Atlanta vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$5856
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$2643
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$643
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$4510
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
499K
689K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 7% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 688th and 982nd ($2628 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 843rd 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 49th vs 66th best cities to live in the United States, and 199th vs 252nd 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
$23.3
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$7.04
 Cappuccino
$5.39
$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$20.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$30286

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2332
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2322
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2315
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2809
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2246
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2275
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2245
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2291
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2017
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2027
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2074
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2213
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1761
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1933
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1812
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1907
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1896
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1427
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1666
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2119
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2144
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1838
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1686
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1808
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1859
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2096
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1989
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1806
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1365
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1602
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1391
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2079
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1896
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1595