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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

Al Marai fresh milk, 2lt 0.950

Potatoes (Jordan), 1kg 0.450

Green capsicum (Saudi),

1kg 0.895

Cucumber (Saudi), 1kg 0.425

Ginger (Indonesia), 1kg 0.395

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.495

Banana (Philippines), 1kg 0.550

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.425

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.325

Tomatoes (Saudi), 1kg 1.050

White grapes (US), 1kg 2.000

Maza basmati rice, 5kg 5.900

Nescafe coffee, 100gm 0.825

Weetabix original, 430gm 1.500

Olite cooking oil, 1.8ltr 2.000

Flora margarine, 250ml 0.675

Farley's Rusk, 300gm 1.600

Clean n Clear facewash 2.050

Sunsilk hair cream, 100ml 0.975

Aquafresh mouthwash,

250ml 1.250

Kiri cheese, 8 slices 0.595

Nivea body lotion, 150ml 0.900

Rexona roll-on deodarant,

50ml 0.850

Lifebuoy handwash,

200ml 0.710

Herbal Essences shampoo, 400ml 1.350

Grand Total: BD29.140

Alosra Supermarket, Budaiya

Al Marai fresh milk, 2lt 0.950

Potatoes (Lebanon), 1kg 0.325

Green capsicum (Jordan),

1kg 0.695

Cucumber (Jordan), 1kg 0.495

Ginger (Taiwan), 1kg 0.425

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.395

Banana (Philippines), 1kg 0.495

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.350

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.250

Tomatoes (Saudi), 1kg 0.590

White grapes (US airfreight)

