Nashville vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2623
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6220
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$1671
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$3099
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4605
$2926
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
50
😀 Quality of life
87
90
🏙️ Population
689K
1.02M

The cost of living in Nashville is 21% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 489th and 1355th ($2623 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st and 25th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa. Nashville ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 198th and 117th 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
$18.6
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$5.99
 Cappuccino
$5.28
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1839
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1401
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3812
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2623
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.1
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3579
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3234
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.42
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1334
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20441
$21213

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874