Bahamas vs Haiti - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahamas Haiti
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$509
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5890
$1253
🏠 One person rent
$1229
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$2869
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2110
$371
💸 GDP per capita
$31458
$1748
😃 Human freedom index
8.14
6.78
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
63.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
17
🌐 English speaking %
87.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
25
13
😀 Quality of life
60
29
🏙️ Population
395K
11M

The average cost of living in the Bahamas ($2229) is 338% more expensive than in Haiti ($509). the Bahamas ranked 10th vs 174th for Haiti 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 Haiti. Ranked 57th and 148th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Bahamas vs Haiti

We calculate prices for the Bahamas and Haiti as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 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 Haiti
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.1
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.33
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$5.19
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1039
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$966
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2447
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2545
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.3
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5564
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$6.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.7
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.21
$6.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$7.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.73
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.03
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.56
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.2
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$59.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$102
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12624
$3586

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Cities Comparison in the Bahamas vs Haiti

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Bahamas

City Cost of living Population
Nassau
$2239
274K
Freeport
$2164
45.9K

In Haiti

City Cost of living Population
Port-au-Prince
$523
987K
Carrefour
$509
511K
Petion-Ville
$507
377K
Gonaives
$502
324K
Delmas
$500
284K
Cap-Haitien
$494
190K
Saint-Marc
$492
160K
Miragoane
$489
56.9K
Anse-a-Veau
$488
55.1K
Cerca-la-Source
$488
51.4K