Dallas vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$4686
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
1.3M
689K

The cost of living in Dallas is 4% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 700th and 514th ($2550 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th and 455th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 19th vs 56th best cities to live in the United States, and 113th vs 226th 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
$20.5
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$20657

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284

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