Dubai vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dubai	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2514	$2672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5509	$5996
🏠 One person rent	$1723	$1605
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$2767
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$772
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4067	$2234
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	10
😀 Quality of life	91	67
🏙️ Population	3.94M	274K

The cost of living in Dubai is 6% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 848th and 607th ($2514 vs $2672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 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 158th and 4772nd 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	$10.3	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.32	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.9	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2095	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$1270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3716	$2890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$2281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$96.1	$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7516	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3977	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$4.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$6.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$25.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$4.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$26.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$4.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.12	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$4.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.7	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$67.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$857	$714
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15029	$14961

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1419
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2521
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1228
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1449
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1078
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$792
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1849
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1081
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1770
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$529
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$568
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$534
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1237
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1201
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1230
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$557
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$908
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$573
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1008
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$553
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$873
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$530
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$624
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$930
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$477
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$463
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$808
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$545
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2613
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2794
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3178
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2726
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3076
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2471
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3101
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2788
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2622
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2716
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2795
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3362
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2741
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2905
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2848
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2836
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3154
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3343
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2661