Bahamas Money and Shopping

The local currency is the Bahamian dollar, but it's tied to the US dollar at a 1:1 ratio and US dollars are accepted everywhere at par. There is thus no need for Americans to change money, and many tourist-oriented businesses will even give change back in US$. Read More »

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Bahamas Money and Shopping is based on Bahamas by Ryan Holliday, Peter Fitzgerald, Andre Cartwright, Keith Saddler, Bill Ellett, Jakeseems, Ikan Kekek, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.