Nashville vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2649
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6134
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1700
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$3035
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4686
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
78
100
😀 Quality of life
88
99
🏙️ Population
689K
14.3M

The cost of living in Nashville is 61% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 514th and 3085th ($2649 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 4th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Nashville ranked 56th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 226th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Tokyo

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Nashville Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1820
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2584
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3565
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3245
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.9
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1194
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20657
$15495

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Cities near Nashville

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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033