Nassau vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nassau	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6516	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1655	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$3255	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$799	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	10	95
😀 Quality of life	62	65
🏙️ Population	274K	11.5M

The cost of living in Nassau is 181% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 417th and 5654th ($2741 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4877th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nassau vs Sao Paulo

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	Nassau	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$32.1	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.8	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.32	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1639	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3143	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2824	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.2	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.11%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4154	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3050	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.4	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.74	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.63	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.9	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.56	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.6	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14985	$14254

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2192
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2731
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3075
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2660
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3016
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2381
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2882
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2732
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2553
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2664
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2710
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3240
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2681
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3092
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2667
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2679
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2761
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4044
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2682

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611