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Nassau vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Nassau is 27.8% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% more in Nassau
Groceries: pay 56.0% more in Nassau
Transportation: pay 0.5% less in Nassau
Housing: pay 59.5% more in Nassau
Childcare: pay 4.4% less in Nassau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.2% more in Nassau
Clothing: pay 4.7% more in Nassau

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Nassau are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Nassau.

Nassau vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nassau instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 36.0% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Nassau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.06	$40.00 BSD40.00	+167.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.63	$10.00 BSD10.00	+11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.49	$2.18 BSD2.18	-15.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.76	$1.71 BSD1.71	-20.4%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 56.0% more for groceries

	Wellington	Nassau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.43	$5.17 BSD5.17	+163.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.24	$4.03 BSD4.03	-2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.18	$19.37 BSD19.37	+177.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.94	$7.38 BSD7.38	+7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.83	$5.20 BSD5.20	+2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.44	$1.72 BSD1.72	+23.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.90	$1.32 BSD1.32	+20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.58	$2.11 BSD2.11	+43.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.56	$2.40 BSD2.40	-7.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.77	$2.14 BSD2.14	+110.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.46	$1.49 BSD1.49	+77.6%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 0.5% less for transportation

	Wellington	Nassau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.20	$5.39 BSD5.39	-16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$222.63	$45.00 BSD45.00	-64.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$59,929.92	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	+9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$31.79	$30.85 BSD30.85	+69.4%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 59.5% more for housing

	Wellington	Nassau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$94.71	$104.29 BSD104.29	+92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,595.72	$1,862.50 BSD1,862.50	+25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,330.14	$1,800.00 BSD1,800.00	+34.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$234.04	$249.29 BSD249.29	+85.9%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 4.4% less for childcare

	Wellington	Nassau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,520.83	$640.00 BSD640.00	-26.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,076.36	$14,916.67 BSD14,916.67	+17.9%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Nassau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.51	$5.00 BSD5.00	-30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.96	$5.75 BSD5.75	+68.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$42.68	$11.00 BSD11.00	-55.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$69.54	$113.88 BSD113.88	+185.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$21.37	$18.00 BSD18.00	+47.0%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 4.7% more for clothing

	Wellington	Nassau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$132.25	$67.50 BSD67.50	-10.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$96.15	$76.67 BSD76.67	+39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$208.45	$117.00 BSD117.00	-2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$226.17	$120.00 BSD120.00	-7.4%
Average			+4.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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