Charlotte vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$2623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$6220
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$1671
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$3099
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$4605
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
78
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
875K
689K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 3% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 361st and 489th ($2710 vs $2623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 441st 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 44th vs 46th best cities to live in the United States, and 191st vs 198th 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
$15.6
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$6.66
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$5.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$1401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$3812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$2623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$75.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$3579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$3234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$3.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$1334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$20441

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2367
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2345
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2312
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2300
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2255
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2293
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2260
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2534
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2155
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$1968
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1987
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2220
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1651
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2004
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$2123
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2386
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2546
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1313
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$2045
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1702
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1941
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$1985
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1785
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1742
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1768
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1933
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2026
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1515
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1910
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1487
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1768
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2142
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1972
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2120
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1675