Nassau vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nassau	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2760	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6212	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$1672	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$2877	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$801	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3354	$1068
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	11	99
😀 Quality of life	68	76
🏙️ Population	228K	24.9M

The cost of living in Nassau is 141% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 498th and 4880th ($2760 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Bahamas and China, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nassau compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 4308th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nassau vs Shanghai

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	Nassau	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.2	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.32	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1382	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2496	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.84%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4159	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3300	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.4	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.97	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.55	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.33	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$30.2	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.08	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.57	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.4	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$875	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16505	$27610

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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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789