Cost of Living inNassau, Bahamas
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Bahamas: $36,244/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Roughly in line with the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
International and private school tuition + curriculum mix for relocating families.
International & private schools
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Nassau. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Nassau is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Bahamas.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
GoodGood national coverage support this rating.
Public care
MixedBroad public coverage support this rating.
Private care
LimitedSelf-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
80/100
2023
Physicians
1.90/1k
2017
Hospital beds
2.17/1k
2023
Out of pocket
27%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
74.7 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
76/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
9.0/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Bahamas yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Nassau, Bahamas · Source: GDP-derived estimate (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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How far does your money go in Nassau compared with the US?
Your money goes roughly the same distance in Nassau as in the US — Nassau is close to purchasing-power parity with the baseline market right now. We are using the country-level cost index for Bahamas here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Nassau cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Nassau is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 1% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Nassau. We are using the country-level cost index for Bahamas here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Nassau compare with New York City?
Rent in Nassau is about 50% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Bahamas here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Nassau?
Groceries in Nassau are about 1% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 9% more expensive than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Bahamas here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Nassau
Nassau is the capital and largest city of the Bahamas, set on New Providence Island in the western Atlantic roughly 320 kilometers southeast of Miami, Florida. The city's economy is anchored by financial services, with a long-established offshore banking and corporate-services sector, and by tourism, including cruise traffic to Prince George Wharf and the large Atlantis and Baha Mar resort complexes on Paradise Island and Cable Beach. Climate is tropical with hot wet summers, mild dry winters, and an Atlantic hurricane season from June through November. English is the working language, with Bahamian Creole spoken informally. International access is via Lynden Pindling International Airport with direct connections to numerous US, Canadian, and European hubs. The Bahamian dollar trades one-to-one with the US dollar, which circulates freely alongside it.
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