Nashville vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nashville	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2508	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6081	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$2876	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4538	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	689K	8.8M

The cost of living in Nashville is 44% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 790th and 3rd ($2508 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 733rd and 1st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Ranked 58th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 244th vs 22nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs New York City

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	Nashville	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.7	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1711	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3359	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2469	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3097	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.6	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.7	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.9	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1251	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30520	$21465

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111