Nashville vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nashville	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2508	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6081	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2876	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4538	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	78	64
😀 Quality of life	88	55
🏙️ Population	689K	1.76M

The cost of living in Nashville is 184% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 790th and 6124th ($2508 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 733rd and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Quito. Nashville ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 244th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Quito

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	Nashville	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.7	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1711	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3359	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2469	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3097	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.6	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.7	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.9	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1251	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30520	$8036

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493