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Bahamas

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Hamilton vs. Nassau Cost of Living Summary

Hamilton is 31.5% more expensive than Nassau.

Restaurants: pay 31.0% more in Hamilton
Groceries: pay 31.6% more in Hamilton
Transportation: pay 2.7% more in Hamilton
Housing: pay 59.4% more in Hamilton
Childcare: pay 51.4% more in Hamilton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Hamilton
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Hamilton

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Hamilton are more expensive than in Nassau.

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Hamilton vs. Nassau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hamilton instead of Nassau, you would:

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pay 31.0% more for restaurants

	Nassau	Hamilton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$38.75 BSD38.75	$50.00 BMD50.00	+29.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 BSD12.00	$16.88 BMD16.88	+40.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.30 BSD3.30	$3.04 BMD3.04	-8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 BSD2.00	$3.12 BMD3.12	+56.1%
Average			+31.0%

Nassau vs. Hamilton - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

	Nassau	Hamilton
Bread 1 loaf	$5.68 BSD5.68	$8.02 BMD8.02	+41.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.20 BSD5.20	$11.75 BMD11.75	+125.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.22 BSD15.22	$18.61 BMD18.61	+22.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.63 BSD7.63	$7.18 BMD7.18	-5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.25 BSD8.25	$9.66 BMD9.66	+17.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 BSD2.55	$4.11 BMD4.11	+61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.60 BSD1.60	$3.00 BMD3.00	+87.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.41 BSD2.41	$3.24 BMD3.24	+34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.84 BSD4.84	$3.80 BMD3.80	-21.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 BSD1.33	$2.58 BMD2.58	+93.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.43 BSD2.43	$1.88 BMD1.88	-22.5%
Average			+31.6%

Nassau vs. Hamilton - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7% more for transportation

	Nassau	Hamilton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.73 BSD5.73	$9.03 BMD9.03	+57.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$150.00 BSD150.00	$69.00 BMD69.00	-54.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 BSD30,000.00	$37,500.00 BMD37,500.00	+25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 BSD32.00	$30.39 BMD30.39	-5.0%
Average			+2.7%

Nassau vs. Hamilton - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.4% more for housing

	Nassau	Hamilton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$109.75 BSD109.75	$159.67 BMD159.67	+45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,490.00 BSD1,490.00	$3,868.00 BMD3,868.00	+159.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,000.00 BSD2,000.00	$2,661.67 BMD2,661.67	+33.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$303.97 BSD303.97	$220.49 BMD220.49	-27.5%
Average			+59.4%

Nassau vs. Hamilton - Cost of housing

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pay 51.4% more for childcare

	Nassau	Hamilton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$877.81 BSD877.81	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	+50.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,450.00 BSD16,450.00	$25,083.33 BMD25,083.33	+52.5%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Nassau	Hamilton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 BSD5.00	$7.50 BMD7.50	+50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50 BSD5.50	$6.20 BMD6.20	+12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.00 BSD15.00	$18.00 BMD18.00	+20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$196.00 BSD196.00	$188.00 BMD188.00	-4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.00 BSD20.00	$13.50 BMD13.50	-32.5%
Average			+1.5%

Nassau vs. Hamilton - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Nassau	Hamilton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 BSD48.33	$90.00 BMD90.00	+86.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 BSD120.00	$70.00 BMD70.00	-41.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$130.00 BSD130.00	$142.50 BMD142.50	+9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.33 BSD133.33	$128.75 BMD128.75	-3.4%
Average			+3.5%

Nassau vs. Hamilton - Cost of clothing

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