Melbourne vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$2623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$6220
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$1671
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$3099
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$4605
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
98
87
🏙️ Population
4.53M
689K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 10% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 933rd and 489th ($2356 vs $2623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 441st 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 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Nashville ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 198th 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
$14.4
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$6.66
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$5.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$1401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$3812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$2623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$75.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$3579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$3234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$3.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$1334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$20441

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2367
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2345
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2312
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2300
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2255
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2293
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2260
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2534
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2155
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$1968
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1987
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2220
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1651
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2004
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$2123
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2386
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2546
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1313
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$2045
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1702
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1941
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$1985
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1785
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1742
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1768
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1933
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2026
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1515
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1910
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1487
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1768
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2142
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1972
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2120
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1675