Nassau vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nassau	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6516	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$1655	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$3255	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$799	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	10	50
😀 Quality of life	62	90
🏙️ Population	274K	1.02M

The cost of living in Nassau is 33% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 417th and 1701st ($2741 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in the Bahamas and Canada, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nassau compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 4877th and 162nd 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	$32.1	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.32	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1639	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3143	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2824	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.2	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.11%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4154	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3050	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.4	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.74	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.63	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.9	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.56	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.6	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14985	$19030

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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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800