Nassau vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nassau	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2744	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6170	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$1662	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2865	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2589	$491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	11	95
😀 Quality of life	66	67
🏙️ Population	228K	6.21M

The cost of living in Nassau is 171% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 503rd and 5559th ($2744 vs $1013) 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 0.9 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 4th in Brazil, while ranked 4997th and 4845th 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	$29.5	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.31	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1402	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2500	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2495	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.6	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4174	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3296	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.97	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.28	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$29.8	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.06	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.53	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$817	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16513	$13739

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631