Nashville vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$4606
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$1034
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$1696
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$3672
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	71
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	689K	681K

The cost of living in Nashville is 35% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 832nd and 2425th ($2524 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st and 1852nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 2 months in Oklahoma City. Ranked 65th vs 72nd best cities to live in the United States, and 218th vs 236th 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	$15.4	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$5.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$869
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$1604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$1327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$76.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$1976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$95.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$1590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$23277

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1896
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1879
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$1959
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1831
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1883
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1620
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$1985
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1854
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1755
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1821
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1832
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1630
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1659
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1881
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1886
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1893
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1810
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1838
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1567
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1637
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2263
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2307
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1855
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1937
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2199
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2216
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2359
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2369
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2123
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2246
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2038
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2336
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2268
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2025
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2199