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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 1.100

Green capsicum (Saudi),

1kg 0.575

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.350

Cucumber (Saudi), 1kg 0.650

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.295

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.375

Okra (India), 1kg 1.100

Tomatoes (Saudi), 1kg 0.395

Eggplant (Saudi), 1kg 0.495

Cauliflower (Saudi), 1kg 0.600

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.670

Lipton tea, 100 (+20) bags 1.625

Alpen cereal, 6 1.250

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 2.100

Downy softener, 1l 0.725

Al Marai mozarella shredded

cheese, 200gm 0.900

Pampers, 4, 17 2.350

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.350

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.575

Dove intensive care, 150ml 0.975

Vaseline hand and nail

moisturiser, 400ml 1.925

Gillette series aftershave

balm, 150ml 1.695

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.950

Omo Frontload, 2.5kg 2.425

Grand Total: BD26.920

Alosra Supermarket, Budaiya

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.550

Green apples (France), 1kg 0.895

Green capsicum (Jordan),

1kg 0.695

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.295

Cucumber (Saudi), 1kg 0.495

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.350

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.250

Okra (UAE), 1kg 0.990

Tomatoes (Saudi), 1kg 0.590

Eggplant (Saudi), 1kg 0.595

Cauliflower (Bahrain), 1kg 0.690

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.650

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.535

Alpen cereal, 6 1.265

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 2.100

Downy softener, 1l 0.750

Al Marai mozarella shredded

cheese, 200gm 0.900

Pampers, 4, 17 2.500

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.350

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.620

Dove intensive care, 150ml 0.980

Vaseline hand and nail

moisturiser, 400ml 1.825

Gillette series aftershave

balm, 150ml 1.625

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.950

Omo Frontload, 2.5kg 2.290

Grand Total: BD26.735

Carrefour, City Centre, Manama

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.300

Green apples (US), 1kg 0.830

Green capsicum (Saudi),

1kg 0.550

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.270

Cucumber (Saudi), 1kg 0.590

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

Cauliflower (Saudi), 1kg 0.590

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.530

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.370

Alpen cereal, 6 1.140

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.390

Downy softener, 1l 0.640

Al Marai mozarella shredded

cheese, 200gm 0.840

Pampers, 4, 17 2.000

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.120

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.350

Dove intensive care, 150ml 0.740

Vaseline hand and nail

moisturiser, 400ml 1.450

Gillette series aftershave

balm, 150ml 1.690

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.750

Omo Frontload, 2.5kg 2.240

Grand Total: BD22.330

Geant Hypermarket, Manama

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.290

Green apples (France), 1kg 0.740

Green capsicum (Jordan),

1kg 0.525

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.200

Cucumber (Saudi), 1kg 0.390

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.090

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.210

Okra (India), 1kg 0.850

Tomatoes (Bahrain), 1kg 0.270

Eggplant (Saudi), 1kg 0.235

Cauliflower (Saudi), 1kg 0.620

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.590

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.350

Alpen cereal, 6 0.840

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.540

Downy softener, 1l 0.630

Al Marai mozarella shredded

cheese, 200gm 0.855

Pampers, 4, 17 2.250

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.180

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.350

Dove intensive care, 150ml 0.740

Vaseline hand and nail

moisturiser, 400ml 1.650

Gillette series aftershave

balm, 150ml 1.560

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.770

Omo Frontload, 2.5kg 2.200

Grand Total: BD21.925

Jawad Supermarket, Barbar

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.450

Green apples (Chile), 1kg 0.795

Green capsicum (Jordan),

1kg 0.595

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.235

Cucumber (Saudi), 1kg 0.550

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.295

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.250

Okra (India), 1kg 0.850

Tomatoes (Bahrain), 1kg 0.295

Eggplant (Bahrain), 1kg 0.600

Cauliflower (Bahrain), 1kg 0.295

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.670

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.570

Alpen cereal, 6 1.200

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 2.100

Downy softener, 1l 0.625

Al Marai mozarella shredded

cheese, 200gm 0.900

Pampers, 4, 17 2.325

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.325

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.575

Dove intensive care, 150ml 0.975

Vaseline hand and nail

moisturiser, 400ml 1.900

Gillette series aftershave

balm, 150ml 1.675

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.950

Omo Frontload, 2.5kg 2.600

Grand Total: BD25.600

Lebanon Trade Centre, Isa Town

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.410

Green apples (US), 1kg 0.700

Green capsicum (Saudi),

1kg 0.490

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.175

Cucumber (Saudi), 1kg 0.475

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.150

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.150

Okra (Saudi), 1kg 0.990

Tomatoes, 1kg 0.185

Eggplant (Saudi), 1kg 0.450

Cauliflower (Saudi), 1kg 0.325

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.660

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.525

Alpen cereal, 6 1.150

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.925

Downy softener, 1l 0.675

Al Marai mozarella shredded

cheese, 200gm 0.875

Pampers, 4, 17 1.995

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.350

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.575

Dove intensive care, 150ml 0.950

Vaseline hand and nail

moisturiser, 400ml 1.850

Gillette series aftershave

balm, 150ml 1.675

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.950

Omo Frontload, 2.5kg 2.350

Grand Total: BD24.005

Lulu Hypermarket, Manama

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.290

Green apples(France), 1kg 0.895

Green capsicum (Jordan),

1kg 0.425

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.165

Cucumber (Indonesia), 1kg 0.425

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.145

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.275

Okra (India), 1kg 0.945

Tomatoes (Bahrain), 1kg 0.295

Eggplant (Saudi), 1kg 0.395

Cauliflower (Bahrain), 1kg 0.325

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.610

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.360

Alpen cereal, 6 0.830

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.390

Downy softener, 1l 0.630

Al Marai mozarella shredded

cheese, 200gm 0.890

Pampers, 4, 17 2.180

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.110

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.340

Dove intensive care, 150ml 0.700

Vaseline hand and nail

moisturiser, 400ml 1.450

Gillette series aftershave

balm, 150ml 1.420

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.740

Omo Frontload, 2.5kg 2.230

Grand Total: BD21.460

Mega Mart, Central Market, Manama

Nido fortified milk, 400gm 1.395

Green apples (US), 1kg 0.700

Green capsicum (Jordan),

1kg 0.700

Garlic (China), 1kg 0.290

Cucumber (Jordan), 1kg 0.300

Cabbage (Saudi), 1kg 0.190

Red onions (India), 1kg 0.195

Okra (India), 1kg 0.900

Tomatoes, 1kg 0.225

Eggplant (Saudi), 1kg 0.300

Cauliflower (Saudi), 1kg 0.390

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.650

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.525

Alpen cereal, 6 1.195

Sensodyne paste, 100gm 1.875

Downy softener, 1l 0.675

Al Marai mozarella shredded

cheese, 200gm 0.695

Pampers, 4, 17 2.350

J&J baby wipes, 64 1.295

Jif dishwasher, 250ml 0.550

Dove intensive care, 150ml 0.895

Vaseline hand and nail

moisturiser, 400ml 1.850

Gillette series aftershave

balm, 150ml 1.550

Kiwi shoe shine, 7ml 0.925

Omo Frontload, 2.5kg 2.350

Grand Total: BD23.965