Chengdu vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$2589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	11
😀 Quality of life	75	66
🏙️ Population	20.9M	228K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 76% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 7467th and 503rd ($666 vs $2744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 1st in China and the Bahamas, respectively. Check China vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 0.9 months in Nassau. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 1710th and 4997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Nassau

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	Chengdu	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$16513

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664