Nashville vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	95
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	689K	985K

The cost of living in Nashville is 2% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 924th and 849th ($2477 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 1st in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 281st and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Stockholm

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	Nashville	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516