Nashville vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5858
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$1560
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$2701
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4433
$6532
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
80
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
689K
737K

The cost of living in Nashville is 21% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 924th and 142nd ($2477 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 101st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Ranked 77th vs 5th best cities to live in the United States, and 281st vs 32nd 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
$15.2
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.05
$7.73
 Cappuccino
$6.59
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1694
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3027
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2283
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4118
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2822
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.4
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.55
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.9
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1416
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30241
$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173