Nashville vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$2041
😷 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 24% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 982nd and 2104th ($2451 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd 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 months in Rome. Nashville ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 252nd and 134th 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	$16.9	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$14156

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330