Nashville vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$5599
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	689K	8.8M

The cost of living in Nashville is 40% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 832nd and 4th ($2524 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st 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 1.3 months in New York City. Ranked 65th vs 1st best cities to live in the United States, and 218th vs 11th 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	$15.4	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$22663

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174