Nashville vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	94
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	689K	664K

The cost of living in Nashville is 3% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 832nd and 689th ($2524 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Nashville ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 218th and 67th 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	$15.4	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$13809

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671