Atlanta vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$4686
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
499K
689K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 4% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 714th and 514th ($2540 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 455th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 31st vs 56th best cities to live in the United States, and 140th vs 226th 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
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$20657

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2337
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2253
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2267
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2501
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2270
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2255
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2314
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2275
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2237
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2353
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2450
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2387
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2365
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2044
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2756
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2025
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2191
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2492
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1501
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1677
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2194
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2140
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2087
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2168
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2164
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2214
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2205
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1834
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1909
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2125
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1709
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1627
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1668
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1822
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1813
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1960
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2041

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2466
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2371
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1995
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542