Nassau vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nassau	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2672	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5996	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$1605	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$2767	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$772	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2234	$969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	10	96
😀 Quality of life	67	78
🏙️ Population	274K	17.5M

The cost of living in Nassau is 204% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 607th and 6334th ($2672 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4772nd and 1094th 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	$25.8	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.35	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2890	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3053	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.3	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.07	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.6	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.36	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$26.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.55	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.56	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.2	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$714	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14961	$22402

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2613
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2794
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3178
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2726
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3076
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2471
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3101
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2788
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2622
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2716
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2795
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3362
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2741
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2905
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2848
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2836
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3154
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3343
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2661

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634