Cost of living comparison

Vanuatu

compared to

Bahamas

Bahamas vs. Vanuatu Cost of Living Summary

Bahamas is 23.4% more expensive than Vanuatu overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.6% more in Bahamas
Groceries: pay 14.5% more in Bahamas
Transportation: pay 62.4% more in Bahamas
Housing: pay 29.9% less in Bahamas
Childcare: pay 15.9% more in Bahamas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% more in Bahamas
Clothing: pay 25.6% more in Bahamas

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Bahamas are more expensive than in Vanuatu.

Bahamas vs. Vanuatu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.6% more for restaurants

	Vanuatu	Bahamas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.23 VUV1,334	$30.33 BSD30.33	+170.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 VUV1,139	$10.58 BSD10.58	+10.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 VUV257	$2.73 BSD2.73	+26.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 VUV206	$2.15 BSD2.15	+24.2%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 14.5% more for groceries

	Vanuatu	Bahamas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VUV293	$4.38 BSD4.38	+77.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.11 VUV1,200	$4.32 BSD4.32	-57.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.55 VUV1,014	$14.05 BSD14.05	+64.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.20 VUV618	$5.32 BSD5.32	+2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.41 VUV998	$4.62 BSD4.62	-45.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 VUV265	$1.74 BSD1.74	-22.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV113	$1.44 BSD1.44	+50.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.53 VUV301	$1.73 BSD1.73	-31.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 VUV136	$2.10 BSD2.10	+83.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 VUV235	$1.89 BSD1.89	-4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV114	$1.37 BSD1.37	+41.9%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 62.4% more for transportation

	Vanuatu	Bahamas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.17 VUV852	$5.16 BSD5.16	-28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.38 VUV8,000	$45.00 BSD45.00	-33.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.36 VUV2,750,000	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	+61.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.84 VUV1,050	$30.85 BSD30.85	+248.9%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 29.9% less for housing

	Vanuatu	Bahamas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$228.83 VUV27,167	$73.43 BSD73.43	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,867.11 VUV221,667	$1,522.92 BSD1,522.92	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,407.24 VUV167,070	$1,550.00 BSD1,550.00	+10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$347.82 VUV41,294	$197.45 BSD197.45	-43.2%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 15.9% more for childcare

	Vanuatu	Bahamas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$469.58 VUV55,750	$453.33 BSD453.33	-3.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,586.82 VUV782,000	$8,905.56 BSD8,905.56	+35.2%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Vanuatu	Bahamas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.59 VUV545	$4.33 BSD4.33	-5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.09 VUV604	$6.02 BSD6.02	+18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.27 VUV1,100	$10.66 BSD10.66	+15.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$80.69 BSD80.69
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.63 VUV1,500	$18.00 BSD18.00	+42.5%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 25.6% more for clothing

	Vanuatu	Bahamas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.33 VUV5,500	$57.50 BSD57.50	+24.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$67.38 VUV8,000	$50.83 BSD50.83	-24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.08 VUV12,000	$106.00 BSD106.00	+4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.54 VUV6,000	$100.00 BSD100.00	+97.9%
Average			+25.6%

Vanuatu 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: April 2025

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