Los Angeles vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$4510
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	78
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	3.9M	689K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 40% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 62nd and 982nd ($3420 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 843rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 8th vs 66th best cities to live in the United States, and 50th vs 252nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Nashville

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	Los Angeles	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$30286

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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