinoor Basmati, 5kg) 3.550
Pasta (Italian Spaghetti, 453gm) 0.310
Chicken Breasts (Sadia, 450gm) 0.975
Tomatoes (1kg) 0.590
Apples (Apples Gala, 1kg) 0.495
Cheese (Chesdale cheddar,
12 slices) 0.690
Orange Juice (Al Nada, 2ltr) 0.700
Cooking Oil (Afia Corn Oil, 2ltr) 1.600
Cornflakes (Kellogs, 375gm) 1.150
Water (Arwa bottled water,
500ml x 12) 0.725
Napkins (Kleenex, 90 sheets) 0.525
Soap (Dove cream bar, 75gm) 0.250
Chocolate (Cadbury's Dairy
Milk, 100gm) 0.420
Grand Total:  BD17.880

Mega Mart, Manama
Milk (Al Marai, 2ltr) 0.850
Bread (Al Matrood white bread) 0.275
Sugar (SIS Pure sugarcane,
2kg) 0.795
Coffee (Nescafe Gold, 100gm) 2.025
Tea (Lipton tea, 100 bags) 1.380
Eggs (Saudi eggs, six) 0.300
Rice (Kohinoor Basmati, 5kg) 3.050
Pasta (Italian Spaghetti, 453gm) 0.280
Chicken Breasts (Sadia, 450gm) 0.875
Tomatoes (1kg) 0.300
Apples (Chile Apples, 1kg) 0.650
Cheese (Chesdale cheddar,
12 slices) 0.640
Orange Juice (Al Nada, 2ltr) 0.700
Cooking Oil (Afia Corn Oil, 2ltr) 1.370
Cornflakes (Kellogs, 375gm) 1.095
Water (Arwa bottled water,
500ml x 12) 0.700
Napkins (Kleenex, 90 sheets) 0.475
Soap (Dove cream bar, 75gm) 0.225
Chocolate (Cadbury's Dairy
Milk, 100gm) 0.420
Grand Total:  BD16.405