Nashville vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$4089
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$1453
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$2574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	90	99
🏙️ Population	689K	14.3M

The cost of living in Nashville is 49% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 832nd and 3130th ($2524 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st 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 65th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 218th and 4th 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	$15.4	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$14795

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1125
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$961
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1113
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1058
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1047
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1088
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$997
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1024
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$975
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$961