Bahamas vs Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahamas Costa Rica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2747
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6163
$3445
🏠 One person rent
$1671
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$2887
$1032
🍽️ Food expenses
$796
$526
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3052
$1073
💸 GDP per capita
$39455
$18587
😃 Human freedom index
7.79
8.36
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
80.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
56
🌐 English speaking %
87.1%
8.2%
🎓 Higher education
29
75
😀 Quality of life
64
66
🏙️ Population
401K
5.13M

The average cost of living in the Bahamas ($2747) is 96% more expensive than in Costa Rica ($1402). the Bahamas ranked 7th vs 46th for Costa Rica in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in the Bahamas compared to 0.8 months in Costa Rica. Ranked 63rd and 59th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Bahamas vs Costa Rica

We calculate prices for the Bahamas and Costa Rica as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 9 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 Costa Rica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$30.1
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.9
$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$3.07
 Cappuccino
$5.48
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.14
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1378
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1398
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3636
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2863
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.8
$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4157
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3293
$1741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.9
$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.67
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.52
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.78
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.32
$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.5
$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.75
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$8.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.56
$4.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77
$62.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$97.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$14.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$66
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$812
$733
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15158
$15202

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Cities Comparison in the Bahamas vs Costa Rica

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Bahamas

City Cost of living Population
Nassau
$2760
228K
Freeport
$2683
45.9K

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1574
335K
Limon
$1228
71.5K
Liberia
$1024
65.9K
Alajuela
$1362
44.4K
Puntarenas
$872
41.5K
Cartago
$1361
22.8K
Heredia
$1471
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1929
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1325
3K