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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

Okra (India), 1kg 1.100

Tomatoes, 1kg 0.425

Eggplant (Saudi), 1kg 0.495

Mushroom (Holland) 0.900

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.670

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.500

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.600

Alpen cereal, 6 1.250

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 2.100

Downy softener, 1l 0.725

Kraft cheese spread,

500gm 1.650

Pampers, 4, 17 2.350

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.350

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.575

Dove intensive care,

150ml 0.975

Gillette series aftershave

balm, 150ml 1.695

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.950

Omo Frontload, 2.5kg 2.425

Grand Total: BD28.800

Alosra Supermarket, Budaiya

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.550

Green apples (France), 1kg 0.895

Yellow capsicum (Egypt),

1kg 1.590

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.295

Ginger (Taiwan), 1kg 0.375

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.350

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.250

Okra (UAE), 1kg 0.990

Tomatoes, 1kg 0.995

Eggplant (Saudi), 1kg 0.595

Mushroom (Holland) 0.850

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.670

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.435

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.535

Alpen cereal, 6 1.050

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 2.100

Downy softener, 1l 0.750

Kraft cheese spread,

500gm 1.800

Pampers, 4, 17 2.500

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.350

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.620

Dove intensive care,

150ml 0.980

Gillette series aftershave

balm, 150ml 1.625

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.950

Omo Frontload, 2.5kg 2.290

Grand Total: BD29.390

Carrefour, City Centre, Manama

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.300

Green apples (US), 1kg 0.750

Yellow capsicum (Saudi),

1kg 0.950

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.270

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.320

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.100

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.320

Okra (Saudi), 1kg 0.990

Tomatoes, 1kg 0.270

Eggplant (Saudi), 1kg 0.270

Mushrooms (Saudi) 0.690

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.530

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.100

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.370

Alpen cereal, 6 0.880

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.390

Downy softener, 1l 0.640

Kraft cheese spread,

500gm 1.050

Pampers, 4, 17 2.230

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.120

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.350

Dove intensive care,

150ml 0.740

Gillette series aftershave

balm, 150ml 1.690

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.750

Omo Frontload, 2.5kg 2.240

Grand Total: BD23.310

Geant Hypermarket, Manama

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.340

Green apples (France), 1kg 0.840

Yellow capsicum (Egypt),

1kg 0.975

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.260

Ginger (India), 1kg 0.310

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.090

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.310

Okra (India), 1kg 0.990

Tomatoes, 1kg 0.270

Eggplant (Saudi), 1kg 0.295

Mushrooms (Oman) 0.550

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.590

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.050

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.450

Alpen cereal, 6 0.840

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.540

Downy softener, 1l 0.750

Kraft cheese spread,

500gm 1.490

Pampers, 4, 17 2.250

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.180

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.350

Dove intensive care,

150ml 0.740

Gillette series aftershave

balm, 150ml 1.560

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.770

Omo Frontload, 2.5kg 2.260

Grand Total: BD24.050

Jawad Supermarket, Barbar

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.450

Green apples (Chile), 1kg 0.795

Yellow capsicum (Jordan),

1kg 1.250

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.350

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.350

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.295

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.250

Okra (India), 1kg 0.795

Tomatoes, 1kg 0.450

Eggplant (Bahrain), 1kg 0.600

Mushrooms (Holland) 0.950

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.670

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.435

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.550

Alpen cereal, 6 1.200

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 2.100

Downy softener, 1l 0.625

Kraft cheese spread,

500gm 1.500

Pampers, 4, 17 2.325

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.325

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.575

Dove intensive care,

150ml 0.975

Gillette series aftershave

balm, 150ml 1.675

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.950

Omo Frontload, 2.5kg 2.600

Grand Total: BD28.040

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 0.275

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.325

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.150

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.250

Okra (Saudi), 1kg 0.990

Tomatoes, 1kg 0.275

Eggplant (Saudi), 1kg 0.450

Mushrooms (Oman) 0.700

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.660

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.225

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.525

Alpen cereal, 6 1.150

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.925

Downy softener, 1l 0.675

Kraft cheese spread,

500gm 1.575

Pampers, 4, 17 2.350

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.350

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.575

Dove intensive care,

150ml 0.950

Gillette series aftershave

balm, 150ml 1.675

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.950

Omo Frontload, 2.5kg 2.350

Grand Total: BD26.650

Lulu Hypermarket, Manama

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.425

Green apples(France), 1kg 0.895

Yellow capsicum (Egypt),

1kg 0.995

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.245

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.375

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.095

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.150

Okra (India), 1kg 0.895

Tomatoes, 1kg 0.325

Eggplant, 1kg 0.475

Mushrooms (Oman) 0.650

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.610

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.290

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.520

Alpen cereal, 6 0.990

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.440

Downy softener, 1l 0.640

Kraft cheese spread,

500gm 1.500

Pampers, 4, 17 2.190

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.170

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.440

Dove intensive care,

150ml 0.820

Gillette series aftershave

balm, 150ml 1.420

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.790

Omo Frontload, 2.5kg 2.250

Grand Total: BD24.595

Mega Mart, Central Market, Manama

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.395

Green apples (US), 1kg 0.950

Yellow capsicum (Oman),

1kg 1.200

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.300

Ginger (China), 1kg 0.450

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.295

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.250

Okra (India), 1kg 0.950

Tomatoes, 1kg 0.400

Eggplant (Lebanon), 1kg 0.500

Mushrooms (Oman) 0.800

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.650

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8l 2.325

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.525

Alpen cereal, 6 1.195

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.875

Downy softener, 1l 0.675

Kraft cheese spread,

500gm 1.575

Pampers, 4, 17 2.350

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.295

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.550

Dove intensive care,

150ml 0.895

Gillette series aftershave

balm, 150ml 1.550

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.925

Omo Frontload, 2.5kg 2.350

Grand Total: BD27.225