Nashville vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2524
$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5942
$6281
🏠 One person rent
$1595
$1609
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$2681
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$690
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4436
$5052
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
88
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
689K
653K

The cost of living in Nashville is 6% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 832nd and 587th ($2524 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st and 516th 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 65th vs 39th best cities to live in the United States, and 218th vs 139th 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
$15.4
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$7.35
 Cappuccino
$6.26
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1625
$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2958
$2950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2433
$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.6
$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3558
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3104
$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.4
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$3.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$5.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.62
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.75
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.77
$7.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$187
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.3
$33.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$1740
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30339
$19200

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Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2563
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2399
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2382
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2385
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2855
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2304
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2339
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2304
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2075
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2041
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2165
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2268
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1763
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2113
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2002
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1969
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1404
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1828
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1647
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2190
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2191
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1635
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1710
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1799
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1883
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2129
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2164
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1774
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1338
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1600
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1280
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2034
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1807
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1508

Cities near Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2406
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2370
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2378
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2404
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2380
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2398
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2346
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2388
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2290
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2268
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2360
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2414
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2101
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2237
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2047
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2265
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2749
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1985
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2181
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2632
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2551
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2384
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2556
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2473
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1733
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2782
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2702
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2461
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2718
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2523
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2295
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1825
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2796
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2641
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2609
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2745