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Bahamas vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Bahamas is 8.3 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.4 times more in Bahamas
Groceries: pay 5.4 times more in Bahamas
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Bahamas
Housing: pay 16.7 times more in Bahamas
Childcare: pay 12.1 times more in Bahamas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3 times more in Bahamas
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Bahamas

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

Bahamas vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangladesh	Bahamas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.35 BDT164.60	$30.33 BSD30.33	+2148.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 BDT537.68	$10.58 BSD10.58	+140.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 BDT30.93	$2.73 BSD2.73	+976.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT18.93	$2.15 BSD2.15	+1287.5%
Average			+1138.2%

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pay 5.4 times more for groceries

	Bangladesh	Bahamas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 BDT63.63	$4.38 BSD4.38	+740.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 BDT463.62	$4.32 BSD4.32	+13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.60 BDT317.81	$14.05 BSD14.05	+439.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 BDT135.85	$5.32 BSD5.32	+377.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.00 BDT122.11	$4.62 BSD4.62	+361.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 BDT107.72	$1.74 BSD1.74	+97.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 BDT42.81	$1.44 BSD1.44	+310.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BDT97.62	$1.73 BSD1.73	+115.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 BDT32.14	$2.10 BSD2.10	+696.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 BDT16.74	$1.89 BSD1.89	+1277.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 BDT30.50	$1.37 BSD1.37	+446.6%
Average			+443.3%

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Bangladesh	Bahamas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.68 BDT449.29	$5.16 BSD5.16	+40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.31 BDT1,501.62	$45.00 BSD45.00	+265.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,789.60 BDT3,147,063.72	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	+45.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.61 BDT440.31	$30.85 BSD30.85	+755.1%
Average			+276.6%

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pay 16.7 times more for housing

	Bangladesh	Bahamas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.51 BDT1,892.50	$73.43 BSD73.43	+373.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$75.62 BDT9,227.98	$1,522.92 BSD1,522.92	+1913.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$47.62 BDT5,810.73	$1,550.00 BSD1,550.00	+3155.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.70 BDT2,525.67	$197.45 BSD197.45	+854.0%
Average			+1574.1%

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pay 12.1 times more for childcare

	Bangladesh	Bahamas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$30.22 BDT3,688.17	$453.33 BSD453.33	+1399.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$962.19 BDT117,414.09	$8,905.56 BSD8,905.56	+825.6%
Average			+1112.8%

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pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangladesh	Bahamas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 BDT464.25	$4.33 BSD4.33	+13.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.37 BDT167.65	$6.02 BSD6.02	+338.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.59 BDT316.07	$10.66 BSD10.66	+311.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.68 BDT1,425.77	$80.69 BSD80.69	+590.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.67 BDT448.24	$18.00 BSD18.00	+390.0%
Average			+328.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Bangladesh	Bahamas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.35 BDT2,117.31	$57.50 BSD57.50	+231.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.87 BDT2,059.17	$50.83 BSD50.83	+201.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.90 BDT4,502.72	$106.00 BSD106.00	+187.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.09 BDT4,037.38	$100.00 BSD100.00	+202.2%
Average			+205.5%

Bangladesh 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: February 2025

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