Los Angeles vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$5858
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$2701
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$4433
😷 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 36% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 72nd and 924th ($3378 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 798th 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 77th best cities to live in the United States, and 55th vs 281st 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	$21.9	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$7.05
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$30241

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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