Nashville vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	33
😀 Quality of life	89	84
🏙️ Population	689K	543K

The cost of living in Nashville is 27% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 982nd and 2237th ($2451 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 1697th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Ranked 66th vs 153rd best cities to live in the United States, and 252nd vs 460th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Tucson

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	Nashville	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212