Nashville vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2649
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6134
$6191
🏠 One person rent
$1700
$1670
🏘️ Family rent
$3035
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4686
$4470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
54
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
689K
525K

The cost of living in Nashville is 0.3% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 514th and 501st ($2649 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 443rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Ranked 56th vs 77th best cities to live in the United States, and 226th vs 281st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Sacramento

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Nashville Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$7.27
 Cappuccino
$5.14
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1820
$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2584
$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3565
$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3245
$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.9
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1194
$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20657
$30262

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851