Chicago vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$4686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
96
88
🏙️ Population
2.75M
689K

The cost of living in Chicago is 0.7% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 483rd and 514th ($2667 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 455th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 3rd vs 56th best cities to live in the United States, and 20th vs 226th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Nashville

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Chicago Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$20657

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

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