Nashville vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2451
$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5856
$5582
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$1419
🏘️ Family rent
$2643
$2230
🍽️ Food expenses
$643
$694
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4510
$4178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
71
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
689K
1.61M

The cost of living in Nashville is 1% more expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 982nd and 1041st ($2451 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 896th 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 Phoenix. Ranked 66th vs 58th best cities to live in the United States, and 252nd vs 226th 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
$16.9
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$5.95
 Cappuccino
$6.64
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1666
$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1232
$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3034
$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2217
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.5
$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4767
$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2707
$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.8
$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.45
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.37
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.5
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1468
$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30286
$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1974
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2509
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2366
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2463
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2296
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2293
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2365
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2343
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2346
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2367
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2378
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2988
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2482
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2318
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2374
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2454
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2321
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2060
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1933
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2573
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2070
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2818
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1767
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1865
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2153
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$771
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1924
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$950
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1835
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$876
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2817
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$994
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2804