Nassau - Post Report Question and Answers
How would you describe the availability and cost of groceries and household supplies relative to your home country?
Groceries are crazy expensive. Gallon of regular milk is US$6.50 - $8.50. A bag of frozen chicken breasts is US$25. Fresh produce is sometimes good, sometimes not, always expensive. The COLA doesn't cover our increased expenses. - Nov 2015
You can get just about everything here if you are willing to pay for it. Most items are 20-50% more expensive than in the U.S. A few items, like nuts or some spices, can be double or triple. Toilet paper/paper towels are very expensive, probably because it takes up a lot of room in a shipping container. - Jun 2015
Everything is available; mostly U.S. brands and a good selection. The typical grocery cart is about twice the price as the U.S. although individual items will vary. - May 2015
Groceries are very expensive. After a while you just get used to it and stop looking at prices. A box of Cheerios will cost about $7-8, yogurt is $2-3 a cup, apples are often $1-2 each. Anything non-food related that you may want you should buy in advance or count on ordering online. I wanted a little cooler and the cheapest I could find locally was $120. There is no sales or income tax here so all government revenue is made on customs taxes. Cars average about an 85% when they come in. - Jan 2011
Everything is readily available but can cost double or triple what you're used to paying in the states. - Mar 2010
You can find almost anything locally, although some things we also ordered from Netgrocer. But the prices are ridiculous (US$8 for a gallon of milk). You just have to stop looking at the prices and buy whatever you need. - Feb 2009
EXPENSIVE! Finding meats and produce that are not spoiled in the store can sometimes be challenging. Household supplies like paper towels, toilet paper, laundry soap, shampoo, etc are 2 or 3 times their U.S. cost. Milk is currently US$9.50 PER GALLON. - Dec 2008
