Dubai vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$6516
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$1655
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$3255
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$799
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$2174
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	10
😀 Quality of life	87	62
🏙️ Population	3.33M	274K

The cost of living in Dubai is 13% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 989th and 417th ($2379 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and the Bahamas, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Nassau. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 288th and 4877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Nassau

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	Dubai	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$32.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$5.32
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$1639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$1322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$3143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$2824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$85.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$4154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$3050
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$4.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$4.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$2.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$23.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$4.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$97.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$14985

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2192
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2731
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3075
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2660
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3016
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2381
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2882
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2732
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2553
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2664
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2710
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3240
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2681
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3092
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2667
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2679
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2761
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4044
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2682