Nashville vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2508
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6081
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$2876
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4538
$2474
😷 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 56% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 790th and 3019th ($2508 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 733rd and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Nashville ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 244th 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
$16.1
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.7
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$6.15
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1711
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3359
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2469
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3428
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3097
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.6
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.57
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.82
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.7
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.71
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1251
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30520
$15235

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Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2499
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2356
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2335
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2340
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2738
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2271
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2302
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2274
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2607
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2016
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2031
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2075
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2259
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1751
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1824
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1969
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1828
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1839
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1942
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1932
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1350
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1772
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1779
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2192
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1777
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2185
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1717
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1728
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1847
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1865
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2166
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2100
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1730
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1432
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1636
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2025
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2048
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2116
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1494

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101