Nassau vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nassau	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2311	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6315	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$3187	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$747	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1902	$2926
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	11	50
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	274K	1.02M

The cost of living in Nassau is 6% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1033rd and 1355th ($2311 vs $2170) 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 1.3 months in Ottawa. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 4511th and 117th 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	$25.1	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.23	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.7	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.11%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2983	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1353	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.9	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.54	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.37	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.48	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.61	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.05	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.53	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.3	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.3	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$630	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13706	$21213

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2202
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2610
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3068
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2705
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2611
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2780
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2783
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2738
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2752
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2593
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2714
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3391
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2647
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3152
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2545
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2559
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2831
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4065
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2593

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874