Melbourne vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$4686
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
100
88
🏙️ Population
5.03M
689K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 9% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 923rd and 514th ($2397 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 455th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Nashville ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 1st and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Nashville

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Melbourne Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$20657

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

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