Nashville vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2649
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6134
$4931
🏠 One person rent
$1700
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$3035
$2192
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$560
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4686
$4224
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
81
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
689K
1.43M

The cost of living in Nashville is 21% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 514th and 1380th ($2649 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1203rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Ranked 56th vs 21st best cities to live in the United States, and 226th vs 118th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs San Antonio

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Nashville San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$5.14
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1820
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2584
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3565
$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3245
$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.9
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1194
$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20657
$10912

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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 San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2155
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2172
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2156
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2177
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2226
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2223
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2071
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2473
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2232
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2250
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2211
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2145
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2194
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2231
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2006
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2037
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$734
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1749
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2186
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1885
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$2024
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1856
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$765
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$545
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1890
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1764
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2151
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2223
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2164
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2143
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2734
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2692
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2248
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2093
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1798
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2080
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2137