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28 March 2024

Which is Dubai's cheapest supermarket?

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By Parag Deulgaonkar

 Before you go grocery shopping again, spare a few minutes online.
 
The Dubai government’s new website, www.sallety.ae, is active and allows you to check and compare prices of various items across major outlets.

The virtual mall was launched last week and Emirates 24|7 checked prices of some commodities (listed below) on Saturday (8 am) to find how prices compare in various supermarkets like as Lulu, Choitram, Carrefour, Spinneys and Union Cooperative.

We chose the following commodities: Potato Lebanon, granulated fine sugar (SIS), Tea Lipton Yellow Label (150 bags), Indian Basmati (Tilda), Mineral Water (Al Ain 1.5 litres), Eggs Large (Bustan), Fresh Fish (Hammour) and Fresh Lamb (Indian).
 
According to the website, prices of Hammour (fish) were the costliest in Lulu, 42 per cent more than Union Cooperative.

Indian Basmati (Tilda) was almost 14 per cent more in Choitram than Lulu.

Fresh Lamb (Indian) was selling for Dh30.90 per kg in Union Cooperative, 22 per cent more than Choitram.
 
Overall, for the eight items that we selected, Union Cooperative was cheapest with total cost being Dh215.45.

In Carrefour the total came to Dh218.1, while in Lulu and Choitram total spend was Dh230.7 and Dh230.35, respectively.

In Spinney’s, the total, as per sallety.ae, was Dh117.75, but it excluded Fresh Lamb, Potato, Sugar and Fresh Hammour.
 

(Prices in AED) 

Commodity           Lulu        Choitram    Carrefour    Spinneys   Union Coop
Potato
Lebanon 
(per kg)
3.45

3.95

3.95

NA

3.25

Sugar (SIS)(2 kgs)

9.30 9.50 9.50 NA 9.50
Lipton Yellow Label (150 bag box) 22.25 23.50 22.50 22.75 22.00
Indian Basmati Tilda (5 kg) 75.50 86.25 75.00 78.25 75.75

Mineral water (Al Ain 1.5l)

1.40 1.25 1.20 1.50 1.30
Fresh Hammour 68.90 52.50 52.50 NA 48.50
Eggs (Bustan Large)  (30 pieces) 17.00 15.50 15.50 15.25 17
Fresh Lamb (Indian with bone per kg) 32.90 37.90 37.90 NA 30.90
Total: 230.7 230.35  218.1 117.75 215.45

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