Nashville vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2649
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6134
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$1700
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$3035
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4686
$4931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
82
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
689K
468K

The cost of living in Nashville is 7% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 514th and 806th ($2649 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 719th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Ranked 56th vs 49th best cities to live in the United States, and 226th vs 202nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Raleigh

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Nashville Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$6.03
 Cappuccino
$5.14
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1820
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2584
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3565
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3245
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.9
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1194
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20657
$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753