Bahamas vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahamas China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2630
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5898
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$1560
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$2677
$458
🍽️ Food expenses
$787
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2279
$840
💸 GDP per capita
$39455
$13303
😃 Human freedom index
7.82
4.93
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
65
43
🌐 English speaking %
87.1%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
23
91
😀 Quality of life
58
49
🏙️ Population
399K
1.44B

The average cost of living in the Bahamas ($2630) is 305% more expensive than in China ($649). the Bahamas ranked 9th vs 158th for China in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in the Bahamas compared to 1.3 months in China. Ranked 66th and 84th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Bahamas vs China

We calculate prices for the Bahamas and China as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 544 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 China
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$3.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.7
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.24
 Cappuccino
$5.68
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1511
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1260
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2959
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2698
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.7
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.59%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4182
$4246
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3039
$2475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33
$4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.61
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.61
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.29
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.05
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.55
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$5.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.5
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14144
$16836

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In the Bahamas

City Cost of living Population
Nassau
$2694
274K
Freeport
$2249
45.9K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Shanghai
$1125
24.9M
Beijing
$993
21.9M
Chongqing
$571
32.1M
Shenzhen
$906
17.5M
Hong Kong
$2613
7.41M
Guangzhou
$761
18.7M
Chengdu
$636
20.9M
Hangzhou
$823
11.9M
Suzhou
$831
12.7M
Tianjin
$689
13.9M
Baoding
$455
11.5M
Wuhan
$640
12.3M
Xi'an
$593
13M
Xuzhou
$489
9.08M
Wuxi
$680
7.46M
Jinhua
$594
7.05M
Hefei
$641
9.37M
Nantong
$549
7.73M
Nanjing
$750
9.31M
Bijie
$575
6.9M
Changchun
$550
9.07M
Qingdao
$621
10.1M
Zhengzhou
$517
12.6M
Guiyang
$560
5.99M
Quanzhou
$646
8.78M
Dongguan
$664
10.5M
Jinan
$577
9.2M
Linyi
$545
11M
Pudong
$1003
5.68M
Wenzhou
$740
9.57M