Nassau vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nassau	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2744	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6170	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$1662	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2865	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2589	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	11	82
😀 Quality of life	66	89
🏙️ Population	228K	468K

The cost of living in Nassau is 18% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 503rd and 1246th ($2744 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1054th 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 0.9 months in Nassau compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 4997th and 245th 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	$29.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.31	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1402	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2500	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2495	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.6	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4174	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3296	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.97	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.28	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$29.8	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.06	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.53	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$817	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16513	$24650

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736