Nashville vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	94
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	689K	2.14M

The cost of living in Nashville is 4% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 982nd and 791st ($2451 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 3rd in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Nashville ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 252nd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Perth

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	Nashville	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913