Nashville vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5858
$5360
🏠 One person rent
$1560
$1407
🏘️ Family rent
$2701
$2224
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$643
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4433
$4113
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
71
😀 Quality of life
89
91
🏙️ Population
689K
1.61M

The cost of living in Nashville is 5% more expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 924th and 1175th ($2477 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 1001st 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 77th vs 25th best cities to live in the United States, and 281st vs 134th 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
$15.2
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.05
$5.99
 Cappuccino
$6.59
$6.66
🥤 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
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3027
$2325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2283
$1811
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4118
$4603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2822
$3172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$14.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.4
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.55
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.9
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1416
$1456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30241
$18987

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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 Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1961
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2471
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2345
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2435
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2312
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2298
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2359
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2338
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2353
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2396
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2381
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$3022
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2490
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2324
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2227
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2366
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2444
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2316
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2317
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2050
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1930
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2589
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2059
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1993
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2798
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1764
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1842
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2110
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$776
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1919
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$978
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1838
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$890
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2777
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1004
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2781