24 Month Ownership Cost of iPhone Nearly 50% Higher Than Nexus One

Billshrink has put together one of their handy charts comparing the total cost of the Google Nexus One, including the device cost plus carrier fees. The verdict? On the high end the Nexus One costs $2,580 over 24 months. The iPhone weighs in at an impressive $3780, almost 50% more.

The reason are AT&T’s iPhone plans v. the T-Mobile plan. Unlimited voice, data and text messages runs $100 on T-Mobile, and $150 for AT&T.

The chart, which also compares the Nexus One to the Palm Pre and Motorola Droid, is below.