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Bermuda vs. South Carolina Cost of Living Summary

Bermuda is 85.1% more expensive than South Carolina.

Restaurants: pay 78.3% more in Bermuda
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Bermuda
Transportation: pay 95.4% more in Bermuda
Housing: pay 89.7% more in Bermuda
Childcare: pay 12.9% more in Bermuda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Bermuda
Clothing: pay 52.1% more in Bermuda

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Bermuda are more expensive than in South Carolina. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bermuda.

Bermuda vs. South Carolina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bermuda instead of South Carolina, you would:

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pay 78.3% more for restaurants

	South Carolina	Bermuda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.17	$60.00 BMD60.00	+213.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.16	$15.00 BMD15.00	+34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.65	$3.42 BMD3.42	+28.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.13	$2.92 BMD2.92	+37.1%
Average			+78.3%

South Carolina vs. Bermuda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	South Carolina	Bermuda
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44	$8.38 BMD8.38	+143.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.99	$6.09 BMD6.09	+1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.54	$16.74 BMD16.74	+372.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.18	$7.53 BMD7.53	+80.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.64	$10.49 BMD10.49	+86.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.64	$5.80 BMD5.80	+119.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76	$3.01 BMD3.01	+296.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49	$4.38 BMD4.38	+76.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.31	$3.18 BMD3.18	+37.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.63	$3.40 BMD3.40	+108.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38	$1.71 BMD1.71	+23.6%
Average			+122.3%

South Carolina vs. Bermuda - Cost of groceries

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pay 95.4% more for transportation

	South Carolina	Bermuda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.88	$8.89 BMD8.89	+208.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.17	$69.00 BMD69.00	+49.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,190.90	$32,500.00 BMD32,500.00	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.34	$36.83 BMD36.83	+125.4%
Average			+95.4%

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pay 89.7% more for housing

	South Carolina	Bermuda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.47	$151.67 BMD151.67	+128.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,589.94	$3,616.67 BMD3,616.67	+127.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,366.92	$2,266.67 BMD2,266.67	+65.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$141.20	$193.88 BMD193.88	+37.3%
Average			+89.7%

South Carolina vs. Bermuda - Cost of housing

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pay 12.9% more for childcare

	South Carolina	Bermuda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,346.85	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	-2.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,168.15	$24,500.00 BMD24,500.00	+27.8%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	South Carolina	Bermuda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.29	$10.00 BMD10.00	+89.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17	$6.44 BMD6.44	+24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.67	$17.62 BMD17.62	+129.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.75	$188.00 BMD188.00	+474.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.71	$13.50 BMD13.50	+6.2%
Average			+144.7%

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pay 52.1% more for clothing

	South Carolina	Bermuda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.06	$80.00 BMD80.00	+59.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.86	$60.00 BMD60.00	+67.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.43	$142.50 BMD142.50	+68.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.81	$127.17 BMD127.17	+12.7%
Average			+52.1%

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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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