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Shopping List For Newcomers

This document is a comprehensive shopping list for students traveling to Saudi Arabia, detailing essential clothing, shoes, miscellaneous items, medicine, food, cosmetics, and cooking utensils. It emphasizes the importance of bringing sufficient clothing and certain food items due to high local prices. Additionally, it advises on packing strategies for various items, especially those that are expensive or difficult to find in Saudi Arabia.

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Shopping List For Newcomers

This document is a comprehensive shopping list for students traveling to Saudi Arabia, detailing essential clothing, shoes, miscellaneous items, medicine, food, cosmetics, and cooking utensils. It emphasizes the importance of bringing sufficient clothing and certain food items due to high local prices. Additionally, it advises on packing strategies for various items, especially those that are expensive or difficult to find in Saudi Arabia.

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Shopping list

for a student before travelling


to
Saudi Arabia
Clothing

q Tshirts (roundneck/polo, half-sleve for casual use in summer) q Towel


q Tshirts (full-sleve for casual use winter) q Undergarments
q Shirt (Formal/Casual for university use) q Socks
q Jeans (good quality)
q Belts
q Hoody/sweeter
q Formal Pants (for university use)
q Sports trousers & jersey Normal clothing are
quite expensive in
q 3 quarter trousers
KSA. It’s better to
q Panjabi – Paijama (to wear in Fridays prayers and dawats ) bring enough cloths
from bangladesh.
q A suit to wear in presentation and university programs
q Lungi
Shoes

q Formal Shoes (1 pair)

q Walking shoes(sneakers)

q Sports boots (without spike)

q Leather Sandal

q Slippers A normal pair of


sports shoes may
cost your over 200
riyal in saudi.
Miscellaneous

q Glasses (bring 2/3 pairs) q Bangladesh Flag

q Sun-glasses q Power extension/multiplug

q Card holder with key ring

q Bedsheet and pillow cover

q Stationary products
A pair of frame with
q Notebook lenses may cost you
a minimum of 150
riyal in saudi.
q Pen, pencil

q Scientific Calculator Common Power outlet of KSA


Medicine

q Paracetamol ( 2 box)

q Antacid (1 box)

q Seclo / Sergel (2 box)

q Orsaline (1 box)

q All prescribed medicine in enough quantity to


Pack all the
last a year (must bring the prescription) medicine in the
cargo luggage, not
in the hand
luggage.
Food

q Dry food

q Chanachur

q Muri

q Chira

q Pitha (Frozen)
Pack all the frozen
q Cooked meat(Frozen)
food in the cargo
luggage, not in the
q Sweets hand luggage.
(You will have a fridge on your room where you keep the forzen food)
Cosmetics & Toiletries

(Just bring to use for couple of months)

q Toothpaste and toothbrush

q Shampoo

q Lotion

q Hair oil/food/gel Cosmatics are


quite cheaper and
q Face cream best quality in KSA.
Its better to buy
q Soap them from any
supermarket.
q Fabric/Sponge Lofah
Cooking utensils

(Make sure cooking is allowed in the university accomodation)


q Induction Cooker

q A medium size non-sticky pot (for cooking curry)

q A rice cooker

q Wooder/plastic long spoons for cooking If there is no


space, don’t bring
q Basic species (in powder, 250g each) the rice cooker
and pot. A normal
q Turmeric q Chilli rice cooker will
cost 150 riyal and
q Cumin q Garam masala a pot 50-60 riyal.

q Coriander

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