The first link compares Nassau to the US as a whole. But the Bay Area is much more expensive than the average American city.
The second link compares Nassau to New York City. But food in the Bay Area is more expensive than in NYC. The comparison between Nassau and SF from the same website shows food to be equally expensive in both cities:
Sure but the former is closer to what would be relevant to consumption habits for people coming from America or presumably Europe in a <6 month fellowship, though maybe if there are a lot of qualified applicants from other Carribean islands my picture is off.
Possibly ex-pats have different consumption baskets to the locals those statistics are measuring.
Two other estimates (I don’t know how accurate they are) say the Bahamas/Nassau is overall cheaper than the US/NYC, but that food is more expensive.
Bahamas vs US: Cost of Living, Salary & Prices comparison (livingcost.org)
Nassau is 18% cheaper than New York City. Nov 2021 Cost of Living. (expatistan.com)
The first link compares Nassau to the US as a whole. But the Bay Area is much more expensive than the average American city.
The second link compares Nassau to New York City. But food in the Bay Area is more expensive than in NYC. The comparison between Nassau and SF from the same website shows food to be equally expensive in both cities:
https://expatistan.com/cost-of-living/comparison/nassau/san-francisco
(Note that this is data from expats, not locals, so Larks’ hypothesis doesn’t seem to fully explain the discrepancy.)
Thanks, I should have clarified—done that now.
Sure but the former is closer to what would be relevant to consumption habits for people coming from America or presumably Europe in a <6 month fellowship, though maybe if there are a lot of qualified applicants from other Carribean islands my picture is off.