Cost of living comparison

 Nassau, Bahamas
compared to
 Seoul, South Korea
Seoul vs. Nassau Cost of Living Summary
Seoul vs. Nassau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Nassau, you would:

pay 49.4% less for restaurants

 
Nassau
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $40.00
BSD40.00
$7.88
₩11,196
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
BSD10.00
$6.09
₩8,652
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.18
BSD2.18
$1.59
₩2,255

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pay 0.6% more for groceries

 
Nassau
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$5.17
BSD5.17
$3.10
₩4,399
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.03
BSD4.03
$6.52
₩9,272
Milk (1 gallon) $19.37
BSD19.37
$8.06
₩11,452

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pay 29.5% less for transportation

 
Nassau
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.39
BSD5.39
$4.59
₩6,521
Monthly public transit pass $45.00
BSD45.00
$44.40
₩63,107
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
$27,023.07
₩38,404,776

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pay 62.6% less for housing

 
Nassau
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$104.29
BSD104.29
$22.27
₩31,655
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,862.50
BSD1,862.50
$883.18
₩1,255,161
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,800.00
BSD1,800.00
$490.54
₩697,147

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pay 0.2% less for childcare

 
Nassau
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $640.00
BSD640.00
$385.48
₩547,839
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,916.67
BSD14,916.67
$20,782.92
₩29,536,370

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pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nassau
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.00
BSD5.00
$3.58
₩5,089
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.75
BSD5.75
$3.60
₩5,119
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.00
BSD11.00
$3.22
₩4,580

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pay 18.4% less for clothing

 
Nassau
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.50
BSD67.50
$59.13
₩84,031
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$76.67
BSD76.67
$46.64
₩66,290
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$117.00
BSD117.00
$86.69
₩123,207

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