Nashville vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2508
$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6081
$7974
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$2311
🏘️ Family rent
$2876
$4175
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4538
$5531
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
78
87
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
689K
1.39M

The cost of living in Nashville is 27% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 790th and 36th ($2508 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 733rd and 32nd 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 San Diego. Ranked 58th vs 13th best cities to live in the United States, and 244th vs 95th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs San Diego

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Nashville San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.7
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$8.3
 Cappuccino
$6.15
$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1711
$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3359
$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2469
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3428
$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3097
$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.6
$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.57
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.82
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.7
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.71
$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1251
$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30520
$28706

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NashvilleSan Diego

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2499
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2356
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2335
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2340
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2738
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2271
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2302
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2274
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2607
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2016
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2031
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2075
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2259
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1751
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1824
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1969
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1828
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1839
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1942
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1932
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1350
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1772
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1779
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2192
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1777
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2185
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1717
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1728
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1847
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1865
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2166
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2100
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1730
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1432
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1636
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2025
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2048
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2116
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1494

Cities near San Diego

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2914
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$3017
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2911
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2964
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3043
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1047
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2898
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2930
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3124
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$912
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$910
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3279
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2917
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3273
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2834
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3199
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2907
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2637
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2945
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3109
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2936
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2732
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2950
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2763
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3188
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2996
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2578
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$880
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2694
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3496
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3082
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2971
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3326
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3020
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2764
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2682
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2759