Edinburgh vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2310
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5713
$5942
🏠 One person rent
$1359
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$2393
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3676
$4436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
78
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
488K
689K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 8% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1247th and 832nd ($2310 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 741st 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 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 59th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.41
$6.67
 Cappuccino
$5.01
$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1388
$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1942
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.08%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4820
$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.4
$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$20.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1932
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23184
$30339

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808

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