Cost of living comparison
Nassau is 4.5% more expensive than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.0% more in Nassau
- Groceries
-
pay 15.8% more in Nassau
- Transportation
-
pay 7.0% less in Nassau
- Housing
-
pay 20.3% more in Nassau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.4% less in Nassau
The cost of housing, groceries, and restaurants in Nassau are more expensive than in Charlotte Amalie. Expenses including entertainment and sports and transportation are lower in Nassau.
If you lived in Nassau instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 10.0% more for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nassau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$40.00
BSD40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$10.00
BSD10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.18
BSD2.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.71
BSD1.71
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nassau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$5.17
BSD5.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.03
BSD4.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$19.37
BSD19.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$7.38
BSD7.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.20
BSD5.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.72
BSD1.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.32
BSD1.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.14
BSD2.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.49
BSD1.49
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nassau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$5.39
BSD5.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
|
pay 20.3% more for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nassau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$104.29
BSD104.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$1,862.50
BSD1,862.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$1,800.00
BSD1,800.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$249.29
BSD249.29
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nassau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$640.00
BSD640.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,916.67
BSD14,916.67
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nassau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$5.00
BSD5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$5.75
BSD5.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.00
BSD11.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$113.88
BSD113.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nassau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$67.50
BSD67.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$76.67
BSD76.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$117.00
BSD117.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$120.00
BSD120.00
|
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