Food

Rice at 120 Fils, and a Whole Chicken Between 555 and 630

The 2026 ration price list on the Commerce Ministry’s site runs to 116 items.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry publishes its list of ration goods and their prices for 2026: 116 items across two tiers, subsidised and reduced. The file sits on the ministry’s own site and carries the date 28 June 2026.

Subsidised

  • Rice: 120 fils a kilo.
  • Sugar: 90 fils. Lentils: 270 fils.
  • Vegetable oil: KD 1.050 a tin, and milk powder the same.
  • Tomato paste: 270 fils a pack. Cerelac: 405 fils.

Whole frozen chicken, by brand

630 fils a kilo for Al-Muttahida, Nayef, Wara, Afia, Bu Ali, Al-Asriya and Al-Wataniya; 610 for Al-Safa, Al-Washm, Al-Youm, Sadia and their like; 600 for Doux, Frangosul, Zeina and Nat; 585 for Halal; and 555 for Al-Tahouna, Seara and Americana.

Reduced

  • Peeled frozen shrimp: KD 1.750 a kilo.
  • Frozen zubaidi: KD 4.985.
  • Frozen minced beef: 480 fils. Sadia chicken breast: KD 1.345.
  • KDCOW milk: 300 fils a litre, 85 fils a quarter-litre.

Image: an illustration of ration goods, not a photograph.

Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, 2026 ration goods and prices file.

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