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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

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.470

Green apples (US), 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

Alpen cereal, 6 1.250

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 2.100

Fa showergel, 250ml 0.990

Mr Muscle grime destroyer, 500ml 1.100

Kraft cheese spread,

500gm 1.650

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 shoe shine, 7ml 0.950

Dettol, 500ml 1.625

Grand Total: BD34.425

Alosra Supermarket, Budaiya

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.550

Green apples (France), 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 1.535

Tilda rice, 5kg 8.200

Perrier, 750ml 0.575

Alpen cereal, 6 1.050

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 2.100

Fa showergel, 250ml 0.990

Mr Muscle grime destroyer, 500ml 1.100

Kraft cheese spread,

500gm 1.800

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 shoe shine, 7ml 0.950

Dettol, 500ml 1.275

Grand Total: BD34.460

Carrefour, City Centre, Manama

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.350

Green apples (US), 1kg 0.750

Yellow capsicum (Saudi),

1kg 0.950

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.190

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.140

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.180

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.260

Mushrooms (Oman) 0.650

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.580

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.100

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.420

Tilda rice, 5kg 7.200

Perrier, 750ml 0.570

Alpen cereal, 6 0.880

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.600

Fa showergel, 250ml 0.770

Mr Muscle grime destroyer, 500ml 0.890

Kraft cheese spread,

500gm 1.500

Farley's, 110gm 0.300

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.230

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.400

Dove intensive care,

150ml 0.790

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm 1.320

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.950

Dettol, 500ml 1.140

Grand Total: BD28.110

Geant Hypermarket, Manama

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.400

Green apples (France), 1kg 0.700

Yellow capsicum (Egypt),

1kg 0.975

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.150

Ginger (India), 1kg 0.200

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.130

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.290

Mushrooms (Oman) 0.665

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.600

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.090

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.460

Tilda rice, 5kg 7.000

Perrier, 750ml 0.480

Alpen cereal, 6 1.120

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.640

Fa showergel, 250ml 0.800

Mr Muscle grime destroyer, 500ml 0.910

Kraft cheese spread,

500gm 1.125

Farley's, 110gm 0.350

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.180

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.440

Dove intensive care,

150ml 0.840

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm 1.380

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.800

Dettol, 500ml 1.260

Grand Total: BD28.410

Jawad Supermarket, Barbar

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.550

Green apples (Chile), 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 0.250

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

Alpen cereal, 6 1.200

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 2.100

Fa showergel, 250ml 0.900

Mr Muscle grime destroyer, 500ml 1.650

Kraft cheese spread,

500gm 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 2.250

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.950

Dettol, 500ml 1.400

Grand Total: BD33.480

Lebanon Trade Centre, Isa Town

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.410

Green apples (US), 1kg 0.700

Yellow capsicum (Egypt),

1kg 1.190

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.175

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.285

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.150

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.250

Mushrooms (Oman) 0.700

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.660

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.375

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.525

Tilda rice, 5kg 7.500

Perrier, 750ml 0.575

Alpen cereal, 6 1.150

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.925

Fa showergel, 250ml 0.900

Mr Muscle grime destroyer, 500ml 1.100

Kraft cheese spread,

500gm 1.575

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 shoe shine, 7ml 0.950

Dettol, 500ml 1.525

Grand Total: BD32.095

Lulu Hypermarket, Manama

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.425

Green apples(France), 1kg 0.685

Yellow capsicum (Egypt),

1kg 0.995

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.245

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.345

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.095

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.150

Mushrooms (Oman) 0.650

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.610

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.290

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.525

Tilda rice, 5kg 6.990

Perrier, 750ml 0.550

Alpen cereal, 6 0.875

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.440

Fa showergel, 250ml 0.810

Mr Muscle grime destroyer, 500ml 0.925

Kraft cheese spread,

500gm 1.500

Farley's, 110gm 0.390

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.170

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.440

Dove intensive care,

150ml 0.820

Gillette Mach 3 aftershave

balm 1.370

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.820

Dettol, 500ml 1.175

Grand Total: BD28.290

Mega Mart, Central Market, Manama

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.395

Green apples (Chile), 1kg 0.750

Yellow capsicum (Egypt),

1kg 1.200

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.325

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.425

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

Alpen cereal, 6 1.195

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.875

Fa showergel, 250ml 0.950

Mr Muscle grime destroyer, 500ml 1.050

Kraft cheese spread,

500gm 1.575

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 shoe shine, 7ml 0.925

Dettol, 500ml 1.350

Grand Total: BD31.005