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Bridgetown vs Nassau

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Under balanced weights Bridgetown edges it, 76 to 70, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Bridgetown is stronger on safety, healthcare; Nassau on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 8.5 of 76 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 9.7 of 76 points (scores 78/100)Internet: 9.9 of 76 points (scores 79/100)Visa ease: 10.2 of 76 points (scores 81/100)Getting there & around: 6.4 of 76 points (scores 51/100)Climate: 9.4 of 76 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 12.0 of 76 points (scores 96/100)Quality of life: 9.6 of 76 points (scores 77/100)76
Bridgetown
out of 100

Barbados's capital and home of the Welcome Stamp

Full Bridgetown profile →Where to stay in Bridgetown →
Safety: 5.9 of 70 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 70 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 8.8 of 70 points (scores 70/100)Visa ease: 10.5 of 70 points (scores 84/100)Getting there & around: 6.2 of 70 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 8.3 of 70 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 12.0 of 70 points (scores 96/100)Quality of life: 9.8 of 70 points (scores 78/100)70
Nassau
out of 100

Cruise-port capital with a one-year remote-work permit

Full Nassau profile →Where to stay in Nassau →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBridgetownNassau
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety68 ✓47
Healthcare78 ✓67
Internet79 ✓70
Visa ease8184 ✓
Getting there & around51 ✓50
Climate75 ✓67
Air quality9696 ✓
Quality of life7778 ✓

Cost

MetricBridgetownNassau
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricBridgetownNassau
Homicides per 100k7.43 ✓29.9
Political stability (0–100)88 ✓83.5
UHC service coverage (0–100)82 ✓80
Life expectancy76.8 yrs ✓70.4 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricBridgetownNassau
Download57.6 Mbps ✓45 Mbps
Upload33.2 Mbps ✓8.7 Mbps

Visa

MetricBridgetownNassau
Nomad visaBarbados Welcome StampBahamas Extended Access Travel Stay (BEATS) permit
Minimum income for the visa$4,167/mono data
Entry, US passport180 days240 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport180 days240 days

Getting there and around

MetricBridgetownNassau
Non-stop airport destinations3855 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricBridgetownNassau
Comfortable months per year9 ✓8
Annual mean PM2.56.9 µg/m³6.7 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Bridgetown or Nassau?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Bridgetown or Nassau safer?
Bridgetown scores higher on safety (68 vs 47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Bridgetown or Nassau?
Bridgetown: a measured median of 57.6 Mbps versus 45 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.