Nashville vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2508
$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6081
$5396
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$1281
🏘️ Family rent
$2876
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$685
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4538
$3816
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
85
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
689K
384K

The cost of living in Nashville is 13% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 790th and 1304th ($2508 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 733rd and 1179th 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 58th vs 67th best cities to live in the United States, and 244th vs 264th 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
$16.1
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.7
$98.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$5.5
 Cappuccino
$6.15
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1711
$1460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3359
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2469
$1899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3428
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3097
$2090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.6
$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.57
$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.82
$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.7
$8.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.71
$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$142
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1251
$1564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30520
$10189

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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

Cities near New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2114
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1974
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1726
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$2003
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1767
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1583
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2174
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2050
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2015
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1781
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1828
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2119
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1709
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1807
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1941
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1895
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1825
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1868
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1958
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1894
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1874
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2252
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1954
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2046
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1772
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2072
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2037
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2092
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2213
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$2020
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1986
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$2037
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$1979
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1581
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1923
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1907
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1805
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1673
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1989