Nashville vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$2922
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$641
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$1929
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	96
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	689K	2.75M

The cost of living in Nashville is 95% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 982nd and 4633rd ($2451 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 23rd 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 1.5 months in Osaka. Nashville ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 252nd and 17th 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	$16.9	$6.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$1237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$5334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$2060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$12931

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$975
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$987
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$964
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$982
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$986
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$988
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$982
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$996
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$950
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1012
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$986
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$946
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$946
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$972
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$953
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$974
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$983
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$991
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$958