Nashville vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	50
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	689K	1.02M

The cost of living in Nashville is 20% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 832nd and 1744th ($2524 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st and 24th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Nashville ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 218th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Ottawa

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	Nashville	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822