Dubai vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dubai	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2514	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5509	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$1723	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4067	$4436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	78
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	3.94M	689K

The cost of living in Dubai is 0.4% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 848th and 832nd ($2514 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 741st in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 158th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Nashville

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	Dubai	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.3	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.32	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.9	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2095	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3716	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$96.1	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7516	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3977	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.12	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.7	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$857	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15029	$30339

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1419
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2521
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1228
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1449
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1078
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$792
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1849
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1081
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1770
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$529
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$568
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$534
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1237
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1201
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1230
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$557
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$908
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$573
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1008
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$553
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$873
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$530
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$624
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$930
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$477
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$463
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$808
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$545
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$483

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