Nashville vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	82
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	689K	468K

The cost of living in Nashville is 8% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 982nd and 1363rd ($2451 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 1143rd 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 Raleigh. Ranked 66th vs 54th best cities to live in the United States, and 252nd vs 219th 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	$16.9	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729