Nassau vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nassau	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2672	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5996	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1605	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2767	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$772	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2234	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	10	95
😀 Quality of life	67	67
🏙️ Population	274K	6.21M

The cost of living in Nassau is 184% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 607th and 6006th ($2672 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 4772nd and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nassau vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Nassau	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.8	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.35	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2890	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3053	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.3	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.07	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.6	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.36	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$26.2	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.55	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.56	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.2	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$714	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14961	$12076

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586