Nashville vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2649
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6134
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$1700
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$3035
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4686
$6392
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
80
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
689K
737K

The cost of living in Nashville is 9% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 514th and 206th ($2649 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 168th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ranked 56th vs 16th best cities to live in the United States, and 226th vs 102nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Seattle

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Nashville Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$5.14
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1820
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2584
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3565
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3245
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.9
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1194
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20657
$28179

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Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2466
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2371
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1995
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263