Living in Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau is a smaller coastal city in New Providence, the Bahamas (under 250,000 people in the city proper). It has a warm climate, averaging 26°C over the year with about 1,282 mm of rain. We estimate a couple needs about €3,713 a month to live centrally, and the Bahamas sits in our zero or very low tax tier. For foreigners, long-term residency in the Bahamas is possible, with conditions.
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- Est. cost
- €3,713
- a month for a couple
- Tax tier
- Zero or very low
- personal income tax
- Climate
- 26°C
- 1,282 mm rain a year
- Size
- Smaller
- under 250,000 people
- Safety
- 55/100
- country-level
- Internet
- ~90 Mbps
- median fixed broadband
- Residency
- Possible, with conditions
- for most foreigners
What stands out about Nassau
- No or very low personal income tax
- Pricier than 81% of the cities we compare
- English is widely spoken
- Has a residency route for remote workers
- On or near the sea
Taxes
The Bahamas sits in our zero or very low tax tier: little to no personal income tax. We use three tiers (zero or very low, low to medium, high) and apply them to every city in the country.
Source: OurNextCity tax tiers, assigned by hand from each country's top marginal personal income tax rate and overall tax reputation, with no fixed rate cut-offs. Country-level and coarse by design; not tax advice.
Residency and visas
Possible, with conditions. Realistic routes are an annually renewable residence permit for the financially self-sufficient (retirees or remote workers with offshore income) and an economic permanent residence certificate earned through property or government-bond investment.
The cheapest self-funded routes we track for the Bahamas:
- Investment: about $1M (Bahamas Economic Certificate of Permanent Residence, BSD 1,000,000 (pegged 1:1 to USD) in real estate or Central Bank zero-coupon bonds, held 10 years, effective 2025-01-01; as of June 2026)
For short visits, 122 of 198 passports can enter visa-free and 76 can get an e-visa or visa on arrival.
Source: OurNextCity residency dataset, hand-reviewed approximations researched against published immigration rules, figures as of June 2026. Not legal advice: check the official source before you apply. Short-stay entry from the passport-index dataset (ilyankou, MIT).
Language and culture
Main languages: English. English proficiency: native or near-native. Social openness scores 70 out of 100.
Source: EF English Proficiency Index (country-level); social openness is our secularism and tolerance composite.
Climate
Nassau averages 26°C across the year with about 1,282 mm of rain, which makes it warm and wet. It is warmer than 81% of the 1225 cities we track, and it sits on the coast.
Source: Temperature from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive, daily means for 2019 to 2023; rainfall from TerraClimate (University of Idaho) 1991 to 2020 normals. Annual averages; monthly breakdowns are not in our dataset yet.
Cost of living
We estimate a couple needs about €3,713 a month to live centrally in Nassau, 36% above the €2,729 median across the 900 cities we compare. That makes it more affordable than 19% of them.
Source: OurNextCity model: a country-level cost index (New York = 100) scaled up for larger cities. An estimate for comparing cities, not a budget.
Safety and stability
The Bahamas scores 55 out of 100 on safety, safer than 31% of the cities we compare. Its EIU Democracy Index score is 8.0 out of 10.
Source: Our own country-level safety estimate (0 to 100, higher is safer), shared by every city in the Bahamas. Stability: EIU Democracy Index.
Internet and remote work
Median fixed broadband in the Bahamas runs at about 90 Mbps, faster than 36% of the cities we compare. The Bahamas also has a residency route aimed at remote workers (see residency below).
Source: Ookla Speedtest Global Index, median fixed broadband download speed, country-level.
Healthcare
The Bahamas scores 68 out of 100 for healthcare, stronger than 61% of the cities we compare.
Source: Our own country-level healthcare estimate (0 to 100), shared by every city in the Bahamas.
Questions couples ask about Nassau
Is Nassau a good place to live for couples?
It depends on what the two of you weigh most. Compared with the other cities we track, Nassau scores well on English and political stability. It is weaker on affordability. Expect a warm, wet climate (26°C average). OurNextCity has each partner answer 12 questions privately, then ranks Nassau and 914 other cities for both of you at once.
How much does it cost a couple to live in Nassau?
We estimate about €3,713 a month for a couple living centrally, 36% above the €2,729 median across the cities we compare. It is a model estimate from a country-level cost index adjusted for city size, so use it to compare cities rather than to set a budget.
What are taxes like in Nassau?
The Bahamas is in our zero or very low tax tier (little to no personal income tax). Tiers are country-level and deliberately coarse: zero or very low, low to medium, and high.
Can foreigners live in the Bahamas long term?
Our assessment: possible, with conditions. Realistic routes are an annually renewable residence permit for the financially self-sufficient (retirees or remote workers with offshore income) and an economic permanent residence certificate earned through property or government-bond investment. The cheapest self-funded routes we track: investment, about $1M (as of 2026-06).
What is the weather like in Nassau?
Nassau averages 26°C across the year with about 1,282 mm of rain, which makes it warm and wet. It is warmer than 81% of the cities we track.
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