Nashville vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2649
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6134
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$1700
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$3035
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4686
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
78
53
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
689K
140K

The cost of living in Nashville is 9% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 514th and 204th ($2649 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1st in the United States and Iceland, respectively. Check the United States vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Nashville ranked 56th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 226th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nashville Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$5.14
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1820
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2584
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3565
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3245
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.9
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1194
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20657
$6167

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161