Nassau vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nassau	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2672	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5996	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1605	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$2767	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$772	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2234	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	10	50
😀 Quality of life	67	92
🏙️ Population	274K	1.02M

The cost of living in Nassau is 27% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 607th and 1744th ($2672 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 4772nd and 129th 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	$25.8	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.35	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2890	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3053	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.3	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.07	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.6	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.36	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$26.2	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.55	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.56	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$714	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14961	$15527

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2613
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2794
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3178
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2726
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3076
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2471
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3101
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2788
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2622
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2716
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2795
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3362
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2741
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2905
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2848
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2836
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3154
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3343
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2661

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822