Dallas vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2471
$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5897
$6081
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$2876
🍽️ Food expenses
$617
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4999
$4538
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
78
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
1.3M
689K

The cost of living in Dallas is 2% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 837th and 790th ($2471 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 733rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dallas compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 23rd vs 58th best cities to live in the United States, and 130th vs 244th 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
$18.8
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.3
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$7.15
 Cappuccino
$5.55
$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1475
$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3000
$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2244
$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.5
$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.74
$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.6
$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.3
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1145
$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26393
$30520

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1808
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2149
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2169
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2158
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2176
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2164
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2065
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2023
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2242
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2184
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2163
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2095
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2081
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2213
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2294
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2538
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2012
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2086
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2190
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2105
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2025
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2093
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2258
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2287
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2305
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2224
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2526
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2103
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2253
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2119
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2395
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2190
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2126
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2079
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2143
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2246

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