Nashville vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nashville	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2649	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6134	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$1700	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$3035	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$651	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4686	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	92
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	689K	2.75M

The cost of living in Nashville is 51% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 514th and 2722nd ($2649 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 56th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 226th and 294th 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	$17.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1820	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3716	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2584	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3245	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.9	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.44	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.4	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1194	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20657	$10781

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262