Miami vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$4436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	78
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	442K	689K

The cost of living in Miami is 26% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 118th and 832nd ($3178 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 741st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 33rd vs 65th best cities to live in the United States, and 119th vs 218th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Nashville

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	Miami	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$30339

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508