Charlotte vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$4686
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
78
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
875K
689K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 1% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 574th and 514th ($2615 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 455th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 57th vs 56th best cities to live in the United States, and 230th vs 226th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Nashville

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Charlotte Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$20657

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

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