Bahamas vs Haiti - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahamas Haiti
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6134
$1270
🏠 One person rent
$1287
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$3090
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$731
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1855
$377
💸 GDP per capita
$31458
$1748
😃 Human freedom index
7.82
6.37
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
63.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
17
🌐 English speaking %
87.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
24
13
😀 Quality of life
59
29
🏙️ Population
395K
11M

The average cost of living in the Bahamas ($2295) is 349% more expensive than in Haiti ($511). the Bahamas ranked 9th vs 173rd 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 0.8 months in the Bahamas compared to 0.7 months in Haiti. Ranked 63rd and 149th 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
$24.4
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$100
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$5.2
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1180
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$995
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2520
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2799
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.4
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.58%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$1404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1349
$797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$6.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.2
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.42
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$6.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.61
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$7.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.52
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.2
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$587
$102
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12569
$3226

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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
$2311
274K
Freeport
$2202
45.9K

In Haiti

City Cost of living Population
Port-au-Prince
$525
987K
Carrefour
$514
511K
Petion-Ville
$506
377K
Gonaives
$504
324K
Delmas
$501
284K
Cap-Haitien
$497
190K
Saint-Marc
$494
160K
Miragoane
$492
56.9K
Anse-a-Veau
$492
55.1K
Cerca-la-Source
$491
51.4K