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Bahamas vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Bahamas is 97.2% more expensive than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Bahamas
Groceries: pay 33.6% more in Bahamas
Transportation: pay 85.5% more in Bahamas
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Bahamas
Childcare: pay 19.3% more in Bahamas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Bahamas
Clothing: pay 7.2% more in Bahamas

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

Bahamas vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahamas instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	South Korea	Bahamas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩9,865	$29.17 BSD29.17	+333.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ₩8,068	$11.08 BSD11.08	+101.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ₩2,152	$3.31 BSD3.31	+125.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₩1,211	$2.21 BSD2.21	+167.7%
Average			+182.2%

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pay 33.6% more for groceries

	South Korea	Bahamas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 ₩4,217	$4.71 BSD4.71	+63.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.63 ₩8,255	$5.79 BSD5.79	+3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 ₩11,264	$11.88 BSD11.88	+54.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 ₩4,162	$7.37 BSD7.37	+159.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.34 ₩4,896	$4.61 BSD4.61	+38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 ₩4,748	$1.86 BSD1.86	-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 ₩2,037	$1.64 BSD1.64	+18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.80 ₩4,104	$3.39 BSD3.39	+21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 ₩3,528	$3.26 BSD3.26	+35.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ₩2,616	$1.84 BSD1.84	+3.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₩1,767	$1.37 BSD1.37	+13.7%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 85.5% more for transportation

	South Korea	Bahamas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 ₩6,458	$5.71 BSD5.71	+29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.17 ₩69,233	$45.00 BSD45.00	-4.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,440.41 ₩38,804,738	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	+41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 ₩12,228	$31.23 BSD31.23	+274.8%
Average			+85.5%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	South Korea	Bahamas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 ₩31,824	$89.81 BSD89.81	+314.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$473.91 ₩695,518	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	+243.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.19 ₩524,216	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	+281.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.53 ₩194,509	$201.16 BSD201.16	+51.8%
Average			+222.6%

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pay 19.3% more for childcare

	South Korea	Bahamas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.52 ₩555,533	$606.67 BSD606.67	+60.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,055.40 ₩22,095,763	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	-21.7%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Bahamas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 ₩4,576	$6.25 BSD6.25	+100.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 ₩5,236	$5.69 BSD5.69	+59.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,673	$13.78 BSD13.78	+332.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.86 ₩73,176	$92.58 BSD92.58	+85.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.12 ₩14,850	$17.50 BSD17.50	+73.0%
Average			+130.3%

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pay 7.2% more for clothing

	South Korea	Bahamas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 ₩97,538	$55.83 BSD55.83	-16.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.68 ₩74,384	$50.83 BSD50.83	+0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.74 ₩106,755	$104.94 BSD104.94	+44.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.23 ₩151,509	$103.57 BSD103.57	+0.3%
Average			+7.2%

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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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