Nashville vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$2219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	91
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	689K	2.75M

The cost of living in Nashville is 25% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 832nd and 1942nd ($2524 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Nashville ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 218th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Rome

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	Nashville	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$10916

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323