Nashville vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$2226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$5309
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$2217
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$693
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$3883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	85
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	689K	384K

The cost of living in Nashville is 11% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 924th and 1435th ($2477 vs $2226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 1194th 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 77th vs 83rd best cities to live in the United States, and 281st vs 290th 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	$15.2	$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$1444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$2576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$1749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$1551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$10147

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962