-.As concern grows over the cost of living in Bahrain Bahrain or Bahrein (both: bärān`, bə–), officially Kingdom of Bahrain, constitutional monarchy and archipelago (2005 est. pop. 688,300), 266 sq mi (689 sq km), in the Persian Gulf. , 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 trolley: see streetcar. load of 20 popular items. Prices are subject to change due to market fluctuations. Email your consumer stories to shilpa.chandran@gulfweekly.com Al Jazira [Al] Jazira (جزيرة) means [the] island or [the] peninsula in Arabic, and may refer to:
Al Marai strawberry milk Strawberry milk is made either with fresh strawberries mixed with milk or with strawberry powder. It is a relatively recent development in the dairy world. It still has not gained the commonplace notoriety that chocolate milk has, but is being sold in more stores than the past. , 1ltr 0.550 Signal cavity cavity /cav·i·ty/ (kav´i-te) 1. a hollow place or space, or a potential space, within the body or one of its organs. 2. in dentistry, the lesion produced by caries. toothpaste toothpaste, n See dentifrice. , 125ml 0.595 Comfort concentrate, 750ml 1.550 Johnson & Johnson facial facial /fa·cial/ (fa´shul) pertaining to or directed toward the face. fa·cial adj. Relating to the face. facial, adj pertaining to the face. wipes 2.550 Galaxy cakes, 5 0.950 Nivea shampoo shampoo a cleaning agent, usually liquid, for hair; usually consists of a detergent and perfume. Some, usually referred to as medicated shampoos, contain therapeutic substances such as parasiticides, antimicrobials, ketatolytic agents, and antiseborrheic compounds such as selenium , 250ml 1.130 Al Ameer chili (language) CHILI - D.L. Abt. A language for systems programming, based on ALGOL 60 with extensions for structures and type declarations. ["CHILI, An Algorithmic Language for Systems Programming", CHI-1014, Chi Corp, Sep 1975] powder, 300gm 0.650 Green beans green beans Noun, pl long narrow green beans that are cooked and eaten as a vegetable , 1kg 1.070 Pineapple pineapple, common name for one member of and for the Bromeliaceae, a family of chiefly epiphytic herbs and small shrubs native to the American tropics and subtropics. , 1kg 0.600 Mandarin Mandarin (măn`dərĭn) [Port. mandar=to govern, or from Malay mantri=counselor of state], a high official of imperial China. For each of the nine grades there was a different colored button worn on the dress cap. , 1kg 1.090 Veet hair removal cream, 100ml 1.425 Lux handwash, 500ml 1.375 Dettol, 125ml 0.590 Dove shower gel shower gel shower n → gel m douche kit, 250ml 1.695 Yardley deodorant deodorant /de·odor·ant/ (de-o´der-int) 1. masking offensive odors. 2. an agent that so acts. de·o·dor·ant n. , 100ml 1.050 Clorox Clorox commercial name for a sodium hypochlorite preparation marketed as household bleach, but also used for disinfection. , 0.47l 0.265 Kotex Kotex Sanitary napkin, see there lightdays sanitary sanitary /san·i·tary/ (san´i-tar?e) promoting or pertaining to health. san·i·tar·y adj. 1. Of or relating to health. 2. napkins 0.725 Tang tang, in zoology tang: see butterfly fish. , 750ml 1.450 Chesdale cheese Chesdale Cheese was a variety of cheese produced for the mass market in New Zealand back in the unsophisticated days when cheese was simply cheese. Chiefly remembered for its very memorable television advertising jingle sung by two animated characters Ches and Dale wearing gumboots , 12pcs 0.775 Maggie stock, 22gm 0.065 Grand Total: BD20.150 Alosra Supermarket, Budaiya Al Marai strawberry milk, 1ltr 0.550 Signal cavity toothpaste, 125ml 0.620 Comfort concentrate, 750ml 1.700 Johnson & Johnson facial wipes 2.450 Galaxy cakes, 5 0.950 Nivea shampoo, 250ml 1.140 Al Ameer chili powder, 300gm 0.795 Green beans, 1kg 0.990 Pineapple, 1kg 0.990 Mandarin, 1kg 0.895 Veet hair removal cream, 100ml 1.425 Lux handwash, 500ml 1.385 Dettol, 125ml 0.600 Dove shower gel kit, 250ml 1.795 Yardley deodorant, 100ml 1.275 Clorox, 0.47l 0.275 Kotex lightdays sanitary napkins 0.750 Tang, 750ml 1.470 Chesdale cheese, 12pcs 0.725 Maggie stock, 22gm 0.075 Grand