Nashville vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2451
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5856
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$2643
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$643
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4510
$3638
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
78
49
😀 Quality of life
89
91
🏙️ Population
689K
1.02M

The cost of living in Nashville is 16% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 982nd and 1688th ($2451 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Nashville ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 252nd and 141st 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
$16.9
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$6.64
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1666
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1232
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3034
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2217
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.5
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4767
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2707
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.8
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.45
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.37
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.5
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1468
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30286
$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875