Boston vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$6081
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$2876
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$4538
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
676K
689K

The cost of living in Boston is 41% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 24th and 790th ($3547 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 733rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 17th vs 58th best cities to live in the United States, and 103rd vs 244th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Nashville

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Boston Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$7.15
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$30520

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Cost of living

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$907

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2499
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2356
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2335
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2340
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2738
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2271
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2302
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2274
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2607
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2016
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2031
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2075
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2259
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1751
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1824
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1969
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1828
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1839
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1942
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1932
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1350
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1772
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1779
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2192
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1777
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2185
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1717
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1728
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1847
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1865
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2166
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2100
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1730
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1432
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1636
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2025
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2048
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2116
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1494