Nashville vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5858
$5854
🏠 One person rent
$1560
$1514
🏘️ Family rent
$2701
$2239
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$740
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4433
$4328
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
100
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
689K
1.6M

The cost of living in Nashville is 5% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 924th and 742nd ($2477 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 648th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 77th vs 14th best cities to live in the United States, and 281st vs 87th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Philadelphia

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Nashville Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.05
$6.02
 Cappuccino
$6.59
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1694
$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3027
$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2283
$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4118
$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2822
$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.4
$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.55
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.9
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1416
$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30241
$17603

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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 Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801