Nashville vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2649
$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6134
$8584
🏠 One person rent
$1700
$1954
🏘️ Family rent
$3035
$4358
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$833
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4686
$5746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
97
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
689K
441K

The cost of living in Nashville is 16% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 514th and 91st ($2649 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 73rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Ranked 56th vs 4th best cities to live in the United States, and 226th 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
$17.8
$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$8
 Cappuccino
$5.14
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1820
$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2584
$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3565
$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3245
$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.9
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$181
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1194
$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20657
$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3274
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2831
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3053
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2931
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3048
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2981
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2922
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3170
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3180
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2851
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2949
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3196
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3224
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3293
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2714
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2726
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3473
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3672
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3152
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2986
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2845
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3091
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4155
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3804
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2885
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3010
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3578
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3159
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3288