Nashville vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$1931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$4731
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1062
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$1747
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$3751
😷 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 27% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 982nd and 2243rd ($2451 vs $1931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 1701st 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 66th vs 77th best cities to live in the United States, and 252nd vs 277th 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	$16.9	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$70.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$1854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$2449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$1707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$95.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$23633

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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 Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1952
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1942
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2008
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1871
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1924
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1702
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2085
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1885
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1830
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1809
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1843
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1634
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1449
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1896
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1902
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1902
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1836
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1853
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1537
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1515
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2188
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2210
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1859
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1968
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2205
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2209
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2276
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2397
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$1949
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2220
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2062
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2268
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2155
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2168