Bahamas vs Tonga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahamas Tonga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6596
$2227
🏠 One person rent
$1635
$434
🏘️ Family rent
$3452
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$762
$425
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$38.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1862
$702
💸 GDP per capita
$34750
$4682
😃 Human freedom index
7.82
5.6
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
50
🌐 English speaking %
87.1%
30%
🎓 Higher education
24
1
😀 Quality of life
55
42
🏙️ Population
395K
108K

The average cost of living in the Bahamas ($2674) is 178% more expensive than in Tonga ($962). the Bahamas ranked 6th vs 92nd for Tonga in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in the Bahamas compared to 0.7 months in Tonga. Ranked 68th and 106th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Bahamas vs Tonga

We calculate prices for the Bahamas and Tonga as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 2 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 Tonga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$30.4
$7.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.9
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$3.45
 Cappuccino
$5.55
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1587
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3523
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.8
$128
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.58%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3014
$427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.4
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.6
$7.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.31
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.42
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.26
$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.9
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.6
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.06
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.54
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.1
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$4.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.5
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$5.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14184
$4638

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Bahamas

City Cost of living Population
Nassau
$2754
274K
Freeport
$2195
45.9K

In Tonga

City Cost of living Population
Nukualofa
$963
23.2K
Mua
$961
5K