Dallas vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$2623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$6220
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$1671
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$3099
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$4605
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
1.3M
689K

The cost of living in Dallas is 5% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 689th and 489th ($2497 vs $2623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th and 441st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 17th vs 46th best cities to live in the United States, and 116th vs 198th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Nashville

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Dallas Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$6.66
 Cappuccino
$5.09
$5.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$1401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$3812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$2623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$75.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$3579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$3234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$3.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$1334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$20441

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1987
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2162
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2242
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2223
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2206
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2323
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$1992
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2021
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2283
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1807
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2516
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2039
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2210
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2053
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$1804
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2059
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2204
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2017
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2338
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2306
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2275
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2467
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2384
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2199
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2139
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2236
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2084
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2200

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