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Bahamas vs. Malta Cost of Living Summary

Bahamas is 50.0% more expensive than Malta overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.7% more in Bahamas
Groceries: pay 99.5% more in Bahamas
Transportation: pay 28.5% more in Bahamas
Housing: pay 98.3% more in Bahamas
Childcare: pay 23.9% more in Bahamas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.5% more in Bahamas
Clothing: pay 8.4% less in Bahamas

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

Bahamas vs. Malta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.7% more for restaurants

	Malta	Bahamas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 €15.49	$29.17 BSD29.17	+62.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.23 €9.69	$11.08 BSD11.08	-1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 €2.06	$3.31 BSD3.31	+38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 €1.45	$2.21 BSD2.21	+31.1%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 99.5% more for groceries

	Malta	Bahamas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 €1.09	$4.71 BSD4.71	+273.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 €4.27	$5.79 BSD5.79	+17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 €4.33	$11.88 BSD11.88	+136.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.71 €3.20	$7.37 BSD7.37	+98.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.03 €3.48	$4.61 BSD4.61	+14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 €1.28	$1.86 BSD1.86	+25.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.85	$1.64 BSD1.64	+66.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.09	$3.39 BSD3.39	+169.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 €1.20	$3.26 BSD3.26	+134.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.72	$1.84 BSD1.84	+121.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.86	$1.37 BSD1.37	+36.6%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 28.5% more for transportation

	Malta	Bahamas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 €5.10	$5.71 BSD5.71	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.36 €21.01	$45.00 BSD45.00	+84.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,920.78 €26,663.83	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	+21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.98 €24.13	$31.23 BSD31.23	+11.6%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 98.3% more for housing

	Malta	Bahamas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.98 €29.30	$89.81 BSD89.81	+164.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,136.89 €980.37	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	+43.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$992.07 €855.49	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	+37.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.91 €69.77	$201.16 BSD201.16	+148.6%
Average			+98.3%

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pay 23.9% more for childcare

	Malta	Bahamas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$469.75 €405.08	$606.67 BSD606.67	+29.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,931.03 €8,563.80	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	+18.7%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 75.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Malta	Bahamas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 €3.53	$6.25 BSD6.25	+52.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 €2.36	$5.69 BSD5.69	+108.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.57 €5.66	$13.78 BSD13.78	+109.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.29 €55.44	$92.58 BSD92.58	+44.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.74 €9.26	$17.50 BSD17.50	+62.9%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 8.4% less for clothing

	Malta	Bahamas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.64 €79.89	$55.83 BSD55.83	-39.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.37 €39.12	$50.83 BSD50.83	+12.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.01 €89.69	$104.94 BSD104.94	+0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.90 €95.63	$103.57 BSD103.57	-6.6%
Average			-8.4%

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