Nashville vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2649
$2369
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6134
$5226
🏠 One person rent
$1700
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$3035
$2396
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$590
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4686
$4699
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
69
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
689K
1.61M

The cost of living in Nashville is 12% more expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 514th and 973rd ($2649 vs $2369) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 858th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 2 months in Phoenix. Ranked 56th vs 22nd best cities to live in the United States, and 226th vs 119th 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
$17.8
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$70.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$5.26
 Cappuccino
$5.14
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1820
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$1190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$2431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2584
$1985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$74.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3565
$3520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3245
$2938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.9
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1194
$1116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20657
$10377

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Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2466
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2371
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1995
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542

Cities near Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1989
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2588
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2201
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2430
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2287
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2416
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2518
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2446
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2339
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2414
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2372
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2338
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2422
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2291
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2313
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2484
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2052
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2040
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1954
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2268
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2026
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2638
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1792
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1886
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$1986
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$786
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1928
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1842
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$758
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2643
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$955
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2657