Nashville vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2524
$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5942
$7791
🏠 One person rent
$1595
$2034
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$3588
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$877
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4436
$5482
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
97
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
689K
441K

The cost of living in Nashville is 22% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 832nd and 90th ($2524 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st and 70th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.7 months in Oakland. Ranked 65th vs 5th best cities to live in the United States, and 218th vs 45th 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
$15.4
$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$7.55
 Cappuccino
$6.26
$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1625
$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2958
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2433
$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.6
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3558
$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3104
$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.4
$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$22.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.62
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.75
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.77
$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$178
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.3
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30339
$18326

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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 Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3255
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2950
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3026
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2957
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3014
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2826
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$3818
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3227
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3223
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2850
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2858
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3230
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3285
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3317
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2910
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2764
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3634
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3756
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3218
29 km or 18 mi Union
$3045
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2823
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3070
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$3797
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3553
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3382
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2381
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3133
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3462
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3890
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3328
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3359