Melbourne vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$2760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$6212
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$1672
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$2877
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$801
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$3354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	11
😀 Quality of life	100	68
🏙️ Population	5.35M	228K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 8% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 829th and 498th ($2543 vs $2760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.2 months in Nassau. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 1st and 4308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Nassau

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	Melbourne	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$31.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$1382
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$2496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	7.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$4159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$6.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$30.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$4.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$86.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$16505

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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