Nashville vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2623
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6220
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$1671
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$3099
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4605
$2885
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
78
100
😀 Quality of life
87
100
🏙️ Population
689K
14M

The cost of living in Nashville is 69% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 489th and 3238th ($2623 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st 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 1.9 months in Tokyo. Nashville ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 198th and 1st 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
$18.6
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.28
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1839
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1401
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3812
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2623
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.1
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3579
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3234
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.42
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1334
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20441
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2367
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2345
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2312
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2300
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2255
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2293
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2260
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2534
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2155
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$1968
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1987
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2220
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1651
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2004
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$2123
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2386
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2546
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1313
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$2045
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1702
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1941
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$1985
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1785
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1742
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1768
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1933
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2026
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1515
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1910
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1487
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1768
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2142
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1972
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2120
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1675

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063