Nashville vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	95
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	689K	985K

The cost of living in Nashville is 10% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 832nd and 1273rd ($2524 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st 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 1.6 months in Stockholm. Nashville ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 218th and 33rd 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	$15.4	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$15313

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482