Cost of Living in Bermuda
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Cities in Bermuda
Income Category
GDP per Capita
Population
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 36% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Child Education
Public-schooling rules are not sourced for Bermuda yet. Country-level enrollment, instruction-language, and homeschool notes will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Bermuda. We publish this section only when we can tie it to verified local samples or a clearly marked country fallback.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Bermuda.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
MixedSolid hospital-bed capacity and low out-of-pocket burden help, but coverage looks thinner.
Public care
LimitedRelatively low patient cost-sharing help, but public coverage looks thinner and public funding looks lighter.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
0/100
2025
Physicians
1.77/1k
1997
Hospital beds
6.30/1k
1996
Out of pocket
0%
2025
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
82.5 yrs
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedMultiple facilities have websites help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedMultiple facilities have crawlable websites help, but published self-pay prices are scarce.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Bermuda yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
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| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Bermuda · Source: Territory estimate (parent: GB)
Visa Information (US passport)
Long-Term Visa Programs
digital nomad
Work from Bermuda CertificateAbout Bermuda
Bermuda is a high-income North Atlantic island where daily life centers heavily on Hamilton and comes with costs far above the North American regional average, among the highest in the world. For relocators, the appeal is practical rather than casual: English is the working language, crime is low, healthcare is excellent, and high-speed internet is available. The harder part is access. Work permits are restricted and difficult without sponsorship, so people should treat employment and immigration as the first constraint, not an afterthought. The subtropical climate brings mild winters and warm summers, but hurricane season from June to November is part of the operating reality. Bermuda can work well for people with strong financial resources and a clear permit path; it is a poor fit for speculative relocation.
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Common questions about Bermuda
Sourced from SortaRich's public-data ranking engine — every figure links to its institutional source.
How much does it cost to live in Bermuda?
The cost of living in Bermuda is about 36% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City), with an overall cost-of-living index of 136. SortaRich personalizes these numbers to your home city's purchasing power so the comparison is real, not nominal.
Sources: SortaRich Cost of Living, World Bank ICP 2021
What visa do I need to move to Bermuda?
To move to Bermuda you have these visa options: Bermuda's digital-nomad visa "Work from Bermuda Certificate" is valid for 12 months. Visa rules change frequently — confirm the current terms with the official immigration authority before booking flights.
Source: SortaRich Visa Database
What are the best cities to live in Bermuda?
The best cities to live in Bermuda are Hamilton — those are the most-searched options among the 1 cities profiled in the SortaRich database. Each city page includes a personalized PPP comparison versus your home city plus subnational price data where available.
Source: SortaRich City Index