Nassau vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nassau	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2760	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6212	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$1672	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$2877	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$801	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3354	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	11	49
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	228K	1.02M

The cost of living in Nassau is 30% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 498th and 1688th ($2760 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in the Bahamas and Canada, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nassau compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 4308th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nassau	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.2	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.32	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1382	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2496	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.84%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4159	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3300	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.4	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.97	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.55	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.9	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.33	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$30.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.08	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.57	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.4	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$875	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16505	$17263

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2683
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2802
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3216
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2747
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2958
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2487
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3114
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2808
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2636
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2697
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2756
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2957
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2721
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2843
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2757
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2774
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3171
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3151
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2673

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875