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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

Yellow capsicum (Holland),

1kg 1.275

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.275

Ginger (Indonesia), 1kg 0.495

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.425

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.395

Mushroom (Holland) 0.900

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.500

Tilda rice, 5kg 7.900

Perrier, 750ml 0.575

Dorset cereal, 596gm 1.750

Hershey's strawberry syrup,

623gm 1.325

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 2.100

Fa showergel, 250ml 0.990

Vaseline, 120ml 0.535

Mr Muscle grime destroyer, 500ml 1.100

Pinar labaneh, 400gm 1.125

Farley's, 110gm 0.400

Palmolive soap, 175gm 0.350

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.350

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.575

Dove silk glow, 150ml 1.200

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm 2.250

Kiwi express shoe shine,

7ml 0.950

Dettol, 500ml 1.400

Grand Total: BD33.090

Alosra Supermarket, Budaiya

Al Marai fresh milk, 2lt 0.950

Yellow capsicum (Egypt),

1kg 1.590

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.325

Ginger (Taiwan), 1kg 0.425

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.350

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.250

Mushroom (Holland) 0.850

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.675

Tilda rice, 5kg 8.200

Perrier, 750ml 0.575

Dorset cereal , 596gm 1.590

Hershey's strawberry syrup,

623gm 1.350

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 2.100

Fa showergel, 250ml 0.995

Vaseline, 120gm 0.615

Mr Muscle grime destroyer, 500ml 1.100

Pinar labaneh, 400gm 1.200

Farley's, 110gm 0.400

Palmolive soap, 175gm 0.350

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.350

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.620

Dove silk glow, 150ml 1.185

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm 2.225

Kiwi express shoe shine,

7ml 0.950

Dettol, 500ml 1.400

Grand Total: BD33.620

Carrefour, City Centre, Manama

Al Marai fresh milk, 2lt 0.940

Yellow capsicum (Saudi),

1kg 1.080

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.230

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.360

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.220

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.190

Mushrooms (Oman) 0.680

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.270

Tilda rice, 5kg 7.200

Perrier, 750ml 0.570

Dorset cereal, 596gm 1.310

Hershey's strawberry syrup,

623gm 1.110

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.700

Fa showergel, 250ml 0.850

Vaseline, 120gm 0.410

Mr Muscle grime destroyer, 500ml 0.970

Pinar labaneh, 400gm 1.060

Farley's, 110gm 0.360

Palmolive soap, 175gm 0.230

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.230

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.490

Dove silk glow, 150ml 0.820

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm 1.400

Kiwi express shoe shine,

7ml 0.830

Dettol, 500ml 1.420

Grand Total: BD27.930

Geant Hypermarket, Manama

Al Marai fresh milk, 2lt 0.950

Yellow capsicum (Egypt),

1kg 1.080

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.250

Ginger (India), 1kg 0.380

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.245

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.320

Mushrooms (Oman) 0.680

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.200

Tilda rice, 5kg 7.550

Perrier, 750ml 0.500

Dorset cereal, 596gm 1.300

Hershey's strawberry syrup,

623gm 0.900

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.790

Fa showergel, 250ml 0.885

Vaseline, 120gm 0.455

Mr Muscle grime destroyer, 500ml 0.940

Pinar labaneh, 400gm 1.025

Farley's, 110gm 0.350

Palmolive soap, 175gm 0.310

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.340

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.525

Dove silk glow, 150ml 0.995

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm 1.550

Kiwi express shoe shine,

7ml 0.800

Dettol, 500ml 1.290

Grand Total: BD28.610

Jawad Supermarket, Barbar

Al Marai fresh milk, 2lt 0.950

Yellow capsicum (Jordan),

1kg 1.250

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.235

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.350

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.295

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.325

Mushrooms (Holland) 0.950

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.435

Tilda rice, 5kg 7.800

Perrier, 750ml 0.575

Dorset cereal, 596gm 1.590

Hershey's strawberry syrup,

623gm 1.325

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 2.100

Fa showergel, 250ml 0.900

Vaseline, 120gm 0.600

Mr Muscle grime destroyer, 500ml 1.100

Pinar labaneh, 400gm 1.125

Farley's, 110gm 0.350

Palmolive soap, 175gm 0.325

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.325

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.575

Dove silk glow, 150ml 1.200

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm 2.300

Kiwi express shoe shine,

7ml 0.950

Dettol, 500ml 1.400

Grand Total: BD32.330

Lebanon Trade Centre, Isa Town

Al Marai fresh milk, 2lt 0.950

Yellow capsicum (Egypt),

1kg 1.400

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.275

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.450

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.200

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.250

Mushrooms (Oman) 0.700

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.225

Tilda rice, 5kg 7.500

Perrier, 750ml 0.575

Dorset cereal, 596gm 1.500

Hershey's strawberry syrup,

623gm 1.200

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.925

Fa showergel, 250ml 0.900

Vaseline, 120gm 0.500

Mr Muscle grime destroyer, 500ml 1.100

Pinar labaneh, 400gm 1.100

Farley's, 110gm 0.400

Palmolive soap, 175gm 0.275

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.350

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.575

Dove silk glow, 150ml 1.150

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm 2.100

Kiwi express shoe shine,

7ml 0.950

Dettol, 500ml 1.400

Grand Total: BD30.950

Lulu Hypermarket, Manama

Al Marai fresh milk, 2lt 0.950

Yellow capsicum (Egypt),

1kg 0.995

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.175

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.345

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.195

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.180

Mushrooms (Oman) 0.675

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.290

Tilda rice, 5kg 7.200

Perrier, 750ml 0.550

Dorset cereal, 596gm 1.310

Hershey's strawberry syrup,

623gm 1.000

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.760

Fa showergel, 250ml 0.830

Vaseline, 120gm 0.400

Mr Muscle grime destroyer, 500ml 0.960

Pinar labaneh, 400gm 1.045

Farley's, 110gm 0.390

Palmolive soap, 175gm 0.265

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.275

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.490

Dove silk glow, 150ml 0.800

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm 1.370

Kiwi express shoe shine,

7ml 0.820

Dettol, 500ml 1.200

Grand Total: BD27.470

Mega Mart, Central Market, Manama

Al Marai fresh milk, 2lt 0.950

Yellow capsicum (Oman),

1kg 1.400

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.400

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.500

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.195

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.300

Mushrooms (Oman) 0.700

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.325

Tilda rice, 5kg 7.000

Perrier, 750ml 0.525

Dorset cereal, 596gm 1.450

Hershey's strawberry syrup,

623gm 1.150

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.875

Fa showergel, 250ml 0.950

Vaseline, 120gm 0.550

Mr Muscle grime destroyer, 500ml 1.050

Pinar labaneh, 400gm 1.075

Farley's, 110gm 0.390

Palmolive soap, 175gm 0.280

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.295

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.550

Dove silk glow, 150ml 1.095

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm 1.550

Kiwi express shoe shine,

7ml 0.925

Dettol, 500ml 1.350

Grand Total: BD29.830