Columbus vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$6516
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1655
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$3255
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$799
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	10
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	906K	274K

The cost of living in Columbus is 22% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 1476th and 417th ($2145 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 1st in the United States and the Bahamas, respectively. Check the United States vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.8 months in Nassau. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 249th and 4877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Nassau

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	Columbus	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$32.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$1639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$1322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$3143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$2824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$85.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$4154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$3050
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$4.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$4.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$23.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$4.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$97.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$14985

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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