Nassau vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nassau	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6516	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1655	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$3255	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$799	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	10	82
😀 Quality of life	62	88
🏙️ Population	274K	468K

The cost of living in Nassau is 15% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 417th and 972nd ($2741 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 4877th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nassau vs Raleigh

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	Nassau	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$32.1	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.8	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.32	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1639	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3143	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2824	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.2	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.11%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4154	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3050	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.4	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.74	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.63	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.9	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.56	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.6	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14985	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682