Nassau vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nassau	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2744	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6170	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1662	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2865	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2589	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	11	92
😀 Quality of life	66	80
🏙️ Population	228K	6.26M

The cost of living in Nassau is 130% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 503rd and 4795th ($2744 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Bahamas and Chile, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nassau compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4997th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nassau vs Santiago

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	Nassau	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.5	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.31	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1402	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2500	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2495	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.6	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4174	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3296	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.97	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.28	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$29.8	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.06	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.53	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$817	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16513	$10578

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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

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849