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She visits seven 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 25 popular items.
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Lulu Hypermarket,
Al Marai Milk, 2ltrs 0.850
Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.450
Heinz beans, 415gm 0.295
Nescafe Gold, 100gm 1.920
Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.375
Saudi eggs, six 0.295
Tilda Basmati rice, 5kg 3.765
Italian Spaghetti, 453gm 0.265
Sadia Chicken Breasts,
450gm 0.775
Tomatoes, 1kg 0.320
Apples Gala, 1kg 0.745
Chesdale cheddar
12 slices 0.695
Nada Orange Juice, 2ltrs 0.690
Afia Corn Oil, 2ltrs 1.420
Kellogg’s cornflakes,
375gm 0.950
Arwa bottled water,
500ml x 12 0.700
Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.460
Dove cream bar, 75gm 0.220
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk,
100gm 0.365
Carrots, 1kg 0.465
Potatoes, 1kg 0.375
Whiskas Fish Menus,
400gm 0.415
Tide detergent, 2.5kg 1.445
Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.465
Nivea, 150ml 0.695
Grand Total: BD20.415
Al Jazira Supermarket, Mahouz
Al Marai Milk, 2ltrs 0.850
Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.490
Heinz beans, 415gm 0.325
Nescafe Gold, 100gm 2.150
Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.425
Saudi eggs, six 0.280
Tilda Basmati rice, 5kg 4.100
Italian Spaghetti, 453gm 0.325
Sadia Chicken Breasts,
450gm 0.875
Tomatoes, 1kg 0.975
Apples Gala, 1kg 0.850
Chesdale cheddar, 12 slices 0.800
Al Nada Orange Juice, 2ltrs 0.700
Afia Corn Oil, 2ltrs 1.675
Kellogg’s cornflakes, 375gm 1.050
Arwa bottled water,
500ml x 12 0.750
Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.495
Dove cream bar, 75gm 0.250
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk,
100gm 0.420
Carrots, 1kg 0.450
Potatoes, 1kg 0.550
Whiskas Fish Menus,
400gm 0.500
Tide detergent, 2.5kg 1.600
Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.495
Nivea, 150ml 0.800
Grand Total: BD23.180
Al Osra Supermarket, Budaiya
Al Marai Milk, 2ltrs 0.850
Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.490
Heinz beans, 415gm 0.325
Nescafe Gold, 100gm 2.200
Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.425
Saudi eggs, six 0.275
Tilda Basmati rice, 5kg 3.150
Italian Spaghetti, 453gm 0.310
Sadia Chicken Breasts,
450gm 0.975
Tomatoes, 1kg 0.700
Apples Gala, 1kg 0.650
Chesdale cheddar,
12 slices 0.800
Al Nada Orange Juice, 2ltrs 0.700
Afia Corn Oil, 2ltrs 1.600
Kellogg’s cornflakes,
375gm 1.150
Arwa bottled water,
500ml x 12 0.700
Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.525
Dove cream bar, 75gm 0.250
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk,
100gm 0.420
Carrots, 1kg 0.425
Potatoes, 1kg 0.395
Whiskas Fish Menus,
400gm 0.495
Tide detergent, 2.5kg 1.625
Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.540
Nivea, 150ml 0.800
Grand Total: BD21.725
Mega Mart, Central Market,
Al Marai Milk, 2ltrs 0.850
Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.460
Heinz beans, 415gm 0.310
Nescafe Gold, 100gm 2.025
Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.380
Saudi eggs, six 0.270
Tilda Basmati rice, 5kg 3.995
Italian Spaghetti, 453gm 0.280
Sadia Chicken Breasts,
450gm 0.825
Tomatoes, 1kg 0.300
Apples Gala, 1kg 0.650
Chesdale cheddar,
12 slices 0.725
Nada Orange Juice, 2ltrs 0.700
Afia Corn Oil, 2ltrs 1.475
Kellogg’s cornflakes,
375gm 0.995
Arwa bottled water,
500ml x 12 0.700
Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.475
Dove cream bar, 75gm 0.225
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk,
100gm 0.420
Carrots, 1kg 0.500
Potatoes, 1kg 0.450
Whiskas Fish Menus,
400gm 0.475
Tide detergent, 2.5kg 1.525
Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.495
Nivea, 150ml 0.765
Grand Total: BD21.270
Al Marai Milk, 2ltrs 0.850
Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.450
Heinz beans, 415gm 0.350
Nescafe Gold, 100gm 2.050
Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.380
Saudi eggs, six 0.300
Tilda Basmati rice, 5kg 4.100
Italian Spaghetti, 453gm 0.300
Sadia Chicken Breasts,
450gm 0.850
Tomatoes, 1kg 0.400
Apples Gala, 1kg 0.600
Chesdale cheddar,
12 slices 0.725
Nada Orange Juice, 2ltrs 0.700
Afia Corn Oil, 2ltrs 1.475
Kellogg’s cornflakes,
375gm 1.000
Arwa bottled water,
500ml x 12 0.700
Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.475
Dove cream bar, 75gm 0.225
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk,
100gm 0.425
Carrots, 1kg 0.400
Potatoes, 1kg 0.450
Whiskas Fish Menus,
400gm 0.475
Tide detergent, 2.5kg 1.500
Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.475
Nivea, 150ml 0.775
Grand Total: BD21.430
Geant Hypermarket,
Al Marai Milk, 2ltrs 0.850
Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.450
Heinz beans, 415gm 0.320
Nescafe Gold, 100gm 1.910
Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.375
Saudi eggs, six 0.265
Tilda Basmati rice, 5kg 3.760
Italian Spaghetti, 453gm 0.275
Sadia Chicken Breasts,
450gm 0.770
Tomatoes, 1kg 0.290
Apples Gala, 1kg 0.645
Chesdale cheddar, 12 slices 0.695
Nada Orange Juice, 2ltrs 0.690
Afia Corn Oil, 2ltrs 1.420
Kellogg’s cornflakes, 375gm 0.890
Arwa bottled water,
500ml x 12 0.690
Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.460
Dove cream bar, 75gm 0.220
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk,
100gm 0.370
Carrots, 1kg 0.530
Potatoes, 1kg 0.375
Whiskas Fish Menus,
400gm 0.450
Tide detergent, 2.5kg 1.450
Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.490
Nivea, 150ml 0.690
Grand Total: BD20.330
Jawad Supermarket, Barbar
Al Marai Milk, 2ltrs 0.850
Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.490
Heinz beans, 415gm 0.325
Nescafe Gold, 100gm 2.200
Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.415
Saudi eggs, six 0.290
Tilda Basmati rice, 5kg 3.975
Italian Spaghetti, 453gm 0.300
Sadia Chicken Breasts, 450gm 0.925
Tomatoes, 1kg 0.600
Apple Gala, 1kg 0.595
Chesdale cheddar,
12 slices 0.750
Nada Orange Juice, 2ltrs 0.700
Afia Corn Oil, 2ltrs 1.500
Kellogg’s cornflakes, 375gm 1.000
Arwa bottled water,
500ml x 12 0.750
Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.500
Dove cream bar, 75gm 0.250
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk,
100gm 0.420
Carrots, 1kg 0.395
Potatoes, 1kg 0.375
Whiskas Fish Menus,
400gm 0.495
Tide detergent, 2.5kg 1.550
Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.550
Nivea, 150ml 0.765
Grand Total: BD21.965
