Nashville vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$5229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	689K	8.8M

The cost of living in Nashville is 41% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 924th and 4th ($2477 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 2nd 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 77th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 281st vs 18th 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	$15.2	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$21999

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188