Nashville vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	69
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	689K	385K

The cost of living in Nashville is 5% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 982nd and 777th ($2451 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 683rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 66th vs 31st best cities to live in the United States, and 252nd vs 142nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Tampa

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	Nashville	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$19356

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260