Nassau vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nassau	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2760	$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6212	$3587
🏠 One person rent	$1672	$936
🏘️ Family rent	$2877	$1460
🍽️ Food expenses	$801	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3354	$2284
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	11	70
😀 Quality of life	68	78
🏙️ Population	228K	7.01M

The cost of living in Nassau is 70% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 498th and 3485th ($2760 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Bahamas and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nassau compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4308th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nassau vs Riyadh

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	Nassau	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.2	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.32	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1382	$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2496	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.84%	5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4159	$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3300	$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.4	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.97	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.55	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.33	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$30.2	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.08	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.57	$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.4	$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$875	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16505	$10912

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2683
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2802
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3216
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2747
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2958
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2487
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3114
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2808
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2636
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2697
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2756
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2957
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2721
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2843
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2757
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2774
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3171
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3151
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2673

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$834
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$965
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1059
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$917
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$778
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1062
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1218
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2100
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$2015
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$738
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$703
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$454
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$890
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$457
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1164
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$471
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$469
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$573
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$548
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1031
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$505
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$670
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$873
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$494
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$459