Nashville vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2623
$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6220
$8266
🏠 One person rent
$1671
$1974
🏘️ Family rent
$3099
$4255
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$783
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4605
$5741
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
97
😀 Quality of life
87
93
🏙️ Population
689K
441K

The cost of living in Nashville is 16% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 489th and 85th ($2623 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st and 72nd 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 46th vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 198th vs 61st 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
$18.6
$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$7.3
 Cappuccino
$5.28
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1839
$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1401
$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3812
$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2623
$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.1
$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3579
$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3234
$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$22.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.42
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1334
$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20441
$19305

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Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2367
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2345
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2312
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2300
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2255
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2293
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2260
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2534
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2155
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$1968
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1987
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2220
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1651
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2004
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$2123
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2386
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2546
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1313
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$2045
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1702
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1941
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$1985
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1785
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1742
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1768
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1933
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2026
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1515
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1910
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1487
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1768
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2142
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1972
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2120
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1675

Cities near Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3358
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2840
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3042
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2881
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3046
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2660
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2929
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3130
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3133
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2860
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2968
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3147
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3163
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3219
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2947
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3518
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3583
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3135
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2922
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2824
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3109
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4148
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3567
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2900
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3003
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3644
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3186
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3313