Nassau vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nassau	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2760	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6212	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1672	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2877	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$801	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3354	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	11	99
😀 Quality of life	68	100
🏙️ Population	228K	5.45M

The cost of living in Nassau is 3% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 498th and 370th ($2760 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Bahamas and Australia, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nassau compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4308th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nassau vs Sydney

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	Nassau	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.32	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1382	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2496	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.84%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4159	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3300	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.97	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.55	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.33	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$30.2	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.08	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.57	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.4	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$875	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16505	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863