Nassau vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nassau	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2744	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6170	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$1662	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$2865	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2589	$2285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	11	70
😀 Quality of life	66	78
🏙️ Population	228K	7.01M

The cost of living in Nassau is 68% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 503rd and 3529th ($2744 vs $1632) 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 0.9 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 4997th and 879th 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	$29.5	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.31	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1402	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2500	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2495	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.6	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4174	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3296	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.97	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.28	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$29.8	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.06	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.53	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$817	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16513	$9443

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487