Melbourne vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5150
$6081
🏠 One person rent
$1216
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$2876
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$296
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3902
$4538
😷 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 13% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1365th and 790th ($2194 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 733rd 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 58th in the United States, while ranked 1st and 244th 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
$14.2
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.09
$7.15
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1287
$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2611
$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6900
$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5335
$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.2
$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.67
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.1
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19705
$30520

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1620
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1625
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1645
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1691
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1668
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1671
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1643
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1600
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1654
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1981
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1390
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1291
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1727
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1601
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1631
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1768
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1619
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1651
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2023
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1691
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1616
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2106
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1511
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1538
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1416
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1978
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1584
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1702
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2252
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1824
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2539
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2099
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1448
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1795
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1185
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2499
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2356
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2335
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2340
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2738
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2271
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2302
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2274
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2607
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2016
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2031
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2075
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2259
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1751
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1824
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1969
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1828
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1839
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1942
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1932
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1350
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1772
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1779
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2192
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1777
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2185
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1717
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1728
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1847
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1865
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2166
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2100
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1730
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1432
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1636
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2025
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2048
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2116
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1494