Cost of living comparison

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United Kingdom vs. Bahamas Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 6.4% more expensive than Bahamas overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% less in United Kingdom
Groceries: pay 46.0% less in United Kingdom
Transportation: pay 28.4% more in United Kingdom
Housing: pay 20.0% less in United Kingdom
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in United Kingdom
Clothing: pay 7.4% more in United Kingdom

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

United Kingdom vs. Bahamas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% less for restaurants

	Bahamas	United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.17 BSD29.17	$20.41 £15.41	-30.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.08 BSD11.08	$9.94 £7.51	-10.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.31 BSD3.31	$2.32 £1.75	-29.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 BSD2.21	$1.65 £1.24	-25.5%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 46.0% less for groceries

	Bahamas	United Kingdom
Bread 1 loaf	$4.71 BSD4.71	$1.59 £1.20	-66.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 BSD5.79	$4.71 £3.55	-18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.88 BSD11.88	$6.20 £4.68	-47.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.37 BSD7.37	$3.87 £2.92	-47.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.61 BSD4.61	$3.87 £2.92	-16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 BSD1.86	$1.32 £1.00	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 BSD1.64	$0.73 £0.55	-55.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.39 BSD3.39	$1.28 £0.97	-62.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.26 BSD3.26	$1.49 £1.13	-54.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 BSD1.84	$0.72 £0.54	-60.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 BSD1.37	$0.71 £0.54	-48.2%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 28.4% more for transportation

	Bahamas	United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BSD5.71	$7.22 £5.45	+26.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$99.05 £74.80	+120.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$36,224.29 £27,355.86	-3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$22.08 £16.67	-29.3%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 20.0% less for housing

	Bahamas	United Kingdom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.81 BSD89.81	$41.90 £31.64	-53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	$1,285.79 £971.00	-20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	$1,062.09 £802.07	-22.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$201.16 BSD201.16	$233.57 £176.39	+16.1%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Bahamas	United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.67 BSD606.67	$1,530.71 £1,155.97	+152.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	$19,375.12 £14,631.70	+64.4%
Average			+108.4%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahamas	United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25 BSD6.25	$6.35 £4.79	+1.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.69 BSD5.69	$4.54 £3.43	-20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.78 BSD13.78	$19.18 £14.48	+39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$92.58 BSD92.58	$49.26 £37.20	-46.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.50 BSD17.50	$13.88 £10.48	-20.7%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 7.4% more for clothing

	Bahamas	United Kingdom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.83 BSD55.83	$86.00 £64.94	+54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.83 BSD50.83	$44.20 £33.38	-13.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.94 BSD104.94	$95.21 £71.90	-9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.57 BSD103.57	$101.36 £76.54	-2.1%
Average			+7.4%

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