Nashville vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$2782
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$710
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$4542
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	54
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	689K	525K

The cost of living in Nashville is 9% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 982nd and 605th ($2451 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 533rd 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 66th vs 109th best cities to live in the United States, and 252nd vs 347th 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	$16.9	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$20438

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848