Shilpa’s 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 five 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 21 popular items. If YOU would like to add an item to Shilpa’s Shopping
List next week simply email shilpa.chandran@gulfweekly.com

Geant Hypermarket, Manama
Milk (Al Marai, 2ltrs) 0.850
Bread (Al Matrood
white bread) 0.300
Sugar (SIS Pure
sugarcane, 2kg) 0.770
Coffee (Nescafe Gold,
100gms) 2.000
Tea (Lipton tea, 100 bags) 1.390
Eggs (Saudi eggs, six) 0.300
Rice (Tilda Basmati, 5kg) 4.100
Pasta (Italian Spaghetti,
453gms) 0.275
Chicken Breasts
(Sadia, 450gms) 0.875
Tomatoes (1kg) 0.395
Apples (Apples Royal
Gala, 1kg) 0.695
Cheese (Chesdale
cheddar, 12 slices) 0.750
Orange Juice (Al Nada,
2ltrs) 0.700
Cooking Oil (Afia Corn
Oil, 2ltrs) 1.470
Cornflakes (Kellogs,
375gms) 0.990
Water (Arwa bottled
water, 500ml x 12) 0.700
Napkins (Kleenex,
90 sheets) 0.500
Soap (Dove cream bar,
75gms) 0.250
Chocolate (Cadbury's
Dairy Milk, 100gms) 0.410
Carrots (1kg) 0.595
Potatoes (1kg) 0.395
Grand Total:  BD18.710

Jawad Supermarket, Barbar
Milk (Al Marai, 2ltrs) 0.850
Bread (Al Matrood
white bread) 0.300
Sugar (SIS Pure
sugarcane, 2kg) 0.850
Coffee (Nescafe Gold,
100gms) 2.050
Tea (Lipton tea, 100 bags) 1.415
Eggs (Saudi eggs, six) 0.325
Rice (Tilda Basmati, 5kg) 4.200
Pasta (Italian Spaghetti,
453gms) 0.300
Chicken Breasts (Sadia,
450gms) 0.925
Tomatoes (1kg) 0.595
Apples (Chile Apple
Gala, 1kg) 0.695
Cheese (Chesdale
cheddar, 12 slices) 0.750
Orange Juice
(Al Nada, 2ltrs) 0.700
Cooking Oil (Afia
Corn Oil, 2ltrs) 1.500
Cornflakes (Kellogs,
375gms) 1.000
Water (Arwa bottled water,
500ml x 12) 0.750
Napkins (Kleenex,
90 sheets) 0.500
Soap (Dove cream bar,
75gms) 0.250
Chocolate (Cadbury's
Dairy Milk, 100gms) 0.420
Carrots (1kg) 0.495
Potatoes (1kg) 0.425
Grand Total:  BD19.295

Al Jazira Supermarket, Mahouz
Milk (Al Marai, 2ltrs) 0.850
Bread (Al Matrood
white bread) 0.350
Sugar (SIS Pure
sugarcane, 2kg) 0.850
Coffee (Nescafe Gold,
100gms) 2.150
Tea (Lipton tea, 100 bags) 1.485
Eggs (Saudi eggs, six) 0.300
Rice (Kohinoor
Basmati, 5kg) 4.250
Pasta (Italian Spaghetti,
453gms) 0.325
Chicken Breasts
(Sadia, 450gms) 0.875
Tomatoes (1kg) 0.675
Apples (Apples Gala, 1kg) 0.700
Cheese (Chesdale cheddar,
12 slices) 0.800
Orange Juice
(Al Nada, 2ltrs) 0.700
Cooking Oil (Afia Corn
Oil, 2ltrs) 1.600
Cornflakes
(Kellogs, 375gms) 1.150
Water (Arwa bottled
water, 500ml x 12) 0.750
Napkins (Kleenex,
90 sheets) 0.525
Soap (Dove cream
bar, 75gms) 0.250
Chocolate (Cadbury's
Dairy Milk, 100gms) 0.420
Carrots (1kg) 0.350
Potatoes (1kg) 0.395
Grand Total:  BD19.700

Al Osra Supermarket, Budaiya
Milk (Al Marai, 2ltrs) 0.850
Bread (Al Matrood
white bread) 0.300
Sugar (SIS Pure
sugarcane, 2kg) 0.850
Coffee (Nescafe Gold, 100gms) 2.200
Tea (Lipton tea, 100 bags) 1.425
Eggs (Saudi eggs, six) 0.275
Rice (Tilda Basmati, 5kg) 4.200
Pasta (Italian Spaghetti,
453gms) 0.310
Chicken Breasts
(Sadia, 450gms) 0.975
Tomatoes (1kg) 0.590
Apples (Apples Gala, 1kg) 0.495
Cheese (Chesdale cheddar,
12 slices) 0.690
Orange Juice
(Al Nada, 2ltrs) 0.700
Cooking Oil (Afia Corn
Oil, 2ltrs) 1.600
Cornflakes (Kellogs, 375gms) 1.150
Water (Arwa bottled
water, 500ml x 12) 0.725
Napkins (Kleenex, 90 sheets) 0.525
Soap (Dove cream
bar, 75gms) 0.250
Chocolate (Cadbury's
Dairy Milk, 100gms) 0.420
Carrots (1kg) 0.390
Potatoes (1kg) 0.395
Grand Total:  BD19.315

Mega Mart, Manama
Milk (Al Marai, 2ltrs) 0.850
Bread (Al Matrood
white bread) 0.275
Sugar (SIS Pure
sugarcane, 2kg) 0.795
Coffee (Nescafe Gold, 100gms) 2.025
Tea (Lipton tea, 100 bags) 1.380
Eggs (Saudi eggs, six) 0.300
Rice (Tilda Basmati, 5kg) 3.995
Pasta (Italian Spaghetti,
453gms) 0.280
Chicken Breasts
(Sadia, 450gms) 0.875
Tomatoes (1kg) 0.300
Apples (Chile Apples, 1kg) 0.650
Cheese (Chesdale
cheddar, 12 slices) 0.640
Orange Juice
(Al Nada, 2ltrs) 0.700
Cooking Oil (Afia
Corn Oil, 2ltrs) 1.370
Cornflakes (Kellogs,
375gms) 1.095
Water (Arwa bottled
water, 500ml x 12) 0.700
Napkins (Kleenex,
90 sheets) 0.475
Soap (Dove cream bar, 75gms) 0.225
Chocolate (Cadbury's
Dairy Milk, 100gms) 0.420
Carrots (1kg) 0.400
Potatoes (1kg) 0.350
Grand Total:  BD18.220