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As concern grows over the cost of living in Bahrain, GulfWeekly sends reporter Shilpa Chandran out on a weekly shopping mission. She visits eight 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. Prices are subject to change due to market fluctuations. Email your consumer stories to shilpa.chandran@gulfweekly.com

Al Jazira Supermarket, Mahouz

Anchor milk, 400gm 1.775

Potatoes, 1kg 0.650

Nada laban full fat, 1ltr 0.450

Cucumber, 1kg 0.575

Tomato, 1kg 0.525

Nescafe classic coffee,

100gms 1.575

Igloo icecream, 1.1ltr 1.000

Frosties cornflakes, 250gm 1.100

Parachute coconut oil,

500ml 0.925

Al Marai cheese, 140gm 0.500

Tilda rice, 5(+1)kg 7.900

Brylcreem, 140ml 0.790

Lux soap, 175gm 0.350

Closeup, 125ml 0.710

J&J baby shampoo, 300gm 1.200

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.625

Banana, 1kg 0.750

Galaxy Jewels, 200gm 1.975

Cabbage, 1kg 0.475

Clorox, 3.78ltr 1.350

Airwick airfreshner, 300ml 0.850

Fa deo spray, 150ml 1.260

Betty Crocker cake mix,

500gm 0.625

Nivea Cream, 150ml 0.850

Ariel washing powder,

2.5kg 2.500

Grand Total: BD31.285

Alosra Supermarket, Budaiya

Anchor milk, 400gm 1.750

Potatoes, 1kg 0.395

Nada laban full fat, 1ltr 0.450

Cucumber, 1kg 0.495

Tomato, 1kg 0.590

Nescafe classic coffee,

100gm 1.715

Igloo icecream, 1.1ltr 1.200

Frosties cornflakes, 250gm 1.150

Parachute coconut oil,

500ml 1.060

Al Marai cheese, 140gm 0.500

Tilda rice, 5kg 8.200

Brylcreem, 140ml 0.850

Lux soap, 175gms 0.365

Closeup, 125ml 0.740

J&J baby shampoo, 300gm 1.200

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.495

Banana, 1kg 0.495

Galaxy Jewels, 200gm 1.950

Cabbage, 1kg 0.350

Clorox, 3.78ltr 1.450

Airwick airfreshner, 300ml 0.850

Fa deo spray, 150ml 1.100

Betty Crocker cake mix,

500gm 0.650

Nivea cream, 150ml 0.835

Ariel washing powder,

2.5kg 2.475

Grand Total: BD31.310

Carrefour, City Centre, Manama

Anchor milk, 400gm 1.660

Potatoes, 1kg 0.450

Nada laban full fat, 1ltr 0.430

Cucumber, 1kg 0.390

Tomato, 1kg 0.490

Nescafe classic coffee,

100gm 1.400

Igloo icecream, 1.1ltr 1.110

Frosties cornflakes, 250gm 0.930

Parachute coconut oil,

500ml 0.850

Al Marai cheese, 140gm 0.470

Tilda rice, 5kg 7.190

Brylcreem, 140ml 0.760

Lux soap, 175gm 0.290

Closeup, 125ml 0.590

J&J baby shampoo, 300gm 1.140

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.550

Banana, 1kg 0.550

Galaxy Jewels, 200gm 1.760

Cabbage, 1kg 0.390

Clorox, 3.78ltr 1.130

Airwick airfreshner, 300ml 0.740

Fa deo spray, 150ml 1.010

Betty Crocker cake mix,

500gm 0.550

Nivea cream, 150ml 0.750

Ariel washing powder,

2.5kg 2.560

Grand Total: BD28.140

Geant Hypermarket, Manama

Anchor milk, 400gm 1.570

Potatoes, 1kg 0.370

Nada laban full fat, 1ltr 0.410

Cucumber, 1kg 0.370

Tomato, 1kg 0.480

Nescafe classic coffee,

100gm 1.390

Igloo icecream, 1.1ltr 0.930

Frosties cornflakes, 250gm 0.910

Parachute coconut oil,

500ml 1.420

Al Marai cheese, 140gm 0.450

Tilda rice, 5(+1)kg 7.180

Brylcreem, 140ml 0.800

Lux soap, 175gms 0.305

Closeup, 125ml 0.585

J&J baby shampoo, 300gm 1.200

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.470

Banana, 1kg 0.490

Galaxy Jewels, 200gm 1.750

Cabbage, 1kg 0.290

Clorox, 3.78ltr 1.230

