Nashville vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2649
$2572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6134
$6077
🏠 One person rent
$1700
$1546
🏘️ Family rent
$3035
$2651
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4686
$4802
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
89
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
689K
653K

The cost of living in Nashville is 3% more expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 514th and 662nd ($2649 vs $2572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 590th 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 Portland. Ranked 56th vs 32nd best cities to live in the United States, and 226th vs 141st 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
$17.8
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$7.36
 Cappuccino
$5.14
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1820
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$2860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2584
$2275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$60.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3565
$3653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3245
$3326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.9
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$20.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$5.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$189
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$32.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1194
$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20657
$16661

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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 Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2372
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2288
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2246
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2363
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2293
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2212
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2121
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2234
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2212
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2406
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2482
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2092
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2109
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2019
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2155
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2577
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1974
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2252
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2534
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2435
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2307
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2589
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2417
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1778
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2774
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2655
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2348
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2797
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2449
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2172
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1908
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2819
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2512
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2515
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2489