Nashville vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	78	63
😀 Quality of life	89	57
🏙️ Population	689K	1.76M

The cost of living in Nashville is 174% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 924th and 6319th ($2477 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th 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 0.6 months in Quito. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 281st and 6235th 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	$15.2	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$8496

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$569
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$538
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$656
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$640
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$510
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$637
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$847
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$663
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$785
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$755
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$814
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$905
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1029
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$822
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$734
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$606
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$514
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$594
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$590
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$829
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$825
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$746
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$592
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$668
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$537
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$714
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$605
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$660
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$619
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$650
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$719
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$738
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$709
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$789
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$547