Dhahran - Post Report Question and Answers
How would you describe the availability and cost of groceries and household supplies relative to your home country?
Widely available. Check out Tamimi (owned by Safeway and very similar), Lulu, or Hyperpanda. They also have a Carrefour. Lulu is big and caters a lot to local/third-country population, but still full of western brands. Tamimi, although like Safeway, is not as well stocked as Lulu, but you can still get everything you want there. - Apr 2016
Comparable to U.S. There's a number of Safeway/Tamimi grocery stores, Geant, Lulu, Danube, and Carrefour hypermarkets. - Jul 2015
This all depends on where you purchase your groceries and household supplies. In general, I would say they are slightly more expensive here than State-side. (Keep in mind, I moved here from Sweden where everything was WAY more expensive.) - Jun 2015
Most American products are available here and several British products; all available at a higher cost than locally produced items; popular grocery stores include Tamimi (Safeway company); LuLu, Danube. - Jan 2014
We've got LuLu's (an Indian chain), Safeway Tamimi (more expensive, but a wide variety), and Farm 5. Everything is available depending on how much you want to pay for it. A Mrs. Smith pumpkin pie at Tamimi will cost you about $20, the same goes for a kilo of asparagus imported from the U.S. - Oct 2012
Meats and produce are expensive, everything else is about the same as the U.S. (I think, haven't lived back there for awhile). I have been able to find more American products here than in Ireland. However, for many things, if you see them, grab them because they probably won't be there tomorrow. The best is being able to get good corn and flour tortillas at the store! We're also able to order from the Military commissary in Riyadh and they deliver weekly (including frozen food). There's also a U.S. naval base in Bahrain with a small commissary that we have access to. - Apr 2008
