Nashville vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2524
$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5942
$5471
🏠 One person rent
$1595
$1420
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$2324
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$628
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4436
$4437
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
82
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
689K
468K

The cost of living in Nashville is 8% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 832nd and 1213th ($2524 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st and 1060th 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 65th vs 60th best cities to live in the United States, and 218th vs 212th 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
$15.4
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$5.91
 Cappuccino
$6.26
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1625
$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2958
$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2433
$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.6
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3558
$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3104
$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.4
$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.62
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.75
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.77
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$161
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.3
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30339
$24117

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Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2563
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2399
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2382
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2385
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2855
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2304
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2339
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2304
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2075
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2041
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2165
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2268
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1763
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2113
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2002
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1969
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1404
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1828
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1647
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2190
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2191
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1635
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1710
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1799
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1883
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2129
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2164
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1774
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1338
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1600
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1280
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2034
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1807
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1508

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2582
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1818
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2225
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2338
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2387
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2331
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2219
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2171
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2071
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1926
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1812
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2312
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2124
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1757
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2065
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2112
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2176
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2076
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1993
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2070
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2152
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2154
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2156
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2054
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1893
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2094
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2107
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1734
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2102
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1983
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2231
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2395
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2160
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2228
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1766