Dubai vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$2754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$6827
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$1693
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$3607
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$1913
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	64	11
😀 Quality of life	86	62
🏙️ Population	3.33M	274K

The cost of living in Dubai is 16% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 1098th and 375th ($2309 vs $2754) 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in Nassau. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 306th and 4912th 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	$10.5	$31.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$1673
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$1320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$3761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$3044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$332
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$88.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$3024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$4.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$4.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$5.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$6.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$20.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$4.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$94.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$97.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$694
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$15222

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2195
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2647
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3103
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2671
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2724
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2562
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2860
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2717
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2612
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2573
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2691
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2769
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2623
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3058
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2359
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2424
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2816
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3991
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2538