Dallas vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$5856
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$2643
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$643
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$4510
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
78
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
1.3M
689K

The cost of living in Dallas is 0.8% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 938th and 982nd ($2472 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 843rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 7th vs 66th best cities to live in the United States, and 36th vs 252nd 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
$18.5
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$7.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$30286

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2086
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2170
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2096
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2193
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2182
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2104
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2172
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2168
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2120
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2111
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2144
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2203
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1913
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2155
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2122
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2369
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2129
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2128
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2220
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2073
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2110
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2316
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2206
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2361
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2268
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2397
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2174
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2137
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2147
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2209

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2332
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2322
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2315
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2809
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2246
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2275
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2245
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2291
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2017
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2027
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2074
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2213
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1761
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1933
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1812
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1907
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1896
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1427
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1666
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2119
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2144
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1838
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1686
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1808
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1859
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2096
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1989
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1806
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1365
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1602
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1391
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2079
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1896
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1595