Nashville vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5858
$6548
🏠 One person rent
$1560
$1798
🏘️ Family rent
$2701
$3108
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$723
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4433
$4529
😷 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 13% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 924th and 346th ($2477 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 285th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Ranked 77th vs 116th best cities to live in the United States, and 281st vs 376th 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
$15.2
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.05
$8
 Cappuccino
$6.59
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1694
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3027
$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2283
$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4118
$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2822
$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$19.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.4
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.55
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.9
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1416
$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30241
$23546

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2786
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2962
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2933
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2781
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2736
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2649
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2906
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2687
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2813
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3187
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2687
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3097
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3339
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2776
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2162
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2962
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2280
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3136
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2939
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3004
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3454
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2807
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2783
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2929
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2380
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2658
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2651
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3064
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2929
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3778
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2859