Bahamas vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahamas United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$2454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6596
$5738
🏠 One person rent
$1635
$1565
🏘️ Family rent
$3452
$2755
🍽️ Food expenses
$762
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1862
$4635
💸 GDP per capita
$34750
$81695
😃 Human freedom index
7.82
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
77.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
69
🌐 English speaking %
87.1%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
24
100
😀 Quality of life
55
87
🏙️ Population
395K
332M

The average cost of living in the Bahamas ($2674) is 9% more expensive than in the United States ($2454). the Bahamas ranked 6th vs 10th for the United States 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 1.9 months in the United States. Ranked 68th and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Bahamas vs the United States

We calculate prices for the Bahamas and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$30.4
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.9
$75
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$6.19
 Cappuccino
$5.55
$5.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1587
$1641
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$1330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3523
$2946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$2414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.8
$66.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.58%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3014
$4710
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.4
$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.6
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.31
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.42
$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.26
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.9
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$6.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.06
$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.54
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.1
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.5
$122
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$1400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14184
$20224

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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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4051
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3187
3.9M
Chicago
$2667
2.75M
Houston
$2248
2.3M
San Diego
$3346
1.39M
Phoenix
$2369
1.61M
San Jose
$3674
1.01M
Dallas
$2550
1.3M
San Francisco
$3781
874K
Philadelphia
$2541
1.6M
San Antonio
$2194
1.43M
Austin
$2473
962K
Seattle
$2908
737K
Indianapolis
$2187
888K
Hempstead
$2702
793K
Charlotte
$2615
875K
Washington
$3139
690K
Boston
$3467
676K
Fort Worth
$2195
919K
Jacksonville
$2386
950K
Columbus
$2252
906K
Denver
$2699
716K
Nashville
$2649
689K
Portland
$2572
653K
Atlanta
$2540
499K
Las Vegas
$2246
642K
Detroit
$2006
639K
Oakland
$3146
441K
El Paso
$1775
679K
Baltimore
$2223
586K