Nassau vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nassau	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2744	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6170	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1662	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$2865	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2589	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	11	99
😀 Quality of life	66	98
🏙️ Population	228K	5.45M

The cost of living in Nassau is 4% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 503rd and 348th ($2744 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 0.9 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 4997th 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	$29.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.31	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1402	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2500	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2495	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.6	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4174	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3296	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.97	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.28	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$29.8	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.06	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.53	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$817	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16513	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864