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Bahamas vs. Aruba Cost of Living Summary

Bahamas is 28.9% more expensive than Aruba overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% more in Bahamas
Groceries: pay 18.8% more in Bahamas
Transportation: pay 15.8% more in Bahamas
Housing: pay 43.8% more in Bahamas
Childcare: pay 54.8% more in Bahamas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% more in Bahamas
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Bahamas

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Bahamas are more expensive than in Aruba.

Bahamas vs. Aruba Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahamas instead of Aruba, you would:

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pay 45.0% more for restaurants

	Aruba	Bahamas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.00 AWG30.60	$29.17 BSD29.17	+71.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.14 AWG18.24	$11.08 BSD11.08	+9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 AWG3.34	$3.31 BSD3.31	+78.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 AWG3.29	$2.21 BSD2.21	+20.7%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 18.8% more for groceries

	Aruba	Bahamas
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40 AWG6.12	$4.71 BSD4.71	+38.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.12 AWG20.03	$5.79 BSD5.79	-47.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 AWG14.34	$11.88 BSD11.88	+49.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.41 AWG9.74	$7.37 BSD7.37	+36.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.61 AWG6.49	$4.61 BSD4.61	+27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.41 AWG4.34	$1.86 BSD1.86	-22.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 AWG2.09	$1.64 BSD1.64	+41.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.72 AWG4.90	$3.39 BSD3.39	+24.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 AWG4.69	$3.26 BSD3.26	+25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 AWG2.54	$1.84 BSD1.84	+30.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 AWG2.35	$1.37 BSD1.37	+5.0%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 15.8% more for transportation

	Aruba	Bahamas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.48 AWG9.86	$5.71 BSD5.71	+4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 AWG54.00	$45.00 BSD45.00	+50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,095.70 AWG46,972.26	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	+43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.03 AWG86.45	$31.23 BSD31.23	-35.0%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 43.8% more for housing

	Aruba	Bahamas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.50 AWG155.71	$89.81 BSD89.81	+3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$705.36 AWG1,269.65	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	+130.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$985.96 AWG1,774.72	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	+38.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$195.56 AWG352.01	$201.16 BSD201.16	+2.9%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 54.8% more for childcare

	Aruba	Bahamas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$275.00 AWG495.00	$606.67 BSD606.67	+120.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,223.55 AWG23,802.39	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	-10.9%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Aruba	Bahamas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 AWG7.20	$6.25 BSD6.25	+56.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.24 AWG7.64	$5.69 BSD5.69	+34.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.75 AWG24.75	$13.78 BSD13.78	+0.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.11 AWG149.60	$92.58 BSD92.58	+11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.47 AWG22.44	$17.50 BSD17.50	+40.3%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Aruba	Bahamas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.00 AWG99.00	$55.83 BSD55.83	+1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.85 AWG104.14	$50.83 BSD50.83	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.41 AWG205.93	$104.94 BSD104.94	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.90 AWG185.22	$103.57 BSD103.57	+0.7%
Average			-4.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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