Nassau vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nassau	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2672	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5996	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$1605	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2767	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$772	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2234	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	10	54
😀 Quality of life	67	60
🏙️ Population	274K	1.49M

The cost of living in Nassau is 258% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 607th and 6884th ($2672 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in the Bahamas and Brazil, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nassau compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 4772nd and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nassau vs Recife

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	Nassau	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.8	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.35	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2890	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3053	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.3	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.07	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.6	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.36	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$26.2	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.55	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.56	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.2	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$714	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14961	$16281

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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

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544