Nassau vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nassau	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2760	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6212	$2526
🏠 One person rent	$1672	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$2877	$975
🍽️ Food expenses	$801	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3354	$938
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	11	95
😀 Quality of life	68	76
🏙️ Population	228K	17.5M

The cost of living in Nassau is 177% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 498th and 5618th ($2760 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4308th and 1163rd 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	$31.2	$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.32	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1382	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2496	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.84%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4159	$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3300	$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.4	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.97	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.55	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.9	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.33	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$30.2	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.08	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.57	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.4	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$875	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16505	$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$678
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$694
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1734
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$548
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$638
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$873
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$785
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$627
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$954
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$858
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$777
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$801
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$908
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$793
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$682
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$474
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$828
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$766
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$778
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$802
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$797
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$758
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$739
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$751
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$714
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$729
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$711
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$892
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$528
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$648