Cost of living comparison

Bahamas

compared to

United Kingdom

United Kingdom vs. Bahamas Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 23.3% cheaper than Bahamas overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.2% less in United Kingdom
Groceries: pay 57.1% less in United Kingdom
Transportation: pay 0.8% less in United Kingdom
Housing: pay 14.3% less in United Kingdom
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% less in United Kingdom
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in United Kingdom

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation are lower in United Kingdom. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom vs. Bahamas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Bahamas, you would:

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pay 35.2% less for restaurants

	Bahamas	United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$43.12 BSD43.12	$21.32 £15.99	-50.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 BSD12.25	$10.25 £7.69	-16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 BSD3.24	$2.54 £1.91	-21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 BSD2.42	$1.79 £1.35	-25.8%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 57.1% less for groceries

	Bahamas	United Kingdom
Bread 1 loaf	$5.61 BSD5.61	$1.67 £1.26	-70.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.78 BSD6.78	$4.62 £3.47	-31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.04 BSD12.04	$6.01 £4.51	-50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$8.35 BSD8.35	$3.96 £2.97	-52.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.72 BSD5.72	$3.93 £2.95	-31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.59 BSD3.59	$1.32 £0.99	-63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.74 BSD1.74	$0.73 £0.54	-58.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.50 BSD3.50	$1.21 £0.90	-65.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.32 BSD5.32	$1.51 £1.13	-71.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 BSD1.69	$0.76 £0.57	-54.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.80 BSD1.80	$0.72 £0.54	-60.1%
Average			-57.1%

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pay 0.8% less for transportation

	Bahamas	United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.98 BSD5.98	$7.59 £5.69	+27.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$150.00 BSD150.00	$99.20 £74.43	-33.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,500.00 BSD33,500.00	$37,629.43 £28,233.36	+12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.50 BSD29.50	$23.43 £17.58	-20.6%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 14.3% less for housing

	Bahamas	United Kingdom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.38 BSD88.38	$41.42 £31.08	-53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,241.67 BSD1,241.67	$1,299.59 £975.08	+4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,462.00 BSD1,462.00	$1,069.01 £802.08	-26.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.37 BSD256.37	$239.96 £180.04	-6.4%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Bahamas	United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$730.07 BSD730.07	$1,589.10 £1,192.30	+117.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,468.00 BSD12,468.00	$23,025.39 £17,275.95	+84.7%
Average			+100.5%

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pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahamas	United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.88 BSD4.88	$6.50 £4.88	+33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.08 BSD6.08	$4.66 £3.50	-23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.00 BSD15.00	$22.34 £16.76	+48.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.83 BSD125.83	$49.72 £37.30	-60.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.00 BSD19.00	$14.11 £10.58	-25.8%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Bahamas	United Kingdom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.54 BSD48.54	$85.37 £64.05	+75.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 BSD120.00	$44.93 £33.71	-62.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.25 BSD111.25	$95.35 £71.54	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.67 BSD101.67	$98.21 £73.68	-3.4%
Average			-14.1%

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