Bahamas vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahamas Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$911
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5890
$2236
🏠 One person rent
$1229
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$2869
$1000
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$76.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2110
$486
💸 GDP per capita
$31458
$2088
😃 Human freedom index
8.14
5.44
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
68.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
31
🌐 English speaking %
87.1%
6%
🎓 Higher education
25
24
😀 Quality of life
60
28
🏙️ Population
395K
6.86M

The average cost of living in the Bahamas ($2229) is 145% more expensive than in Laos ($911). the Bahamas ranked 10th vs 86th for Laos 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 0.5 months in Laos. Ranked 57th and 153rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Bahamas vs Laos

We calculate prices for the Bahamas and Laos as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 4 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 Laos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.1
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.7
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.33
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$5.19
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1039
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$966
$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2447
$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2545
$855
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.3
$15.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
10.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5564
$3487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$829
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.7
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.21
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$5.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.73
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.03
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.56
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.2
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$93.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12624
$9938

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In the Bahamas

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

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$914
948K
Thakhek
$889
85K
Luang Prabang
$899
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$882
25K