Nashville vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	91
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	689K	2.75M

The cost of living in Nashville is 19% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 924th and 1819th ($2477 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th 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 77th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 281st and 179th 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	$15.2	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$12431

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358