Brisbane vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$6212
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1672
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$2877
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$801
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$3354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	11
😀 Quality of life	97	68
🏙️ Population	2.71M	228K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 16% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 1241st and 498th ($2323 vs $2760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Australia vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Nassau. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 3rd and 4308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Nassau

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	Brisbane	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$31.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1382
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$2496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	7.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$4159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$6.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$30.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$4.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$86.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$16505

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2683
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2802
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3216
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2747
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2958
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2487
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3114
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2808
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2636
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2697
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2756
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2957
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2721
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2843
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2757
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2774
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3171
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3151
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2673