Nashville vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$3920
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$747
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$1276
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$1063
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	60
😀 Quality of life	89	73
🏙️ Population	689K	335K

The cost of living in Nashville is 56% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 982nd and 3714th ($2451 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 2nd in the United States and Costa Rica, respectively. Check the United States vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Nashville ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 252nd and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Nashville	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$16872

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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 San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1471
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1362
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1361
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$872
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1228
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1325
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$1024
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1929
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$844
246 km or 153 mi	David	$909
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$796
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$706
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$817
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$788
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$665
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1112
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$503
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$759
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$716
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1147
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$791
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1144
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1185
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$982
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1396
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1590
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1373
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1361
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1132
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1123
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$756
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1291
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1261
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1231
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$619
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$832