Chengdu vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$2760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$6212
🏠 One person rent	$297	$1672
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$2877
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$801
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$3354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	11
😀 Quality of life	76	68
🏙️ Population	20.9M	228K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 75% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 7360th and 498th ($688 vs $2760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 1.2 months in Nassau. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 1238th and 4308th 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	$31.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$1382
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	7.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$4159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$6.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$30.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$4.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$86.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$16505

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2683
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2802
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3216
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2747
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2958
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2487
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3114
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2808
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2636
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2697
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2756
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2957
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2721
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2843
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2757
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2774
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3171
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3151
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2673