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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 seven 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. If YOU

would like to add an item to Shilpa's Shopping List next week simply email shilpa.chandran@gulfweekly.com

Al Jazira Supermarket, Mahouz

Nido powdered milk,

400gm 1.900

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.830

Red Onions (India), 1kg 0.250

Al Shifa natural honey,

250gm 1.100

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.410

Saudi tray of eggs 1.600

Nescafe Red, 100gm 1.450

Sadia chicken franks,

375gm 0.475

Heinz Ketchup, 513gm 0.700

Kitkat, 4 fingers 0.200

Chesdale cheese, 12 slices 0.850

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8ltrs 2.100

Kellogs cornflakes, 375gm 1.050

Whiskas, 400gm 0.595

Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.550

Nada orange juice, 2ltrs 0.700

SIS sugar, 2kg 0.850

Harpic toilet cleaner,

500ml 0.815

Maggie chicken soup 0.300

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.425

Kazerooni Tyson chick peas, 500gm 0.315

Kiwi shoe polish, 75ml 0.650

Omo frontload detergent,

2.5kg 1.700

Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.495

Nivea, 150ml 0.800

Grand Total: BD22.110

Al Osra Supermarket, Budaiya

Nido powdered milk,

400gm 1.855

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.830

Red Onions (India), 1kg 0.295

Al Shifa natural honey,

250gm 1.100

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.425

Saudi tray of eggs 1.425

Nescafe Red, 100gm 1.450

Sadia chicken franks,

375gm 0.480

Heinz Ketchup, 513gm 0.700

Kitkat, 4 fingers 0.200

Chesdale cheese, 12 slices 0.800

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8ltrs 1.995

Kellogs cornflakes, 375gm 1.050

Whiskas, 400gm 0.595

Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.550

Nada orange juice, 2ltrs 0.700

SIS sugar, 2kg 0.850

Harpic toilet cleaner,

500ml 0.825

Maggie chicken soup 0.300

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.435

Kazerooni Tyson chick peas, 500gm 0.325

Kiwi shoe polish, 75ml 0.650

Omo frontload detergent ,

2.5kg 2.065

Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.495

Nivea, 150ml 0.800

Grand Total: BD22.195

Geant Hypermarket, Manama

Nido powdered milk,

400gm 1.525

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.690

Red Onions (India), 1kg 0.140

Al Shifa natural honey,

250gm 0.895

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.350

Saudi tray of eggs 1.440

Nescafe Red, 100gm 1.290

Sadia chicken franks,

375gm 0.390

Heinz Ketchup, 513gm 0.580

Kitkat, 4 fingers 0.140

Chesdale cheese, 12 slices 0.690

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8ltrs 1.670

Kellogs cornflakes, 375gm 0.935

Whiskas, 400gm 0.425

Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.470

Nada orange juice, 2ltrs 0.620

SIS sugar, 2kg 0.690

Harpic toilet cleaner,

500ml 0.670

Maggie chicken soup 0.285

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.340

Kazerooni Tyson chick peas, 500gm 0.275

Kiwi shoe polish, 75ml 0.510

Omo frontload detergent,

2.5kg 1.600

Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.490

Nivea, 150ml 0.660

Grand Total: BD18.770

Jawad Supermarket, Barbar

Nido powdered milk,

400gm 1.855

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.830

Red Onions (India), 1kg 0.220

Al Shifa natural honey,

250gm 1.100

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.455

Saudi tray of eggs 1.550

Nescafe Red, 100gm 1.400

Sadia chicken franks,

375gm 0.525

Heinz Ketchup, 513gm 0.650

Kitkat, 4 fingers 0.150

Chesdale cheese, 12 slices 0.750

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8ltrs 2.025

Kellogs cornflakes, 375gm 1.100

Whiskas, 400gm 0.595

Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.525

Nada orange juice, 2ltrs 0.700

SIS sugar, 2kg 0.850

Harpic toilet cleaner,

500ml 0.820

Maggie chicken soup 0.325

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.325

Kazerooni Tyson chick peas, 500gm 0.320

Kiwi shoe polish, 75ml 0.650

Omo frontload detergent ,

2.5kg 1.850

Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.550

Nivea, 150ml 0.765

Grand Total: BD21.885

Lebanon Trade Centre, Isa Town

Nido powdered milk,

400gm 1.800

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.800

Red Onions (India), 1kg 0.150

Al Shifa natural honey,

250gm 1.050

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.425

Saudi tray of eggs 1.500

Nescafe Red, 100gm 1.350

Sadia chicken franks,

375gm 0.500

Heinz Ketchup, 513gm 0.700

Kitkat, 4 fingers 0.200

Chesdale cheese, 12 slices 0.775

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8ltrs 1.950

Kellogs cornflakes, 375gm 1.000

Whiskas, 400gm 0.575

Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.525

Nada orange juice, 2ltrs 0.700

SIS sugar, 2kg 0.800

Harpic toilet cleaner,

500ml 0.825

Maggie chicken soup 0.300

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.425

Kazerooni Tyson chick peas, 500gm 0.325

Kiwi shoe polish, 75ml 0.625

Omo frontload detergent,

2.5kg 1.850

Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.525

Nivea, 150ml 0.775

Grand Total: BD21.450

Lulu Hypermarket, Manama

Nido powdered milk,

400gm 1.550

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.700

Red Onions (India), 1kg 0.195

Al Shifa natural honey,

250gm 0.950

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.360

Saudi tray of eggs 1.450

Nescafe Red, 100gm 1.300

Sadia chicken franks,

375gm 0.400

Heinz Ketchup, 513gm 0.590

Kitkat, 4 fingers 0.165

Chesdale cheese, 12 slices 0.700

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8ltrs 1.950

Kellogs cornflakes, 375gm 0.950

Whiskas, 400gm 0.435

Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.480

Nada orange juice, 2ltrs 0.630

SIS sugar, 2kg 0.710

Harpic toilet cleaner,

500ml 0.680

Maggie chicken soup 0.290

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.395

Kazerooni Tyson chick peas, 500gm 0.300

Kiwi shoe polish, 75ml 0.530

Omo frontload detergent,

2.5kg 1.610

Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.390

Nivea, 150ml 0.680

Grand Total: BD19.390

Mega Mart, Central Market, Manama

Nido powdered milk,

400gm 1.795

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.750

Red Onions (India), 1kg 0.250

Al Shifa natural honey,

250gm 1.025

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.380

Saudi tray of eggs 1.475

Nescafe Red, 100gm 1.325

Sadia chicken franks,

375gm 0.450

Heinz Ketchup, 513gm 0.675

Kitkat, 4 fingers 0.190

Chesdale cheese, 12 slices 0.750

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8ltrs 1.695

Kellogs cornflakes, 375gm 0.995

Whiskas, 400gm 0.475

Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.550

Nada orange juice, 2ltrs 0.700

SIS sugar, 2kg 0.795

Harpic toilet cleaner,

500ml 0.795

Maggie chicken soup 0.290

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.500

Kazerooni Tyson chick peas, 500gm 0.310

Kiwi shoe polish, 75ml 0.625

Omo frontload detergent ,

2.5kg 1.695

Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.495

Nivea, 150ml 0.765

Grand Total: BD20.750