Bahamas vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahamas Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5890
$1552
🏠 One person rent
$1229
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$2869
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2110
$277
💸 GDP per capita
$31458
$2255
😃 Human freedom index
8.14
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
73.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
19
🌐 English speaking %
87.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
25
32
😀 Quality of life
60
29
🏙️ Population
395K
5.14M

The average cost of living in the Bahamas ($2229) is 241% more expensive than in Nicaragua ($654). the Bahamas ranked 10th vs 142nd for Nicaragua 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 0.4 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 57th and 149th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Bahamas vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for the Bahamas and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.1
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.7
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.33
$1.24
 Cappuccino
$5.19
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1039
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$966
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2447
$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2545
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.3
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
12.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5564
$893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$7.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.7
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.21
$3.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.73
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.03
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.56
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.2
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12624
$5281

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Cities Comparison in the Bahamas vs Nicaragua

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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 Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$713
937K
Leon
$591
174K
Masaya
$634
140K
Matagalpa
$543
133K
Chinandega
$587
122K
Esteli
$584
112K
Granada
$739
105K
Jinotega
$459
99.4K
Juigalpa
$595
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$768
14.7K