Austin vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Austin Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2475
$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5680
$5856
🏠 One person rent
$1530
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$2495
$2643
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$643
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5010
$4510
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
78
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
962K
689K

The cost of living in Austin is 1% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 932nd and 982nd ($2475 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 843rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 46th vs 66th best cities to live in the United States, and 192nd vs 252nd among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Austin vs Nashville

Prices for goods and services in Austin and Nashville are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Austin Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.38
$7.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.34
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1888
$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2018
$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.5
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5778
$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3142
$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1503
$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20982
$30286

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Austin

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2141
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2058
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2151
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2149
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2168
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2110
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2125
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2123
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2120
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1937
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1857
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2105
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2093
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2070
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2071
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1950
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$1944
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1843
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2066
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2003
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2096
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1900
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2754
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2093
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1860
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2011
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2093
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2107
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2148
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2111
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2261
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2174
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2064
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2164
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2206
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2142
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$1916
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2025
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2316

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