Nashville vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nashville	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2649	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6134	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1700	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$3035	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$651	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4686	$2247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	97
😀 Quality of life	88	96
🏙️ Population	689K	2.75M

The cost of living in Nashville is 118% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 514th and 4566th ($2649 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 45th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Nashville ranked 56th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 226th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Osaka

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	Nashville	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$3.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1820	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3716	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2584	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3245	$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.9	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.44	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1194	$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20657	$5653

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2466
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2371
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2339
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2670
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2270
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2303
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2275
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2038
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2028
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$1607
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2246
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2081
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1802
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1926
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2098
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$2134
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1323
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1854
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1651
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$1956
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2014
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1687
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1708
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1764
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1911
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2035
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1746
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1780
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1317
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1627
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2123
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2119
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1542

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016