Nassau vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nassau	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6516	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$1655	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$3255	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$799	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$5544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	10	100
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	274K	8.8M

The cost of living in Nassau is 38% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 417th and 3rd ($2741 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Bahamas and the United States, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nassau compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 4877th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nassau vs New York City

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	Nassau	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$32.1	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.8	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.32	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1639	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3143	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2824	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.2	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.11%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4154	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3050	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.4	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.74	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.63	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.9	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.56	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.6	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14985	$21465

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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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111