Nashville vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2623
$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6220
$5218
🏠 One person rent
$1671
$1517
🏘️ Family rent
$3099
$2491
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4605
$4557
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
69
😀 Quality of life
87
90
🏙️ Population
689K
1.61M

The cost of living in Nashville is 10% more expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 489th and 864th ($2623 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st and 780th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Ranked 46th vs 21st best cities to live in the United States, and 198th vs 127th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Phoenix

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Nashville Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$69
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$5.68
 Cappuccino
$5.28
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1839
$1436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1401
$1252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3812
$2542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2623
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.1
$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3579
$3451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3234
$2894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.42
$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1334
$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20441
$10488

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Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2367
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2345
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2312
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2300
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2255
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2293
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2260
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2534
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2155
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$1968
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1987
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2220
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1651
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2004
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$2123
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2386
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2546
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1313
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$2045
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1702
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1941
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$1985
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1785
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1742
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1768
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1933
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2026
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1515
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1910
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1487
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1768
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2142
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1972
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2120
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1675

Cities near Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706