Edinburgh vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5387
$6081
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$2876
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$4538
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
78
😀 Quality of life
94
88
🏙️ Population
488K
689K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 15% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1491st and 790th ($2140 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 733rd in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 34th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Nashville

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Edinburgh Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$7.15
 Cappuccino
$4.64
$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2573
$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.75%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6219
$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4199
$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21911
$30520

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2499
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2356
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2335
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2340
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2738
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2271
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2302
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2274
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2607
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2016
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2031
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2075
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2259
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1751
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1824
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1969
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1828
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1839
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1942
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1932
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1350
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1772
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1779
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2192
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1777
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2185
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1717
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1728
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1847
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1865
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2166
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2100
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1730
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1432
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1636
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2025
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2048
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2116
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1494