Nashville vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nashville	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2649	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6134	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$1700	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$3035	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$651	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4686	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	88	97
🏙️ Population	689K	8.8M

The cost of living in Nashville is 35% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 514th and 5th ($2649 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 3rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Ranked 56th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 226th vs 13th 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	$17.8	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1820	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3716	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2584	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3245	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.9	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.44	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.4	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1194	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20657	$20585

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2466
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2371
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2339
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2670
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2270
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2303
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2275
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2038
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2028
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$1607
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2246
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2081
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1802
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1926
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2098
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$2134
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1323
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1854
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1651
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$1956
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2014
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1687
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1708
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1764
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1911
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2035
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1746
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1780
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1317
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1627
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2123
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2119
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1542

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108