Bahamas vs Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

Bahamas Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2111
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5502
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$1129
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$2534
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$698
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1851
$406
💸 GDP per capita
$31458
$2448
😃 Human freedom index
8.14
5.55
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
63.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
21
🌐 English speaking %
87.1%
0%
🎓 Higher education
25
21
😀 Quality of life
60
21
🏙️ Population
395K
5.26M

The average cost of living in the Bahamas ($2111) is 277% more expensive than in the Congo ($560). the Bahamas ranked 11th vs 165th for the Congo 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 0.7 months in the Congo. Ranked 62nd and 172nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Bahamas vs the Congo

We calculate prices for the Bahamas and the Congo as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 6 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 Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.2
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.4
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.41
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.72
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$5.3
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$998
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$857
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2180
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.3
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.94%
11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$6.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.09
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.84
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.61
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.58
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.54
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96.7
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.3
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12599
$4126

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Bahamas

City Cost of living Population
Nassau
$2091
274K
Freeport
$2228
45.9K

In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$567
1.83M
Pointe-Noire
$551
829K
Kayes
$517
62.5K
Madingou
$518
27.5K
Gamboma
$518
19.7K
Kinkala
$518
16.1K