Nashville vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$1922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$4714
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$1055
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$616
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$3644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	71
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	689K	681K

The cost of living in Nashville is 29% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 924th and 2320th ($2477 vs $1922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 1744th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.9 months in Oklahoma City. Ranked 77th vs 91st best cities to live in the United States, and 281st vs 312th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Oklahoma City

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	Nashville	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$769
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$84.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$2262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$9.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$95.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$1590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$25219

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1955
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1941
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2011
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1883
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1947
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1758
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2039
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1865
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1850
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1838
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1853
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1652
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1571
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1860
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1894
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1876
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1833
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1842
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1581
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1536
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2214
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2249
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1860
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1820
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1979
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2177
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2225
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2285
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2393
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2115
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2233
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2076
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2293
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2127
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2188