Nassau vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nassau	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2311	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6315	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$3187	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$747	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1902	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	11	100
😀 Quality of life	65	78
🏙️ Population	274K	24.9M

The cost of living in Nassau is 94% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1033rd and 4461st ($2311 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Bahamas and China, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nassau compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4511th and 558th 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	$25.1	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.23	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.7	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.11%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2983	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1353	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.9	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.54	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.37	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.48	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.61	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.05	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.53	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.3	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.3	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$630	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13706	$28143

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2202
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2610
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3068
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2705
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2611
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2780
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2783
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2738
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2752
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2593
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2714
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3391
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2647
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3152
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2545
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2559
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2831
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4065
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2593

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740