Dallas vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5210
$5942
🏠 One person rent
$1465
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4795
$4436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
78
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
1.3M
689K

The cost of living in Dallas is 3% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 948th and 832nd ($2447 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th and 741st 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 37th vs 65th best cities to live in the United States, and 136th vs 218th 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
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$6.67
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1516
$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2176
$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63
$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3818
$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2456
$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.8
$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$20.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1152
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24402
$30339

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2133
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2183
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2176
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2250
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2222
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2497
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2315
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2199
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2162
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2135
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2340
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2381
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1856
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2268
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2139
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2212
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2140
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2038
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2133
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2246
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2143
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2568
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2336
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2369
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2187
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2136
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2108
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2140
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2216

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2563
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2399
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2382
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2385
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2855
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2304
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2339
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2304
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2075
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2041
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2165
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2268
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1763
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2113
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2002
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1969
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1404
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1828
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1647
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2190
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2191
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1635
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1710
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1799
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1883
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2129
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2164
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1774
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1338
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1600
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1280
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2034
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1807
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1508