1kg 3.995

Maza basmati rice, 5kg 6.195

Nescafe coffee, 100gm 0.875

Weetabix original, 430gm 1.575

Olite cooking oil, 1.8ltr 2.125

Flora margarine, 250ml 0.700

Farley's Rusk, 300gm 1.450

Clean n Clear facewash 2.035

Sunsilk hair cream, 100ml 1.000

Aquafresh mouthwash,

250ml 1.340

Kiri cheese, 8 slices 0.550

Nivea body lotion, 150ml 0.900

Rexona roll-on deodarant,

50ml 0.860

Lifebuoy handwash, 200ml 0.750

Herbal Essences shampoo, 400ml 1.375

Grand Total: BD30.695

Carrefour, City Centre, Manama

Al Marai fresh milk, 2lt 0.950

Potatoes (Saudi), 1kg 0.450

Green capsicum (Saudi),

1kg 0.580

Cucumber (Saudi), 1kg 0.570

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.350

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.360

Banana (Philippines), 1kg 0.280

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.250

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.210

Tomatoes (Turkey), 1kg 0.670

White grapes (Turkey), 1kg 1.090

Maza basmati rice, 5kg 5.740

Nescafe coffee, 100gm 0.740

Weetabix original, 430gm 0.690

Olite cooking oil, 1.8ltr 1.770

Flora margarine, 250ml 0.580

Farley's Rusk, 300gm 1.500

Clean n Clear facewash 1.900

Sunsilk hair cream, 100ml 0.810

Aquafresh mouthwash,

250ml 1.020

Kiri cheese, 8 slices 0.550

Nivea body lotion, 150ml 0.750

Rexona roll-on deodarant,

50ml 0.750

Lifebuoy handwash,

200ml 0.620

Herbal Essences shampoo, 400ml 1.300

Grand Total: BD24.480

Geant Hypermarket, Manama

Al Marai fresh milk, 2lt 0.950

Potatoes (Lebanon), 1kg 0.360

Green capsicum (Jordan),

1kg 0.340

Cucumber (Saudi), 1kg 0.330

Ginger (India), 1kg 0.370

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.365

Banana (Philippines), 1kg 0.295

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.255

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.220

Tomatoes (Lebanon), 1kg 0.545

White grapes (Saudi), 1kg 1.100

Maza basmati rice, 5kg 4.600

Nescafe coffee, 100gm 0.775

Weetabix original, 430gm 1.390

Olite cooking oil, 1.8ltr 1.750

Flora margarine, 250ml 0.550

Farley's Rusk, 300gm 1.400

Clean n Clear facewash 1.890

Sunsilk hair cream, 100ml 0.850

Aquafresh mouthwash,

250ml 0.990

Kiri cheese, 8 slices 0.545

Nivea body lotion, 150ml 0.630

Rexona roll-on deodarant,

50ml 1.040

Lifebuoy handwash,

200ml 0.630

Herbal Essences shampoo, 400ml 1.090

Grand Total: BD23.260

Jawad Supermarket, Barbar

Al Marai fresh milk, 2lt 0.950

Potatoes(Lebanon), 1kg 0.475

Green capsicum (Jordan),

1kg 0.695

Cucumber (Saudi), 1kg 0.450

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.450

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.450

Banana (Philippines), 1kg 0.450

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.325

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.290

Tomatoes (Saudi), 1kg 0.950

White grapes (US), 1kg 1.800

Maza basmati rice, 5kg 5.800

Nescafe coffee, 100gm 0.880

Weetabix original, 430gm 1.500

Olite cooking oil, 1.8ltr 1.985

Flora margarine, 250ml 0.650

Farley's Rusk, 300gm 1.600

Clean n Clear facewash 2.025

Sunsilk hair cream, 100ml 1.000

Aquafresh mouthwash,

250ml 1.250

Kiri cheese, 8 slices 0.550

Nivea body lotion, 150ml 0.890

Rexona roll-on deodarant,

50ml 0.825

Lifebuoy handwash,

200ml 0.725

Herbal Essences shampoo, 400ml 1.315

Grand Total: BD28.280

Lebanon Trade Centre, Isa Town

Al Marai fresh milk, 2lt 0.950

Potatoes (Saudi), 1kg 0.300

Green capsicum (Saudi),

1kg 1.000

Cucumber (Saudi), 1kg 0.500

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.400

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.350

Banana (Philippines), 1kg 0.300

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.300

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.225

Tomatoes (Syria), 1kg 0.650

White grapes (Turkey), 1kg 1.000

Maza basmati rice, 5kg 5.800

Nescafe coffee, 100gm 0.775

Weetabix original, 430gm 1.650

Olite cooking oil, 1.8ltr 1.900

Flora margarine, 250ml 0.650

Farley's Rusk, 300gm 1.600

Clean n Clear facewash 2.050

Sunsilk hair cream, 100ml 0.950

Aquafresh mouthwash,

250ml 1.250

Kiri cheese, 8 slices 0.575

Nivea body lotion, 150ml 0.900

Rexona roll-on deodarant,

50ml 0.800

Lifebuoy handwash, 200ml 0.700

Herbal Essences shampoo, 400ml 1.250

Grand Total: BD26.825

Lulu Hypermarket, Manama

Al Marai fresh milk, 2lt 0.950

Potatoes (Saudi), 1kg 0.325

Green capsicum (Jordan),

1kg 0.525

Cucumber (Saudi), 1kg 0.325

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.325

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.345

Banana (Philippines), 1kg 0.445

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.325

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.295

Tomatoes (Jordan), 1kg 0.665

White grapes (Turkey), 1kg 0.945

Maza basmati rice, 5kg 4.700

Nescafe coffee, 100gm 0.735

Weetabix original, 430gm 1.450

Olite cooking oil, 1.8ltr 1.865

Flora margarine, 250ml 0.625

Farley's Rusk, 300gm 1.500

Clean n Clear facewash 1.770

Sunsilk hair cream, 100ml 0.870

Aquafresh mouthwash,

250ml 1.070

Kiri cheese, 8 slices 0.575

Nivea body lotion, 150ml 0.730

Rexona roll-on deodarant,

50ml 0.740

Lifebuoy handwash, 200ml 0.510

Herbal Essences shampoo, 400ml 1.180

Grand Total: BD23.790

Mega Mart, Central Market, Manama

Al Marai fresh milk, 2lt 0.950

Potatoes (Saudi), 1kg 0.395

Green capsicum (Saudi),

1kg 0.700

Cucumber (Jordan), 1kg 0.425

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.600

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.495

Banana (Philippines), 1kg 0.500

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.295

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.325

Tomatoes (Turkey), 1kg 0.795

White grapes (Turkey), 1kg 1.300

Maza basmati rice, 5kg 5.600

Nescafe coffee, 100gm 0.825

Weetabix original, 430gm 1.450

Olite cooking oil, 1.8ltr 1.750

Flora margarine, 250ml 0.695

Farley's Rusk, 300gm 1.495

Clean n Clear facewash 1.950

Sunsilk hair cream, 100ml 0.925

Aquafresh mouthwash,

250ml 1.195

Kiri cheese, 8 slices 0.575

Nivea body lotion, 150ml 0.850

Rexona roll-on deodarant,

50ml 0.825

Lifebuoy handwash,

200ml 0.690

Herbal Essences shampoo, 400ml 1.195

Grand Total: BD26.800