Atlanta vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2648
$2623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6318
$6220
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$1671
🏘️ Family rent
$2832
$3099
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5633
$4605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
499K
689K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 1% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 459th and 489th ($2648 vs $2623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th and 441st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 29th vs 46th best cities to live in the United States, and 151st vs 198th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Nashville

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Atlanta Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.9
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$6.66
 Cappuccino
$5.33
$5.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1656
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$1401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3282
$3812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2377
$2623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$75.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7867
$3579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$3234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.15
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.01
$3.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1479
$1334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28904
$20441

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2435
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2389
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2349
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2608
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2313
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2341
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2296
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2364
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2279
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2287
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2449
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2471
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2364
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2287
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2119
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2789
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$1953
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2244
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2522
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1575
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1737
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2323
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2144
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2367
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2208
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2262
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2102
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2090
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$2079
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1917
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2217
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1701
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1768
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1672
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1811
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1815
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1849
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1991

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2367
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2345
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2312
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2300
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2255
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2293
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2260
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2534
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2155
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$1968
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1987
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2220
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1651
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2004
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$2123
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2386
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2546
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1313
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$2045
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1702
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1941
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$1985
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1785
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1742
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1768
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1933
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2026
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1515
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1910
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1487
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1768
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2142
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1972
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2120
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1675