London vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$4510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	97	89
🏙️ Population	8.8M	689K

The cost of living in London is 49% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 28th and 982nd ($3662 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 843rd 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 4th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Nashville

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	London	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$30286

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595