Edinburgh vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$4686
😷 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 1263rd and 514th ($2246 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 455th 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 56th in the United States, while ranked 40th and 226th 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
$18.6
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$20657

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767

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