Nashville vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	49
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	689K	1.02M

The cost of living in Nashville is 16% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 924th and 1668th ($2477 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 281st and 123rd 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	$15.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$17337

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891