Edinburgh vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$5858
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$1560
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$2701
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$4433
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
78
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
488K
689K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 6% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1221st and 924th ($2331 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 798th 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 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nashville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 77th and 281st 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
$22.7
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$7.05
 Cappuccino
$5.19
$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$30241

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2519
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2338
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2319
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2314
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2822
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2257
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2278
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2229
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2366
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2035
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2023
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2085
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2210
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1747
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1885
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1852
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1937
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1924
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1425
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1718
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1586
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2090
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2109
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1745
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1703
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1766
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1895
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2080
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2073
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1808
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1355
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1593
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1339
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2070
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1904
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1581