Nashville vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2508
$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6081
$8022
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$1832
🏘️ Family rent
$2876
$4049
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$798
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4538
$5520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
97
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
689K
441K

The cost of living in Nashville is 15% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 790th and 182nd ($2508 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 733rd and 159th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.9 months in Oakland. Ranked 58th vs 4th best cities to live in the United States, and 244th vs 38th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Oakland

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Nashville Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.7
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$7.96
 Cappuccino
$6.15
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1711
$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3359
$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2469
$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3428
$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3097
$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.6
$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$22.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.57
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.82
$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.7
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.71
$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$178
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1251
$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30520
$18963

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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 Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3364
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2888
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2747
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3004
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$3041
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$2999
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2932
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2811
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$3785
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3185
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3190
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2816
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$3045
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2840
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3195
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3226
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3269
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2780
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2778
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3466
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3678
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3183
29 km or 18 mi Union
$3002
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2767
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3059
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$3997
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3657
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3344
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2412
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3060
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3448
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3649
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3187
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3286
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3326