Nashville vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$871
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$2340
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$309
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$1363
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	70
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	689K	720K

The cost of living in Nashville is 182% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 982nd and 6433rd ($2451 vs $871) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 823rd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.6 months in Okayama. Nashville ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 252nd and 1367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Okayama

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	Nashville	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$5.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$66.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$6145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$3259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$50.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$14339

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$921
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$898
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$925
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$934
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$910
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$901
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$988
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$874
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$873
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1088
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1141
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1030
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$969
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$957
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$932
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1108
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$985
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$920
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$946
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$860
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$911
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$922
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$979
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$934
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$862
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$924
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$946
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1256
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1027
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1202
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$884
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$976
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1385
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1486
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1471