Bahamas vs Bhutan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bahamas Bhutan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6596
$1015
🏠 One person rent
$1635
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$3452
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$762
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1862
$572
💸 GDP per capita
$34750
$3704
😃 Human freedom index
7.82
6.69
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
68
🌐 English speaking %
87.1%
75%
🎓 Higher education
24
1
😀 Quality of life
55
47
🏙️ Population
395K
787K

The average cost of living in the Bahamas ($2674) is 589% more expensive than in Bhutan ($388). the Bahamas ranked 6th vs 194th for Bhutan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in the Bahamas compared to 1.5 months in Bhutan. Ranked 68th and 87th best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Bahamas vs Bhutan infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in the Bahamas vs Bhutan

We calculate prices for the Bahamas and Bhutan as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bahamas Bhutan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$30.4
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.9
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$6.45
 Cappuccino
$5.55
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1587
$120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$66.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3523
$227
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.8
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.58%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3014
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.4
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.6
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.31
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.42
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.26
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.9
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.6
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.06
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.54
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.1
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.5
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14184
$690

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More countries to compare

Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Bahamas

City Cost of living Population
Nassau
$2754
274K
Freeport
$2195
45.9K

In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$387
115K
Paro
$455
2.36K