Nashville vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	95
😀 Quality of life	90	69
🏙️ Population	689K	11.5M

The cost of living in Nashville is 140% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 832nd and 5192nd ($2524 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st 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 65th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 218th and 4142nd 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	$15.4	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$15428

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666