Nashville vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nashville	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2649	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6134	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1700	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$3035	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$651	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4686	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	50
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	689K	1.02M

The cost of living in Nashville is 18% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 514th and 1290th ($2649 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Nashville ranked 56th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 226th and 167th 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	$17.8	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1820	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3716	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2584	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3245	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.9	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.44	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.4	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1194	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20657	$20100

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884