Nashville vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nashville	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2623	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6220	$2940
🏠 One person rent	$1671	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$3099	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$671	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4605	$2098
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	97
😀 Quality of life	87	96
🏙️ Population	689K	2.75M

The cost of living in Nashville is 135% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 489th and 4674th ($2623 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st and 54th 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 46th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 198th and 15th 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	$18.6	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.66	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.28	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1401	$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3812	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2623	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.1	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3579	$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3234	$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.42	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1334	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20441	$8601

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2438
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2367
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2345
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2312
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2300
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2255
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2293
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2260
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2534
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2155
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$1968
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$1987
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2220
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1651
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1766
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1725
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2004
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$2123
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2386
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$2546
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1313
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$2045
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1702
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$1941
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1812
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$1985
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1785
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1742
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1768
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1933
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2026
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1515
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1910
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1487
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1768
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2142
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$1972
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2120
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1675

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933