Total: BD20.855 Carrefour, City Centre, Manama Al Marai strawberry milk, 1ltr 0.550 Signal cavity toothpaste, 125ml 0.510 Comfort concentrate, 750ml 1.410 Johnson & Johnson facial wipes 2.264 Galaxy cakes, 5 0.840 Nivea shampoo, 250ml 0.960 Al Ameer chili powder, 300gm 0.630 Green beans, 1kg 0.995 Pineapple, 1kg 0.425 Mandarin, 1kg 0.995 Veet hair removal cream, 100ml 1.275 Lux handwash, 500ml 1.190 Dettol, 125ml 0.515 Dove shower gel kit, 250ml 1.448 Yardley deodorant, 100ml 0.938 Clorox, 0.47l 0.240 Kotex lightdays sanitary napkins 0.640 Tang, 750ml 1.250 Chesdale cheese, 12pcs 0.725 Maggie stock, 22gm 0.055 Grand Total: BD17.855 Geant Hypermarket hy·per·mar·ket n. A very large commercial establishment that is a combination of a department store and a supermarket. hypermarket Noun a huge self-service store [translation of French , Manama Al Marai strawberry milk, 1ltr 0.550 Signal cavity toothpaste, 125ml 0.525 Comfort concentrate, 750ml 1.439 Johnson & Johnson facial wipes 2.145 Galaxy cakes, 5 0.850 Nivea shampoo, 250ml 0.955 Al Ameer chili powder, 300gm 0.600 Green beans, 1kg 0.725 Pineapple, 1kg 0.690 Mandarin, 1kg 0.725 Veet hair removal cream, 100ml 1.220 Lux handwash, 500ml 1.120 Dettol, 125ml 0.525 Dove shower gel kit, 250ml 1.430 Yardley deodorant, 100ml 0.990 Clorox, 0.47l 0.245 Kotex lightdays sanitary napkins 0.650 Tang, 750ml 1.180 Chesdale cheese, 12pcs 0.725 Maggie stock, 22gm 0.070 Grand Total: BD17.359 Jawad Supermarket, Barbar Al Marai strawberry milk, 1ltr 0.550 Signal cavity toothpaste, 125ml 0.555 Comfort concentrate, 750ml 1.600 Johnson & Johnson facial wipes 2.550 Galaxy cakes, 5 0.950 Nivea shampoo, 250ml 1.100 Al Ameer chili powder, 300gm 0.675 Green beans, 1kg 0.950 Pineapple, 1kg 0.850 Mandarin, 1kg 0.850 Veet hair removal cream, 100ml 1.375 Lux handwash, 500ml 1.350 Dettol, 125ml 0.585 Dove shower gel kit, 250ml 1.600 Yardley deodorant, 100ml 1.000 Clorox, 0.47l 0.275 Kotex lightdays sanitary napkins 0.705 Tang, 750ml 1.450 Chesdale cheese, 12pcs 0.750 Maggie stock, 22gm 0.075 Grand Total: BD19.795 Lebanon Trade Centre, Isa Town Al Marai strawberry milk, 1ltr 0.550 Signal cavity toothpaste, 125ml 0.575 Comfort concentrate, 750ml 1.550 Johnson & Johnson facial wipes 2.450 Galaxy cakes, 5 0.900 Nivea shampoo, 250ml 1.260 Al Ameer chili powder, 300gm 0.690 Green beans, 1kg 0.800 Pineapple, 1kg 0.550 Mandarin, 1kg 0.850 Veet hair removal cream, 100ml 1.350 Lux handwash, 500ml 1.300 Dettol, 125ml 0.600 Dove shower gel kit, 250ml 1.650 Yardley deodorant, 100ml 0.950 Clorox, 0.47l 0.265 Kotex lightdays sanitary napkins 0.725 Tang, 750ml 1.275 Chesdale cheese, 12pcs 0.775 Maggie stock, 22gm 0.075 Grand Total: BD19.140 Lulu Hypermarket, Manama Al Marai strawberry milk, 1ltr 0.550 Signal cavity toothpaste, 125ml 0.520 Comfort concentrate, 750ml 1.260 Johnson & Johnson facial wipes 1.740 Galaxy cakes, 5 0.810 Nivea shampoo, 250ml 0.995 Al Ameer chili powder, 300gm 0.585 Green beans, 1kg 0.725 Pineapple, 1kg 0.475 Mandarin, 1kg 0.745 Veet hair removal cream, 100ml 1.250 Lux handwash, 500ml 1.160 Dettol, 125ml 0.515 Dove shower gel kit, 250ml 1.420 Yardley deodorant, 100ml 0.920 Clorox, 0.47l 0.235 Kotex lightdays sanitary napkins 0.645 Tang, 750ml 1.235 Chesdale cheese, 12pcs 0.775 Maggie stock, 22gm 0.070 Grand Total: BD16.630 Mega Mart, Central Market, Manama Al Marai strawberry milk, 1ltr 0.550 Signal cavity toothpaste, 125ml 0.520 Comfort concentrate, 750ml 1.495 Johnson & Johnson facial wipes 2.450 Galaxy cakes, 5 0.895 Nivea shampoo, 250ml 1.075 Al Ameer chili powder, 300gm 0.595 Green beans, 1kg 1.200 Pineapple, 1kg 0.650 Mandarin, 1kg 0.900 Veet hair removal cream, 100ml 1.325 Lux handwash, 500ml 1.275 Dettol, 125ml 0.560 Dove shower gel kit, 250ml 1.550 Yardley deodorant, 100ml 0.995 Clorox, 0.47l 0.260 Kotex lightdays sanitary napkins 0.725 Tang, 750ml 1.250 Chesdale cheese, 12pcs 0.795 Maggie stock, 22gm 0.0755 Grand Total: BD19.170 Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2009 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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