Nashville vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	78	95
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	689K	6.21M

The cost of living in Nashville is 169% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 832nd and 6006th ($2524 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st and 2nd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Nashville ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 218th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Nashville	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$12076

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586