Nashville vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2623
$2579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6220
$6206
🏠 One person rent
$1671
$1561
🏘️ Family rent
$3099
$2793
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4605
$4648
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
89
😀 Quality of life
87
88
🏙️ Population
689K
653K

The cost of living in Nashville is 2% more expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 489th and 564th ($2623 vs $2579) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st and 507th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Ranked 46th vs 40th best cities to live in the United States, and 198th vs 175th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Portland

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Nashville Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$7.27
 Cappuccino
$5.28
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1839
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1401
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3812
$3075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2623
$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.1
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3579
$4914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3234
$3836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$20
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.42
$5.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1334
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20441
$19330

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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 Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2168
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2366
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2335
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2477
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2372
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2203
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2315
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2246
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2455
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2300
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2262
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2259
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1988
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2245
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2118
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2239
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2470
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2052
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2281
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2546
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2500
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2402
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2704
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2461
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1940
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2733
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2652
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2830
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2928
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2597
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1881
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2827
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2549
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2585
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2463