Nashville vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$6139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	87
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	689K	1.01M

The cost of living in Nashville is 38% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 982nd and 8th ($2451 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 5th 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 Jose, United States. Ranked 66th vs 25th best cities to live in the United States, and 252nd vs 126th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs San Jose, United States

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	Nashville	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$23151

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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, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273