Nassau vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nassau	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2744	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6170	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1662	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2865	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2589	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	11	49
😀 Quality of life	66	92
🏙️ Population	228K	1.02M

The cost of living in Nassau is 29% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 503rd and 1668th ($2744 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in the Bahamas and Canada, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nassau compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 4997th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nassau vs Ottawa

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	Nassau	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.5	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.31	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1402	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2500	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2495	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.6	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4174	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3296	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.97	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.28	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$29.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.06	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.53	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$817	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16513	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891