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Bahamas vs. Gibraltar Cost of Living Summary

Bahamas is 18.6% more expensive than Gibraltar overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.1% more in Bahamas
Groceries: pay 47.2% more in Bahamas
Transportation: pay 5.3% less in Bahamas
Housing: pay 18.4% more in Bahamas
Childcare: pay 22.1% less in Bahamas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.3% more in Bahamas
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in Bahamas

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Bahamas are more expensive than in Gibraltar. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Bahamas.

Bahamas vs. Gibraltar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.1% more for restaurants

	Gibraltar	Bahamas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 GIP15.13	$29.17 BSD29.17	+45.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.36 GIP10.84	$11.08 BSD11.08	-22.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 GIP1.25	$3.31 BSD3.31	+99.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 GIP1.41	$2.21 BSD2.21	+18.1%
Average			+35.1%

Gibraltar vs. Bahamas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.2% more for groceries

	Gibraltar	Bahamas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.97 GIP1.49	$4.71 BSD4.71	+139.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 GIP3.98	$5.79 BSD5.79	+10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.33 GIP5.54	$11.88 BSD11.88	+62.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.06 GIP3.82	$7.37 BSD7.37	+45.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.98 GIP3.00	$4.61 BSD4.61	+16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GIP1.33	$1.86 BSD1.86	+5.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 GIP1.24	$1.64 BSD1.64	+0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.97 GIP1.49	$3.39 BSD3.39	+72.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 GIP1.28	$3.26 BSD3.26	+92.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 GIP0.95	$1.84 BSD1.84	+46.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 GIP0.80	$1.37 BSD1.37	+29.9%
Average			+47.2%

Gibraltar vs. Bahamas - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.3% less for transportation

	Gibraltar	Bahamas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.78 GIP4.36	$5.71 BSD5.71	-1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$45.00 BSD45.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,903.92 GIP33,910.54	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	-16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.71 GIP23.20	$31.23 BSD31.23	+1.7%
Average			-5.3%

Gibraltar vs. Bahamas - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.4% more for housing

	Gibraltar	Bahamas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.78 GIP53.45	$89.81 BSD89.81	+26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,025.41 GIP1,529.55	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	-19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,709.35 GIP1,290.87	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	-20.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.69 GIP81.32	$201.16 BSD201.16	+86.8%
Average			+18.4%

Gibraltar vs. Bahamas - Cost of housing

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pay 22.1% less for childcare

	Gibraltar	Bahamas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$779.00 GIP588.29	$606.67 BSD606.67	-22.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71
Average			-22.1%

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pay 63.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Gibraltar	Bahamas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.34 GIP4.03	$6.25 BSD6.25	+17.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GIP2.65	$5.69 BSD5.69	+62.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.74 GIP3.58	$13.78 BSD13.78	+190.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.13 GIP60.51	$92.58 BSD92.58	+15.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.35 GIP10.08	$17.50 BSD17.50	+31.0%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Gibraltar	Bahamas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$132.99 GIP100.43	$55.83 BSD55.83	-58.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.24 GIP33.41	$50.83 BSD50.83	+14.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.21 GIP74.17	$104.94 BSD104.94	+6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.48 GIP70.59	$103.57 BSD103.57	+10.8%
Average			-6.4%

Gibraltar 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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