Nashville vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	94
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	689K	664K

The cost of living in Nashville is 6% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 924th and 676th ($2477 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 7th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 281st and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Rotterdam

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	Nashville	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727