Nassau vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nassau	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2744	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6170	$2444
🏠 One person rent	$1662	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$2865	$900
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2589	$1024
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	11	95
😀 Quality of life	66	77
🏙️ Population	228K	17.5M

The cost of living in Nassau is 192% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 503rd and 6106th ($2744 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in the Bahamas and China, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nassau compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4997th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nassau vs Shenzhen

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	Nassau	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.5	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.31	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1402	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2500	$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2495	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.6	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4174	$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3296	$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.97	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.28	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$29.8	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.06	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.53	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$817	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16513	$22916

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$674
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$666
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1718
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$534
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$621
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$848
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$782
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$943
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$844
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$795
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$832
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$896
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$589
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$807
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$673
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$465
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$816
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$760
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$769
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$790
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$789
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$814
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$730
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$738
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$698
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$699
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$723
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$694
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$903
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$533
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$638