Nashville vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$3744
😷 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 28% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 924th and 2278th ($2477 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 1724th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 77th vs 164th best cities to live in the United States, and 281st vs 490th 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	$15.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$15659

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190