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 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

Nido fortified milk, 400gm        1.470

Green apples, 1kg        0.900

Yellow capsicum (Holland),

1kg      1.275

Garlic (China), 1kg       0.275

Ginger (Indonesia), 1kg            0.475

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg   0.295

Red onions (India), 1kg            0.375

Mushroom (Holland)    0.900

Lurpak butter, 200gm   0.670

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l        2.500

Lipton tea, 100 bags     1.600

Tilda rice, 5kg  7.900

Perrier, 750ml  0.575

Dorset cereal, 596gm   1.750

Sensodyne paste, 100gm          2.100

Fa showergel, 250ml    0.990

Mr Muscle grime destroyer,  500ml      1.100

Pinar labaneh, 400gm   1.125

Farley’s, 110gm           0.400

J&J baby wipes, 64      1.350

Jif dishwasher, 250ml    0.575

Dove intensive care,

150ml   0.975

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm     2.250

Kiwi express shoe shine,

7ml       0.950

Dettol, 500ml   1.500

Grand Total:     BD34.275

Alosra Supermarket, Budaiya

Nido fortified milk, 400gm        1.550

Green apples, 1kg        0.895

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

Lurpak butter, 200gm   0.670

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l        2.675

Lipton tea, 100 bags     1.760

Tilda rice, 5kg  8.200

Perrier, 750ml  0.575

Dorset cereal , 596gm  1.590

Sensodyne paste, 100gm          2.100

Fa showergel, 250ml    0.995

Mr Muscle grime destroyer,  500ml      1.100

Pinar labaneh, 400gm   1.200

Farley’s, 110gm           0.400

J&J baby wipes, 64      1.350

Jif dishwasher, 250ml    0.620

Dove intensive care,

150ml   0.980

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm     2.225

Kiwi express shoe shine,

7ml       0.950

Dettol, 500ml   1.590

Grand Total:     BD35.185

Carrefour, City Centre, Manama

Nido fortified milk, 400gm        1.650

Green apples, 1kg        0.790

Yellow capsicum (Saudi),

1kg      0.990

Garlic (China), 1kg       0.160

Ginger (China), 1kg      0.220

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg   0.200

Red onions (India), 1kg            0.160

Mushrooms (Oman)     0.670

Lurpak butter, 200gm   0.610

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l        2.270

Lipton tea, 100 bags     1.470

Tilda rice, 5kg  7.200

Perrier, 750ml  0.570

Dorset cereal, 596gm   1.290

Sensodyne paste, 100gm          1.690

Fa showergel, 250ml    0.820

Mr Muscle grime destroyer,  500ml      0.960

Pinar labaneh, 400gm   1.020

Farley’s, 110gm           0.340

J&J baby wipes, 64      1.220

Jif dishwasher, 250ml    0.480

Dove intensive care,

150ml   0.850

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm     1.400

Kiwi express shoe shine,

7ml       0.950

Dettol, 500ml   1.190

Grand Total:     BD29.170

Geant Hypermarket, Manama

Nido fortified milk, 400gm        1.400

Green apples, 1kg        0.775

Yellow capsicum (Egypt),

1kg      0.990

Garlic (China), 1kg       0.175

Ginger (India), 1kg       0.230

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg   0.185

Red onions (India), 1kg            0.175

Mushrooms (Oman)     0.680

Lurpak butter, 200gm   0.625

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l        2.150

Lipton tea, 100 bags     1.475

Tilda rice, 5kg  7.000

Perrier, 750ml  0.480

Dorset cereal, 596gm   1.250

Sensodyne paste, 100gm          1.650

Fa showergel, 250ml    0.885

Mr Muscle grime destroyer,  500ml      0.940

Pinar labaneh, 400gm   1.025

Farley’s, 110gm           0.350

J&J baby wipes, 64      1.180

Jif dishwasher, 250ml    0.450

Dove intensive care,

150ml   0.840

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm     1.850

Kiwi express shoe shine,

7ml       0.800

