Nashville vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2649
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6134
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1700
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$3035
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4686
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
100
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
689K
24.9M

The cost of living in Nashville is 133% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 514th and 4780th ($2649 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 6th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Nashville ranked 56th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 226th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Shanghai

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Nashville Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$5.14
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1820
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2584
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3565
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3245
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1194
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20657
$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774