In our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations, we highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced.
Today we look at moving to Nassau in Bahamas from Saint John's in Antigua and Barbuda.
In both Saint John's and in Nassau people speak English.
St John's is the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda. St John's is the commercial centre of the nation and the chief port of the island of Antigua.
Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
St. John's is one of the most developed and cosmopolitan municipalities in the Lesser Antilles. The city is famous for its various shopping malls as well as boutiques throughout the city, selling designer jewelry and haute-couture clothing. There are also many independent, locally-run establishments, selling a variety of fashions. The investment banking industry has a strong presence in the city. Many major world financial institutions have offices in St. John's.
Nassau has nearly 80 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas. The city is located on the island of New Providence, which functions much like a federal district. While there is no local government, it is governed directly as an administrative division of the national government .
The overall cost of living rank in Saint John's is 227 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with low cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Saint John's to Nassau which has an overall cost of living rank of 63, which equates it with high cost of living locations, will experience a change in cost of living of 38.1%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Nassau is ranked as a some hardship location with a hardship index of 20% compared to Saint John's with a hardship index of 20% which is a some hardship location.
Source: http://www.xpatulator.com as at July 2011.
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Bahamas, Nassau Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
Location: The Bahamas are a chain of Caribbean islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba.
Country Climate: Tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream.
Country Terrain: Long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills.
Major Languages: English.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 0.338 million (2008 est.) 0.341 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of The Bahamas is that of a stable, developing nation heavily dependent on tourism and offshore banking.
Currency: Bahamian Dollar (BSD).
Country Inflation: 4.5% (2008 est.) 1.8% (2009 est.).
City: Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
City Economy: Nassau has nearly 80 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas. The city is located on the island of New Providence, which functions much like a federal district. While there is no local government, it is governed directly as an administrative division of the national government .
Cost of Living: Nassau has an overall cost of living index which equates it with high cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Nassau is currently ranked 65 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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Location: The Bahamas are a chain of Caribbean islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba.
Country Climate: Tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream.
Country Terrain: Long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills.
Major Languages: English.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 0.338 million (2008 est.) 0.341 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of The Bahamas is that of a stable, developing nation heavily dependent on tourism and offshore banking.
Currency: Bahamian Dollar (BSD).
Country Inflation: 4.5% (2008 est.) 1.8% (2009 est.).
City: Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
City Economy: Nassau has nearly 80 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas. The city is located on the island of New Providence, which functions much like a federal district. While there is no local government, it is governed directly as an administrative division of the national government .
Cost of Living: Nassau has an overall cost of living index which equates it with high cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Nassau is currently ranked 65 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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