Dortmund vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$736
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$4686
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
78
😀 Quality of life
78
88
🏙️ Population
593K
689K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 43% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 3604th and 514th ($1523 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 455th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Nashville ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 692nd and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$20657

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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$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