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Bahamas vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Bahamas is 79.2% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Bahamas
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Bahamas
Transportation: pay 85.1% more in Bahamas
Housing: pay 25.8% more in Bahamas
Childcare: pay 33.2% more in Bahamas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% more in Bahamas
Clothing: pay 10.9% less in Bahamas

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

Bahamas vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahamas instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Bahamas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$29.17 BSD29.17	+268.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$11.08 BSD11.08	+28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$3.31 BSD3.31	+217.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$2.21 BSD2.21	+338.0%
Average			+213.1%

United Arab Emirates vs. Bahamas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Bahamas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$4.71 BSD4.71	+221.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$5.79 BSD5.79	+8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$11.88 BSD11.88	+70.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$7.37 BSD7.37	+161.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$4.61 BSD4.61	+25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$1.86 BSD1.86	+90.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$1.64 BSD1.64	+119.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$3.39 BSD3.39	+364.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$3.26 BSD3.26	+457.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$1.84 BSD1.84	+283.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$1.37 BSD1.37	+160.0%
Average			+178.2%

United Arab Emirates vs. Bahamas - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.1% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Bahamas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$5.71 BSD5.71	+96.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$45.00 BSD45.00	-15.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	-7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$31.23 BSD31.23	+267.4%
Average			+85.1%

United Arab Emirates vs. Bahamas - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.8% more for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Bahamas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$89.81 BSD89.81	-11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	+13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	+37.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$201.16 BSD201.16	+64.0%
Average			+25.8%

United Arab Emirates vs. Bahamas - Cost of housing

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pay 33.2% more for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Bahamas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$606.67 BSD606.67	+22.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	+44.4%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Bahamas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$6.25 BSD6.25	-40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$5.69 BSD5.69	+14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$13.78 BSD13.78	+121.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$92.58 BSD92.58	+22.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$17.50 BSD17.50	+32.7%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 10.9% less for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Bahamas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$55.83 BSD55.83	-25.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$50.83 BSD50.83	-14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$104.94 BSD104.94	-0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$103.57 BSD103.57	-2.8%
Average			-10.9%

United Arab Emirates 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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