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Bahamas vs. Freeport Cost of Living Summary

Bahamas is 18.5% more expensive than Freeport.

Restaurants: pay 26.2% more in Bahamas
Groceries: pay 5.2% more in Bahamas
Transportation: pay 5.5% less in Bahamas
Housing: pay 10.7% more in Bahamas
Childcare: pay 30.4% more in Bahamas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% more in Bahamas
Clothing: pay 40.2% more in Bahamas

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

Bahamas vs. Freeport Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.2% more for restaurants

	Freeport	Bahamas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.50 BSD22.50	$29.17 BSD29.17	+29.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 BSD12.00	$11.08 BSD11.08	-7.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 BSD2.25	$3.31 BSD3.31	+47.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 BSD1.62	$2.21 BSD2.21	+35.9%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 5.2% more for groceries

	Freeport	Bahamas
Bread 1 loaf	$3.65 BSD3.65	$4.71 BSD4.71	+28.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.34 BSD6.34	$5.79 BSD5.79	-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.25 BSD8.25	$11.88 BSD11.88	+44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.98 BSD7.98	$7.37 BSD7.37	-7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.61 BSD4.61
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.86 BSD1.86
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.50 BSD1.50	$1.64 BSD1.64	+9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$6.00 BSD6.00	$3.39 BSD3.39	-43.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.00 BSD4.00	$3.26 BSD3.26	-18.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.84 BSD1.84
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 BSD1.00	$1.37 BSD1.37	+36.9%
Average			+5.2%

Freeport vs. Bahamas - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

	Freeport	Bahamas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.05 BSD6.05	$5.71 BSD5.71	-5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$45.00 BSD45.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$31.23 BSD31.23
Average			-5.5%

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pay 10.7% more for housing

	Freeport	Bahamas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.67 BSD67.67	$89.81 BSD89.81	+32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,516.67 BSD1,516.67	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	+7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,583.33 BSD1,583.33	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	-14.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$172.06 BSD172.06	$201.16 BSD201.16	+16.9%
Average			+10.7%

Freeport vs. Bahamas - Cost of housing

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pay 30.4% more for childcare

	Freeport	Bahamas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$496.67 BSD496.67	$606.67 BSD606.67	+22.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,500.00 BSD8,500.00	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	+38.7%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Freeport	Bahamas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50 BSD4.50	$6.25 BSD6.25	+38.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50 BSD5.50	$5.69 BSD5.69	+3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.00 BSD15.00	$13.78 BSD13.78	-8.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00 BSD60.00	$92.58 BSD92.58	+54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$17.50 BSD17.50
Average			+22.1%

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pay 40.2% more for clothing

	Freeport	Bahamas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50 BSD47.50	$55.83 BSD55.83	+17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 BSD25.00	$50.83 BSD50.83	+103.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.00 BSD95.00	$104.94 BSD104.94	+10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 BSD80.00	$103.57 BSD103.57	+29.5%
Average			+40.2%

Freeport vs. Bahamas - Cost of clothing

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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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