Nashville vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	96
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	689K	11.5M

The cost of living in Nashville is 122% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 924th and 5003rd ($2477 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 1st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 281st and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Sao Paulo

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	Nashville	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$16798

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719