Nashville vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2451
$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5856
$7799
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$2094
🏘️ Family rent
$2643
$3648
🍽️ Food expenses
$643
$836
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4510
$5290
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
97
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
689K
441K

The cost of living in Nashville is 25% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 982nd and 95th ($2451 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Ranked 66th vs 13th best cities to live in the United States, and 252nd vs 70th 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
$16.9
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$7.96
 Cappuccino
$6.64
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1666
$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1232
$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3034
$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2217
$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.5
$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4767
$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2707
$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.8
$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$22.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.45
$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.37
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.5
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$179
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.6
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1468
$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30286
$20453

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Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2332
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2322
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2315
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2809
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2246
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2275
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2245
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2291
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2017
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2027
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2074
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2213
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1761
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1933
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1812
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1907
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1896
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1427
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1666
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2119
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2144
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1838
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1686
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1808
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1859
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2096
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1989
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1806
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1365
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1602
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1391
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2079
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1896
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1595

Cities near Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3559
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2906
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3102
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2968
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3086
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2822
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$3873
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3252
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3264
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2848
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2893
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3261
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3276
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3310
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2905
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2748
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3588
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3797
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3245
29 km or 18 mi Union
$3075
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2804
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3088
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4178
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3577
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3357
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2393
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3234
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3486
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3728
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3616
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3357