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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 1.850

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.830

Red Onions (India), 1kg 0.295

Al Shifa natural honey,

250gm 1.100

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.450

Saudi tray of eggs 1.495

Nescafe Red, 100gm 1.395

Sadia chicken franks,

375gm 0.475

Heinz Ketchup, 513gm 0.650

Kitkat, 4 fingers 0.200

Chesdale cheese, 12 slices 0.750

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8ltrs 2.275

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 0.395

Kazerooni Tyson chick peas, 500gm 0.315

Kiwi shoe polish, 75ml 0.650

Omo frontload detergent,

2.5kg 1.700

Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.550

Nivea, 150ml 0.775

Grand Total: BD22.010

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 1.700

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 0.395

Kazerooni Tyson chick peas, 500gm 0.325

Kiwi shoe polish, 75ml 0.650

Omo frontload detergent ,

2.5kg 2.065

Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.595

Nivea, 150ml 0.800

Grand Total: BD22.530

Geant Hypermarket, Manama

Nido powdered milk,

400gm 1.260

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.590

Red Onions (India), 1kg 0.090

Al Shifa natural honey,

250gm 0.850

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.290

Saudi tray of eggs 1.430

Nescafe Red, 100gm 1.280

Sadia chicken franks,

375gm 0.350

Heinz Ketchup, 513gm 0.530

Kitkat, 4 fingers 0.130

Chesdale cheese, 12 slices 0.640

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8ltrs 1.790

Kellogs cornflakes, 375gm 0.890

Whiskas, 400gm 0.410

Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.460

Nada orange juice, 2ltrs 0.540

SIS sugar, 2kg 0.590

Harpic toilet cleaner,

500ml 0.630

Maggie chicken soup 0.285

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.300

Kazerooni Tyson chick peas, 500gm 0.250

Kiwi shoe polish, 75ml 0.500

Omo frontload detergent,

2.5kg 1.500

Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.295

Nivea, 150ml 0.620

Grand Total: BD17.500

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 1.450

Nescafe Red, 100gm 1.400

Sadia chicken franks,

375gm 0.525

Heinz Ketchup, 513gm 0.700

Kitkat, 4 fingers 0.150

Chesdale cheese, 12 slices 0.750

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8ltrs 2.225

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 0.350

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: BD22.060

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 1.290

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.600

Red Onions (India), 1kg 0.195

Al Shifa natural honey,

250gm 0.690

Lipton tea, 100 bags 1.325

Saudi tray of eggs 1.450

Nescafe Red, 100gm 1.200

Sadia chicken franks,

375gm 0.340

Heinz Ketchup, 513gm 0.490

Kitkat, 4 fingers 0.165

Chesdale cheese, 12 slices 0.590

Afia Corn Oil, 1.8ltrs 1.780

Kellogs cornflakes, 375gm 0.900

Whiskas, 400gm 0.415

Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.470

Nada orange juice, 2ltrs 0.550

SIS sugar, 2kg 0.510

Harpic toilet cleaner,

500ml 0.600

Maggie chicken soup 0.290

Carrots (Australia), 1kg 0.300

Kazerooni Tyson chick peas, 500gm 0.200

Kiwi shoe polish, 75ml 0.495

Omo frontload detergent,

2.5kg 1.580

Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.335

Nivea, 150ml 0.630

Grand Total: BD17.390

Mega Mart, Central Market, Manama

Nido powdered milk,

400gm 1.795

Lurpak butter, 200gm 0.750

Red Onions (India), 1kg 0.190

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 1.900

Kellogs cornflakes, 375gm 0.995

Whiskas, 400gm 0.475

Kleenex, 90 sheets 0.550

Nada orange juice, 2ltrs 0.600

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 1.795

Lux dishwash, 500ml 0.495

Nivea, 150ml 0.765

Grand Total: BD20.895