Dettol, 500ml   1.290

Grand Total:     BD28.850

Jawad Supermarket, Barbar

Nido fortified milk, 400gm        1.550

Green apples, 1kg        0.795

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

Lurpak butter, 200gm   0.670

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l        2.435

Lipton tea, 100 bags     1.535

Tilda rice, 5kg  7.800

Perrier, 750ml  0.575

Dorset cereal, 596gm   1.590

Sensodyne paste, 100gm          2.100

Fa showergel, 250ml    0.900

Mr Muscle grime destroyer,  500ml      1.100

Pinar labaneh, 400gm   1.125

Farley’s, 110gm           0.350

J&J baby wipes, 64      1.325

Jif dishwasher, 250ml    0.575

Dove intensive care,

150ml   0.975

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm     2.300

Kiwi express shoe shine,

7ml       0.950

Dettol, 500ml   1.400

Grand Total:     BD33.455

Lebanon Trade Centre, Isa Town

Nido fortified milk, 400gm        1.410

Green apples, 1kg        0.700

Yellow capsicum (Egypt),

1kg      1.250

Garlic (China), 1kg       0.175

Ginger (China), 1kg      0.450

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg   0.175

Red onions (India), 1kg            0.220

Mushrooms (Oman)     0.700  

Lurpak butter, 200gm   0.660

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l        2.225

Lipton tea, 100 bags     1.525

Tilda rice, 5kg  7.500

Perrier, 750ml  0.575

Dorset cereal, 596gm   1.500

Sensodyne paste, 100gm          1.925

Fa showergel, 250ml    0.900

Mr Muscle grime destroyer,   500ml     1.100

Pinar labaneh, 400gm   1.100

Farley’s, 110gm           0.400

J&J baby wipes, 64      1.350

Jif dishwasher, 250ml    0.575

Dove intensive care,

150ml   0.950

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm     2.100

Kiwi express shoe shine,

7ml       0.950

Dettol, 500ml   1.525

Grand Total:     BD30.965

Lulu Hypermarket, Manama

Nido fortified milk, 400gm        1.425

Green apples, 1kg        0.685

Yellow capsicum (Egypt),

1kg      0.995

Garlic (China), 1kg       0.195

Ginger (China), 1kg      0.345

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg   0.195

Red onions (India), 1kg            0.180

Mushrooms (Oman)     0.675

Lurpak butter, 200gm   0.650

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l        2.290

Lipton tea, 100 bags     1.475

Tilda rice, 5kg  7.200

Perrier, 750ml  0.550

Dorset cereal, 596gm   1.310

Sensodyne paste, 100gm          1.760

Fa showergel, 250ml    0.830

Mr Muscle grime destroyer,  500ml      0.960

Pinar labaneh, 400gm   1.045

Farley’s, 110gm           0.390

J&J baby wipes, 64      1.275

Jif dishwasher, 250ml    0.490

Dove intensive care,

150ml   0.840

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm     1.370

Kiwi express shoe shine,

7ml       0.820

Dettol, 500ml   1.200

Grand Total:     BD29.150

Mega Mart, Central Market, Manama

Nido fortified milk, 400gm        1.395

Green apples, 1kg        0.950

Yellow capsicum (Egypt),

1kg      1.150

Garlic (China), 1kg       0.295

Ginger (China), 1kg      0.325

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg   0.195

Red onions (India), 1kg            0.295

Mushrooms (Oman)     0.795

Lurpak butter, 200gm   0.650

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l        2.325

Lipton tea, 100 bags     1.525

Tilda rice, 5kg  7.000

Perrier, 750ml  0.525

Dorset cereal, 596gm   1.450

Sensodyne paste, 100gm          1.875

Fa showergel, 250ml    0.950

Mr Muscle grime destroyer,  500ml      1.050

Pinar labaneh, 400gm   1.075

Farley’s, 110gm           0.390

J&J baby wipes, 64      1.295

Jif dishwasher, 250ml    0.550

Dove intensive care,

150ml   0.895

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm     1.550

Kiwi express shoe shine,

7ml       0.925

Dettol, 500ml   1.350

Grand Total:     BD30.780