Nassau vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nassau	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2754	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6827	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1693	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$3607	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1913	$365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	11	94
😀 Quality of life	62	62
🏙️ Population	274K	6.21M

The cost of living in Nassau is 188% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 375th and 5959th ($2754 vs $955) 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 0.7 months in Nassau compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 4912th and 4932nd 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	$31.7	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1673	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1320	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3761	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3044	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$332	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.1	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.67	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.53	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.38	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.9	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.64	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.54	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.9	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.5	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.7	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$694	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15222	$10815

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2195
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2647
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3103
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2671
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2724
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2562
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2860
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2717
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2612
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2573
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2691
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2769
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2623
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3058
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2359
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2424
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2816
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3991
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2538

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585