Nashville vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2623
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6220
$5144
🏠 One person rent
$1671
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$3099
$2206
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4605
$3605
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
86
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
689K
384K

The cost of living in Nashville is 24% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 489th and 1525th ($2623 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st and 1352nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Ranked 46th vs 49th best cities to live in the United States, and 198th vs 216th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs New Orleans

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Nashville New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$4.86
 Cappuccino
$5.28
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1839
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1401
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3812
$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2623
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.1
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3579
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3234
$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.42
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1334
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20441
$10224

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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

Cities near New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2054
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1975
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1801
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1887
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1864
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1539
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1967
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2039
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2040
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1726
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1784
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2043
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1930
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1791
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1921
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1740
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1634
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1938
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1992
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1739
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1741
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2242
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1944
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2023
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1767
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2057
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2044
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2079
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2058
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1941
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1915
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1975
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2027
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1649
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1764
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1879
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1791
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1694
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2030