Airwick airfreshner, 300ml 0.620

Fa deo spray, 150ml 0.820

Betty Crocker cake mix,

500gm 0.530

Nivea cream, 150ml 0.690

Ariel washing powder,

2.5kg 1.990

Grand Total: BD27.250

Jawad Supermarket, Barbar

Anchor milk, 400gm 1.660

Potatoes, 1kg 0.450

Nada laban full fat, 1ltr 0.450

Cucumber, 1kg 0.550

Tomato, 1kg 0.850

Nescafe classic coffee,

100 gm 1.520

Igloo icecream, 1.1ltr 1.000

Frosties cornflakes, 250gm 1.000

Parachute coconut oil,

500ml 0.900

Al Marai cheese, 140gm 0.500

Tilda rice, 5kg 6.900

Brylcreem, 140ml 0.775

Lux soap, 175gm 0.350

Closeup, 125ml 0.650

J&J baby shampoo, 300gm 1.100

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.550

Banana, 1kg 0.650

Galaxy Jewels, 200gm 1.900

Cabbage, 1kg 0.295

Clorox, 3.78ltr 1.275

Airwick airfreshner, 300ml 0.800

Fa deo spray, 150ml 1.075

Betty Crocker cake mix,

500gm 0.605

Nivea cream, 150ml 0.835

Ariel washing powder,

2.5kg 2.500

Grand Total: BD29.140

Lebanon Trade Centre, Isa Town

Anchor milk, 400gm 1.650

Potatoes, 1kg 0.500

Nada laban full fat, 1ltr 0.450

Cucumber, 1kg 0.500

Tomato, 1kg 0.475

Nescafe classic coffee,

100gm 1.500

Igloo icecream, 1.1ltr 1.000

Frosties cornflakes, 250gm 1.000

Parachute coconut oil,

500ml 0.975

Al Marai cheese, 140gm 0.500

Tilda rice, 5kg 7.500

Brylcreem, 140ml 0.650

Lux soap , 175gm 0.325

Closeup, 125ml 0.675

J&J baby shampoo, 300gm 1.100

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.500

Banana, 1kg 0.425

Galaxy Jewels, 200gm 1.950

Cabbage, 1kg 0.400

Clorox, 3.8ltr 1.300

Airwick airfreshner, 300ml 0.800

Fa deo spray, 150ml 1.000

Betty Crocker cake mix,

500gm 0.625

Nivea cream, 150ml 0.800

Ariel washing powder,

2.5kg 2.400

Grand Total: BD29.000

Lulu Hypermarket, Manama

Anchor milk, 400gm 1.625

Potatoes, 1kg 0.395

Nada laban full fat, 1ltr 0.450

Cucumber, 1kg 0.425

Tomato, 1kg 0.545

Nescafe classic coffee,

100 gm 1.475

Igloo icecream, 1.1ltr 0.990

Frosties cornflakes, 250gm 0.990

Parachute coconut oil,

500ml 0.900

Al Marai cheese, 140gm 0.490

Tilda rice, 5(+1)kg 7.200

Brylcreem, 140ml 0.750

Lux soap, 175gm 0.305

Closeup, 125ml 0.600

J&J baby shampoo, 300gm 1.010

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.495

Banana, 1kg 0.595

Galaxy Jewels, 200gm 1.835

Cabbage, 1kg 0.295

Clorox, 3.78ltr 1.095

Airwick airfreshner, 300ml 0.660

Fa deo spray, 150ml 0.910

Betty Crocker cake mix,

500gm 0.575

Nivea cream, 150ml 0.750

Ariel washing powder,

2.5kg 2.075

Grand Total: BD27.435

Mega Mart, Central Market, Manama

Anchor milk, 400gm 1.610

Potatoes, 1kg 0.500

Nada laban full fat, 1ltr 0.450

Cucumber, 1kg 0.500

Tomato, 1kg 0.500

Nescafe classic coffee,

100 gm 1.495

Igloo icecream, 1.1ltr 1.150

Frosties cornflakes, 250gm 0.990

Parachute coconut oil,

500ml 0.875

Al Marai cheese, 140gm 0.490

Tilda rice, 5kg 7.450

Brylcreem, 140ml 0.670

Lux soap, 175gm 0.315

Closeup, 125ml 0.650

J&J baby shampoo, 300gm 1.125

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.600

Banana, 1kg 0.600

Galaxy Jewels, 200gm 1.850

Cabbage, 1kg 0.500

Clorox, 3.78ltr 1.250

Airwick airfreshner, 300ml 0.795

Fa deo spray, 150ml 0.950

Betty Crocker cake mix,

500gm 0.575

Nivea cream, 150ml 0.795

Ariel washing powder,

2.5kg 2.175

Grand Total: BD28.860