Nashville vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	78	63
😀 Quality of life	89	60
🏙️ Population	689K	1.76M

The cost of living in Nashville is 184% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 982nd and 6476th ($2451 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 2nd in the United States and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United States vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Nashville ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 252nd and 5902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nashville	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$8877

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$557
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$516
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$653
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$672
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$514
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$675
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$694
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$780
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$762
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$842
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$953
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$829
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$704
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$707
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$631
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$524
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$559
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$577
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$850
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$856
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$788
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$606
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$660
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$705
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$593
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$617
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$749
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$769
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$749
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$537
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$862
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$559